Friday Favorites: a night dive in the sea, a nature getaway, and more

Every Friday, Google Moderators highlight the best posts they found to celebrate the amazing discoveries Local Guides like you are sharing on Connect. These are posts detailing past experiences that we hope will serve as entertainment and inspiration for your future bucket list. This week, a night dive in the sea, a nature getaway, and more.

@LilyanaZ : Once again, @indahnuria takes us to the magical underwater world in her post “The Beauty of Deep, Dark Sea - the Night Dive Experience in Lampung, Indonesia.” It’s a great one for diving enthusiasts and nature lovers who wish to explore the sea at night, whether virtually or in real life. In it, you will find helpful tips, personal experiences shared, and of course — Indah’s gorgeous photos, revealing mystical beauty. There is also an amazing video of her night dive, and you can find more details about the place in her review. If this sounds interesting to you, make sure to check out Indah’s post.

@Bobiisha : The post that caught my eye this week was “Weekday escape to Gabai River waterfalls in Malaysia” by @StephenAbraham . What drew me in was the stunning nature photography. As someone who loves nature, I couldn’t miss the chance to take a virtual walk with Stephen along the paths around the Gabai River and its waterfalls. The post also includes useful details about the place and how to reach it, the health protocols it follows, and more. If you’re looking for a safe getaway spot around Kuala Lumpur or just a nice place for your bucket list, Stephen’s post is for you!

@InaS : My pick for this week is @Hansen_Yang ’s post “The Tropical Rainforest Greenhouse of the Botanical Garden in Taichung, Taiwan.” In it, through beautiful photos and an engaging narrative, we get to explore the life of the rainforest: from the colorful poison dart frogs to the rare and endangered sea coconut plant. The Local Guide shows us many different sections inside the facility, including a waterfall and an aquarium. Have you ever been to a tropical rainforest greenhouse? Then join the conversation under @Hansen_Yang 's post.

Tell us about some of the best posts you’ve read on Connect lately, or nominate your favorite one using our nomination form. Be sure to keep an eye out next week to see if one of your posts is selected for Friday Favorites! You can check out last week’s Friday Favorites here.

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@LilyanaZ Thanks for sharing these stories and @Bobiisha. thanks for mentioning my waterfalls post, I needed that cooling off time there after being stuck in the city for so long. :blush:

@indahnuria it is an amazing diving post

@Hansen_Yang one day I must visit there and experience the giant greenhouse

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Different and great stories for this Friday @LilyanaZ , thank you for the highlights! And so much congratulations @indahnuria @StephenAbraham and @Hansen_Yang :tada: :clap: !

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At the end of a busy week Friday Favorites are always fun to read @LilyanaZ and this weeks is no exception, full of great variety. from the dark sea, waterfalls in Malaysia to the tropical rainforest greenhouse in Taiwan. And congratulations to @indahnuria @Hansen_Yang and @StephenAbraham

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Thanks for highlighting my post @LilyanaZ , I also edited and updated some videos in this greenhous post. Hope everybody like my post :grin:

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I believe this will be a nice trip @StephenAbraham :grin:

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Thanks @LuigiZ :grin:

There are so many plants to be introduced

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Thanks @AdamGT

This Friday Favorites is interesting. So many natural views :grin:

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Thank you so very much @LilyanaZ for including my night dive story to the Friday Favorite. It was really an incredible experience and I am happy to share it here…

congratulations as well to @StephenAbraham … a lovely escape we all need indeed and @Hansen_Yang for the magical tropical forest you shared with us.

cheers :tada:

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Thank you @StephenAbraham … I enjoyed reading your post. and here’s to nature at its best :tada: :tada:

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Cheers @LuigiZ and hope you enjoy the night dive story as well as others. Always love to go out or deep down there to see amazing nature

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So true @AdamGT … always look forward to reading Friday Favorites and get interesting stories from there. Hope you enjoy it andonce again thanks to @LilyanaZ for posting this

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Thank you so much for updating this place. @indahnuria

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@LilyanaZ Fantastic stories

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thank you @Rutvik_30 … Hope you enjoy the posts here