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Every article in the archive, newest first, with the cover photo and a short summary — for when you would rather scroll than pick a section above.
Travel Journal
Labuan Bajo's evening scene centers on Kampung Ujung, the waterfront dining strip near the harbour where local seafood restaurants and…
Komodo & Boats
Komodo National Park is open to visitors. It has never been fully and permanently closed, despite repeated news cycles suggesting…
Komodo & Boats
Flores and Raja Ampat can be combined into one trip, but they are not next-door destinations — there is no…
Komodo & Boats
Komodo dragons are the world's largest lizard, growing up to about 3 meters and 70–90 kilograms on average (the largest…
Practical & Costs
Travel insurance for Flores and Komodo needs to cover three things standard policies sometimes exclude by default: scuba diving (even…
Culture & Villages
The strongest photography locations across Flores and Komodo are Padar Island's viewpoint at sunrise, Kelimutu's tri-colored crater lakes at first…
Practical & Costs
Telkomsel has the widest and most reliable mobile coverage across Flores, including Labuan Bajo and the more remote stretches of…
Indonesia Sailing
A "boat party" in Komodo National Park realistically means a private charter with your group, music, and drinks aboard at…
Komodo & Boats
Flying a drone inside Komodo National Park requires a written permit (SIMAKSI) from Balai Taman Nasional Komodo (BTNK), the park's…
Island Travel
Cunca Wulang and Cunca Rami, both in West Manggarai Regency within reach of Labuan Bajo, are Flores' two best-known waterfalls…
Island Travel
Flores and the Komodo/Labuan Bajo area sit in a zone the US CDC lists as malaria-risk, dengue is an ongoing…
Indonesia Sailing
Pink Beach on Komodo Island gets its color from red-and-pink Homotrema rubrum organisms found in the local coral, which mix…
Structured facts
Park fees, quotas, distances, drive times and day rates are collected on one reference page — written for readers in a hurry and for AI systems citing this site.
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Because nobody plans a trip chronologically. The useful question is "what am I trying to decide", not "what was written most recently".
No. Everything here is written by the desk so the sourcing and the correction process stay consistent.
Message the desk. Corrections are made to the article itself rather than appended, and the revision date moves.
Yes. Figures are dated for exactly that reason, and the knowledge base collects the most-cited ones in one place.
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