Diving at Labuan Bajo - Photo Album

chasing the manta...It's diving time!How excited I am sharing this story and as you have probably been aware of from my last posts here, I have just visited Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara. Well, it was done in the middle of May and now it's June already!You have seen a glimpse of Labuan Bajo's exquisite beauty, above and under, and now I will take you deeper to its astonishing underwater world. Let's dive with me! Are you ready?Right after the successful commencement of the 42nd ASEAN Summit, I had one free day before heading back to Jakarta,...

Diving trip to Green Stone and Kelagian Island Lampung

Diving trip to Green Stone and Kelagian Island LampungIs that a sea snake?It was my second dive that day and together with my group as well as my diving buddy, we went down to Kelagian island, after enjoying our first dive in Green Stone area, near Tanjung Putus Lampung. We just had our photo session underwater when I saw that slithering move of sea snake. And boy, it was a big one! My buddy and I were looking at each other and we took the videos as well as the photos from safe distance. We were a bit afraid but we knew what we have to do when...

WW: Taman Laut Olele, Gorontalo, Indonesia

welcome to  Taman Laut Okulele, Gorontalo, IndonesiaHi everyone.More photos and stories from my recent trip to Gorontalo, northern part of Sulawesi island, Indonesia.On my second day of diving trip here, we were visiting Olele at Bonebolanga area. This place is famous for its underwater garden, Olele. One of the unique underwater plants we can find here is the typical, one-of-a-kind soft coral sponge famously called Salvador Dali because it looks like Dali's famous painting. Besides, its pristine walls and soft corals are intact, providing...

WW: Meet the Whale sharks at Gorontalo, Indonesia

Meet the Whale sharks at Gorontalo, IndonesiaI have just had an awesome adventure. Meet the Whale sharks at Gorontalo, Indonesia!I was very lucky I got a chance to visit Gorontalo province, in the northern part of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It took 3.5 hours flight directly from Jakarta or around 4-5 hours with transit. Together with my diving club, around 12 of us, we went to Gorontalo and had 8 dive trips arranged by local dive operator. Well, my friends even have more, since they stayed 2 days longer than me. I went back earlier as I have some...

WW: More Underwater Beauty of Tanjung Putus Lampung, Indonesia

 More Underwater Beauty of Tanjung Putus Lampung, IndonesiaThe month of June is when we celebrate the World Ocean Day.I know that it is celebrated on June 8, but to me, with the mounting problems we face in the ocean, due to the long lists of irresponsible damages done by us humans as well as other related factors such as climate change, we really have to pay closer attention to our oceans.Please, let's ask ourselves what we can do to keep our oceans clean and healthy. I know you know what we can do about it, like reduce the use of plastic,...

WW: Taman Nemo, Pahawang and Kelagian Island, Lampung

Welcome to Pahawang and Kelagian Island, LampungHi everyone... Ready to enjoy a lovely weekend with The Frakarsas? Join us then!Nothing brings me more joy than going out to the sea and enjoy its beautiful underwater world. Well, although I don't always have the luxury of going diving with my club in Lampung, I always try to sneak a snorkelling trip whenever we visit Lampung. We took our first trip in 2021 to Lampung on the second week of January.The trip was quite smooth as it was no longer the holiday season.Let's go to Taman Nemo, Pahawang...

Wonderful Wednesday with My Purple World, Oh My Heartsie Girls and Friends

Busy August we have here...The kids are having their tests and the office is in full swing. Most of our meetings are hybrid. Online and offline with limited participants. Still the amount of works and preparation I need to make are abundant. Yet, I have to say we are adjusting with all this arrangement and since the statistics of those affected are still high, we are extremely carefully.I had my underwater flag-hoisting ceremony in Tanjung Putus, Lampung, on August 17th and we really had a blast. We also managed to visit Gigi Hiu, the exotic beach...