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Pictures From Belitung Island, Sumatra
“The best beach in the world.” That was what I thought when I stepped onto Tanjung Tinggi Beach on Belitung Island in Sumatra. Pictures can’t give you the feeling of what it’s like to walk among the granite rocks that are towering above you. The water of the ocean is crystal clear and just invites you to sink in. I was the only one on the beach when I went and the solitude of the place just made me relax even more. I first found out about this beach by seeing a picture of it on the internet, and then I decided that I just had to go. It didn’t let…
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The Worst Cup of Coffee Ever-Exploring The Coffee Shops Of Mangarr, Belitung
Mangarr is known as the city of 1,000 coffee shops. This made me very excited because I don’t just love coffee, I pretty much worship coffee. At home, I order exotic green coffee beans like Gesha from Guatemala, I roast it myself, and I brew it in a vacuum-method brewer. For me it is a process, an art, and the one thing I have honestly missed more than anything as I travel around in a coffee-filled country in which it is ironically hard to get a decent cup. Well, here I am in Sumatra, and I can’t tell you how thrilled I was when my driver reassured me that, yes,…
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The Best Beach In The World-Spellbound On Belitung
Sometimes the earth spills into the sea. The boundaries become blurred between earth and water and sky, and there is so much splendor there that you are left stunned, speechless, and spellbound. And you catch your breath because the moment you have been waiting for is here. You have found the best beach in the world. He doesn’t even know it, but it was Scotty Graham who brought me here. I saw his stunning photograph of Tanjung Tinggi beach and decided that I just had to go. Yes, I am like that. Show me a beautiful picture of a place and I will start formulating a plan about how to…
