Travel_Leisure_Southeast_Asia_August_2017

The rough-and- tumble Tanjung Ringgit Peninsula, in Lombok, Indonesia, page 82. 81 / AUGUST 2017 / Searching for rare beasts, fi ...

82 AUGUST 2017 / TRAVELANDLEISUREASIA.COM Trekking to Benang Kelambu waterfall in Rinjani National Park. ...

Life Wild Wild, Wildd Lombok Island is so close to Bali, but a zoological world away. BRIAN SPENCER trails in the footsteps of p ...

84 AUGUST 2017 / TRAVELANDLEISUREASIA.COM Ten years later Wallace published further studies in The Malay Archipelago, his influe ...

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: In a harem of rare black lutung; barbecued fish for lunch; ripe cacao; Afif, a founding guide in Rinjan ...

I have the consistent feeling that it’s not just the rare animals leading a secret life, but the island itself Off the grid and ...

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Geopark Rinjani Lombok. A member of the indigenous Sasak people, soft-spoken Afif is one of 43 guides who escort visitors in the ...

GETTING THERE Direct international service to Lombok is via AirAsia from Kuala Lumpur, and SilkAir and Singapore Airlines from S ...

The province of British Columbia, on Canada’s west coast, is home to First Nations communities whose histor y is deeply intertwi ...

A totem pole in Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, on Moresby Island, part of the Haida Gwaii archipelago. OPPOSITE: Sailing th ...

rowing up on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, I found it easy to mock visitors from abroad. “This place,” they’d whisper. “I ...

the site of an infamous potlatch—a feast and gifting ceremony through which First Nations chiefs would assert their status and t ...

94 AUGUST 2017 / TRAVELANDLEISUREASIA.COM “And there’s excitement?” Willie asked. Don raised an eyebrow. “Oh sure.” Willie came ...

Sea lions gather on a rocky Windy Bay, off the coast of Haida Gwaii. ...

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TRAVELANDLEISUREASIA.COM / AUGUST 2017 97 were headed toward the potlatch site, the remnants of a longhouse—a traditional family ...

There were once 26 longhouses on Skedans, each occupied by multiple families. Now evidence of that ancient populace has been red ...

Near-Away! by American Express Since its opening in 2007, Amara Sanctuary Resort Sentosa has brought the rustic feel of a true r ...

Despite the adversity it has faced in recent years—maybe even because of it—Athens has become an incredibly fun place to wander. ...