Category Archives: Traveling

Pulau Tomia — a snorkeler’s paradise in the Banda Sea

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Bryan Keith

There’s a lot of hype about Wakatobi.  I suppose it started when Jacques Cousteau said that Wakatobi is “probably the finest diving site in the world”.  However, with hype comes high expectations.  My high expectations were slightly tempered by knowing … Continue reading →

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A week of fun excursions from Baubau, Pulau Buton

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Bryan Keith

We settled into a comfortable hotel in Baubau and made a few day trips.  Our first excursion was to Pulau (Island) Makassar, a short (15 minute) boat ride from Baubau.  We walked through a residential area and made our way … Continue reading →

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From southwest Turkey to Southeast Sulawesi; did we find Nirvana?

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Bryan Keith

Antalya-İstanbul-Jakarta-Makassar ended up being a 26-hour airplane journey (home to hotel).  Ferda and I spent less than 48 hours in Makassar and boarded the Pelni ship KM. Sinabung for what ended up being a 19-hour journey (hotel to hotel) from … Continue reading →

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Trebenna Antik Kent

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Bryan Keith

It was when I was looking through these photographs of Trebenna Antik Kent that I found the lost blog, the last one I published, the one about our long day on Geyiksivrisi, a trip we started from Trebenna Antik Kent. … Continue reading →

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İshak Paşa Sarayı in Doğubayazit

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Bryan Keith

If you’re passing through Doğubayazit, İshak Paşa Sarayı really is a must stop.  I wrote a very little about it once before when Sage and I bicycled through this region about six years ago.  The photos I’m posting here today … Continue reading →

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