We also love to play - the more adventurous and risky the better. Between the two of us we've been sky diving in Australia, bungy jumping in New Zealand, hang gliding in Rio, heli-snowboarding in the Himalayas, hot air ballooning in Argentina and great white shark cage diving in South Africa. We hope to seek out some extreme thrills during our around the world journey and have you experience it vicariously through us.

I will endeavor to make this blog more visual than literary as it is much more exiting to "see" travel than to read it. Plus I recently purchased an awesome Canon Vixia HF S100 HD camcorder/digital camera combo deal and will be snapping, shooting and uploading like a madman to bring you a visual feast from the four corners of the Globe. Or at least 3 of them, we're not going to the Americas. That said, I will certainly try to keep you entertained with humorous text-based stories from the road or cultural fun facts from any obscure counties we visit.

written by  aroljahns on August 24, 2009 from New York, United States
from the travel blog: Eat, Love, Play
tagged NewYork, Travel and RoundTheWorld
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We have yet to book flights from here in the Canary Islands to Manchester, UK - which is where the Toronto flight leaves.

We have until the 17th August for this year´s tour, so now the route planning begins

written by  motoguzzimomma on March 27, 2010 from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
from the travel blog: USA Motorcycle Tour 2010
tagged Flight, Travel, Toronto, Plan and Route
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Upon reaching the ferry terminal in Tanjung Pinang, I was picked up by Beach Boy in his scooter. The ride took about an hour before reaching the beach resort, Pondok Wisata Susy & Activity.

During the ride, I sees that the whole of Tanjung Pinang is more of a "developed village". It is an idea place for people who wanna get away from the crowded urban city and feel how it is like to live simple.

Pondok Wisata Susy & Activity is owned by Mr Sularto and Beach Boy is his partner in the accommodation services. I have know the place from the website (www.bintanbudgetresort.com) while searching for "Bintan budget resorts" in Google. Mr Sularto and Beach Boy are both friendly and warm.

As Mr Sularto speaks mostly Indonesian language, it is Beach Boy who showed me around the place. There are several types of accommodation available, the Longhouse, Beach House and Bungalows.

Beach House

Longhouse

He has told me that there are several activities available including cycling, snorkeling, beach volleyball and trip to an island where the turtles can be seen laying eggs at night.

I took a stroll along the beach to see how it looks in real as compared to the pics in the website I found. Wow! Am really impressed by the white sand and clear sea water!

Clear water

Ikan bilis

Sergeant

Rising sun

I have rented a bicycle to cycle around the area for a while. There are beautiful places around... all naturally formed by the ages of the tides. It's a pity that I am a non-swimmer, if not I do love to take a chance to go out to the Beralas Pasir Island for a snorkeling trip to see the beautiful underwater corals and fishes!

After coming back from my cycling, I get myself ready for dinner. Even though it is a simple Indonesian family meal. I can feel the sincerity that is provided by the host.

The night is a scene to see with all the lights from the kelongs. They looks like the stars in the night. After some chit chatting with beach boy and Mr Sularto, it is time to retire for the night.

The next day, I strolled down the beach again looking for new life and nice seashells to pick. Wonder how the owner get sure an interesting seashell?

Seashell

Not long it is time that I get packed up and ready to leave.... I have regretted not to get a 3D2N package so that I can stay longer. :(
There are some things I do strongly recommend that you bring. They are:
1) sandals
2) flashlight
3) Insect repellent.

Do come and take a look for yourself!!!

written by  Hungrypapasiow on August 5, 2010 from Tanjung, Indonesia
from the travel blog: Bintan Budget Resort - Pondok Wisata Susy & Activity
tagged Travel, BeachResorts, Bintan, BintanBudgetResorts, BintanResorts, BudgetResorts, PondokWisataSusy and BackpackTrip
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