We arrived in this island in the afternoon and stayed until sunset. Pulau Babi means Pig Island, but I couldn’t see any pigs or any pig-like rocks or stones.  I wonder why people chose pig among other animals.  Some of us mentioned this island as “Babe Island”, named after the animation movie “Babe”. No man [...]

Langkuas or Lengkuas Island is an island offshore of Tanjung Kelayang Beach, about 30 minutes by boat.  Langkuas or Lengkuas literally means galangale / galangal, a kind of ginger plant. This island is famous for its old Lighthouse which was built in 1882 by the Dutch Collonial Government.  This 19-storey lighthouse was not made of [...]

We took a boat to reach this island.  Frankly speaking we don’t know the name of this island.  No people live in this island, just rocks and sands around us.  That’s why we name it Rock Island.  It was raining when we’re there.  We’re cold and wet. As we walked along the island, we saw [...]

Tanjung Binga – Belitung Island, Indonesia, May 2010 by v1olet

As promised by the organizer, we would visit some places that are not so popular among tourists, but would be best for photographers. Batu Berahu is one of those places. I saw no one but our group, enjoying quiet sunset, and taking pictures.  Later on, I saw 2 divers, from their equipment I knew they [...]