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Breakfast In The Banda Islands

by Chris Mitchell on November 10, 2009

Most famous as the exotic, remote home of the spice nutmeg, Indonesia’s Banda Islands are still home to some spicy surprises for visitors [click to continue…]

Mobile Internet Access In Bali

by Chris Mitchell on January 3, 2009

If you’re looking to regularly check your email in Bali but don’t want to have to keep using internet cafes or wifi spots, you can buy an Indonesian SIM card that will give you internet access through your phone [click to continue…]

Scuba Diving In Sulawesi

by Chris Mitchell on October 27, 2008

If you’re looking for cheap but spectacular scuba diving while in Indonesia, head for Lembeh Strait in northern Sulawesi – and if you’re looking to explore the area’s amazing diving from a luxury liveaboard, check out the Ocean Rover [click to continue…]

Bali Dive Safari: Sport Diver

by Chris Mitchell on May 25, 2008

My article on where to go scuba diving in Bali is now available in the June 2008 issue of Sport Diver magazine in the USA. [click to continue…]

When it comes to strange food, Indonesia is hard to beat. Even though Linda Mie is Indonesian herself, she can’t help thinking some of these dishes look like they belong on Fear Factor

Pygmy Seahorse, Raja Ampat, Indonesia – Photo Friday

by Chris Mitchell on February 29, 2008

Every Friday, a new photo of amazing Asian people and places here on Travelhappy. This week – the teensy tiny pgymy seahorse that’s found in the beautiful coral fans of Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Scuba Diving In Komodo, Indonesia

by Chris Mitchell on December 11, 2007

Komodo is famous for the fearsome Komodo Dragons, but this tiny Indonesian island also has an incredible variety of life in the water around it too.

What does Bali’s own musical speciality gamelan have to do with American minimalist composer Steve Reich and the Sydney Opera House? Read on to find out…

Cheap Flights From Bangkok to Jakarta

by Chris Mitchell on October 30, 2007

Asia’s biggest budget carrier AirAsia have launched a new direct route from Bangkok to the Indonesian capital Jakarta, making Indo wide open for backpackers who want to explore its thousands of islands

Scuba Diving In the Komodo National Park

by Chris Mitchell on June 23, 2007

My article “Enter The Dragon” about scuba diving in Indonesia’s Komodo National Park has just been published in Scuba Diver AustralAsia magazine

Travel Discussion Forums Search Updated

by Chris Mitchell on February 5, 2007

Want to search 12 different traveller discussion forums in one go to get the latest information from travellers already on the road? Try the Travelhappy Travel Discussion Forums Search.

Travel Discussion Forums Search Engine

by Chris Mitchell on February 2, 2007

Looking to get answers to your travel questions but fed up with hunting through lots of different travel discussion forums? Try Travelhappy’s dedicated Travel Forum Search Engine

Scuba Diving In Bali, Indonesia

by Chris Mitchell on January 26, 2007

Bali is not only one of the most beautiful islands in the world, it also boasts some of the best scuba diving too. The Liberty shipwreck on Bali’s north east coastline is one of Bali’s most celebrated dive sites

Komodo Dragons: Up Close And Personal

by Chris Mitchell on January 7, 2007

The Komodo Dragons of Indonesia are the world’s biggest lizard, the nearest thing we have left to a dinosaur and can kill a man with a single bite. I travelled to meet them face to face in their home territory on the remote island of Komodo, deep within the Indonesian archipelago.

Lonely Planet Borneo

by Chris Mitchell on August 28, 2006

Trying to find a copy of Lonely Planet Borneo? Unfortunately it doesn’t exist. [UPDATE: It does now! Lonely Planet are publishing Lonely Planet Borneo in June 2008. See below for more info]. Borneo is a huge island that’s divided between 3 countries – Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. Read on to find out what guide books [...]

Komodo Dragons and Seven Thousand Islands

by Chris Mitchell on February 27, 2006

The Komodo dragons of Indonesia and the Philippines as the next big backpacker destination are the subject of two in-depth articles in The Guardian

Travelling In Indonesia

by Chris Mitchell on January 1, 2004



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