The Komodo dragon’s hunting strategy is to ambush its prey & with one venomous bite that significantly tears the flesh, the venom prevents blood coagulation and drops the victim’s blood pressure. The dragon will then catch up with you later, once you collapse from hypovolemic shock.

Banda Neira, a tiny island in the Banda Sea, was the only source of nutmeg in the world. The Bandanese people voyaged to Java and Sumatra to sell it to traders at spice emporiums but they kept the source a secret.

Beautiful part of Raja Ampat,

We headed to Raja Ampat, with the reputation of being the last paradise on earth. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but it suffered a major bleaching event in December. Large swaths of dead coral interspersed with areas spared.