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Minangkabau culture and jungle trek
... tea with honey and ginger and told him about my adventures inn the jungle. He also works as a guide taking tourists to the Mentawai islands. These are usually 10 day trips where people stay with the villagers and can surf and snorkel during the day (web ...
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Randomness in Padang
We flew from Singapore to Padang, on the western coast of Sumatra, with the intention of going to the Mentawai islands. With good surf, beautiful beaches, and primitive tribes still living in the jungle interior, Mentawai sounded like a fantastic place ...
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to Lake Toba
... Nias from here (for the surf), but at the last minute decided to keep traveling with Marc and Lena on to the Mentawai Islands, further south in Sumatra. It's been so great having traveling companions, we'll be sad to part with them when they fly on to ...
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Motorcylcling Around Lake Toba
... the moment, I am in Indonesia staying at the Libertia Guest House (It costs $3 a night). Tomorow, we are heading to the Mentawai Islands to surf/snorkel for 3 weeks, Yesterday me and nicki and our 2 german friends Marc and Liana, rented motorcylcles and ...
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Organising Trekking
Today has been spent organising a trek to the Mentawai Islands, specifically, Siberut. Hopefully there will be jungle trekking and hanging out with local tribes who don't have running water, toilets or electricity. I think it's going to be a rough 7 ...
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The Mentawais (...and G-land)
... plates. To get to the islands you have to first fly to to Padang, then catch a ferry out to one of the main Mentawai islands and then catch a fishing boat to the island you want to stay at. The ferry schedule is notoriously unreliable (and are aways ...
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