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Archipelago adventures

There’s a cacophony of chirping, fizzing and crackling: who knew fish could talk?

AVENOMOUS SEA-SNAKE SLITHERS alongside me in the ocean, and I pause to watch it go by, studying its striking black-and-white body as it wriggles up for air. It’s as though the water between us acts as a safety barrier, and rather than panic, I am simply intrigued.

I’m taking my first snorkel around Bacan Island in Indonesia’s breathtaking Banda Arc, navigating the high seas with SeaTrek Sailing

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