Header image courtesy of Nanda Haensel
There is something about Flores that is rather unearthly. This diverse island in Eastern Indonesia with its savannah landscape, pristine oceans, impressive volcanoes, and turquoise crater lakes resemble a wilderness that seems to belong to another place and time. Though it is just an hour’s flight from internationally-acclaimed Bali, Flores remains in relative obscurity.
Travelling in Eastern Indonesia is to drift into another universe. Obsessed with the world’s largest archipelago, I explored its untouched beaches, wildlife, and exotic cultures multiple times. I have cruised in different areas across the region, from the Flores Sea, taking in the islands of Komodo, passing by the beauty of Mount Kelimulu and its lakes, to the furthest reaches of the remote villages near Bajawa. It is so diverse that every time I return to Flores, it feels I am charting completely new territory.