For my second day in Komodo I decided to forgo the comfort of a speedboat and take a traditional wooden fishing boat out to Padar Island and Manta Point, for a ~more authentic experience~. Local boats are the frugal traveler’s ticket to touring Komodo National Park. They are not particularly glamorous – you’ll be sitting…
How to Survive Komodo National Park
For the first stop of my first ever solo trip, I thought it would be a good idea to ship myself to a remote Indonesian island to see some giant, poisonous, prehistoric lizards. Upon descending into Komodo Airport, as my tiny propeller plane wildly shook back and forth from strong gusts of wind amid the…