Around 200 nautical miles East of Bali in Indonesia, is the magical island of Flores, in terms of culture and tourism, it is as far removed again from Bali as you can imagine.  Flores was known as Pulau Nipa (Snake Island) before the Portuguese arrived and they renamed it Flores (Flower Island).  A very long thin Mountainous land with such diverse terrain, looking like a cross between the West coast of Scotland, The Caribbean and Bali eat your heart out for the amount of fabulous rice paddies, going from fertile green areas to rocky arid landscapes, every turn of a corner brings a new surprise, with the climate in the lowlands dry and hot, to out and out cold in the highlands, we've even seen Scotch Mist?????  With so many mountains and volcanoes, as you can imagine the road system is less than direct and although the length of the island is 360 kilometers, the road system is over 800 kms of winding spectacular scenery filled roads connecting Labuan Bajo in the West to Maumare in the East.  You need to allow a lot of time for journeys by Land.