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Samosir Slideshow
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Hotel Carolina Samosir
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Samosir
Travel Blogs from Samosir, Indonesia
Lounging by the lake & smiling til our jaws ache!
This is a top pick! We had been told great things about Lake Toba the last time we were in Sumatra, so this time around we put it on the 'must-do' list. Our first impressions of the Lake was that this was a peaceful atmospheric place where relaxation was hard to ...
Tickets or no tickets?!
Booked a flight to Banda Aceh today and leave tomorrow... This really is a dream come true and I absolutely can not wait. Every day that I travel I feel privileged to be able to do and see so many things but the opportunity to experience, and witness ...
Bumpy, bugger of a bus ride!
... the cigarettes we had involuntarily breathed in. We weren't surprised to learn we were the only tourist here, tourism in Sumatra and Indonesia as a whole as slumped dramatically. So much has happened in recent years, such as the tsunami (or big water as ...
just chillin'
So, you left us in Penang (on Batu Ferringhi- Foreigner Beach) and we couldnt be further from there now. Were staying on Samosir Island, which is about the size of Singapore, and lies in middle of Lake Toba- the biggest lake in SE Asia. The lake is in the ...
An abandoned paradise
... in a ship due to the whole front of the house opening up onto the lake. We rented motorbikes one day to explore the rest of Samosir. We followed the road around the edge of the island struggling to keep an eye on the road with lake views to one side and ...
You better get yourself on chicken-bus mode
In Aur Kuning, I waited for 10 hours. Desperation was long gone and had been replaced by helplessness a couple of hours before a small bus, which was NOT the bus I had paid for (I wanted economy, this was super, rock-bottom-saving economy), approached ...
Lake times
... what i have been up whilst you lot have been having a wonderful time doing whatever it is you are up to. Spent a few nights on Samosir island in the middle of Lake Toba, the lake was formed when a volcano went boom about 80,000 yrs back, then the island ...
Getting through the center of aceh is a ...
Getting through the center of Aceh is a mission, what could have been done in a day has taken me three partly because I got the buss times all screwed up and because the roads get washed away. Sitting on the top of the mini bus through the highlands of ...
Into Indonesia
... idea of where to go next; a quick flip through the SE Asia Lonely Planet highlighted the natural wonders of Indonesia’s largest island, Sumatra: primary rainforest, big, hairy primates, active volcanoes, prodigious waterfalls, deep blue (and clean) ...
to Lake Toba
... to snorkel as well. Ready for some ocean time! By the way, if anyone reading this is thinking about traveling to Indonesia, I would highly reccommend it. Its gorgeous, the people are really friendly, so many different cultures. We've only been in ...
Arriving in Nias
As soon as we arrived in Nias I was drawn to the amazing world class right wave (Sorake, Nias). I had never seen a wave that breaks like this one. I quickly arraged a a board rental from Sitay, a Nias local I had met in Padang. It cost 30,000 rupias a ...
Ollie Cannoli
Getting here from Parapat was easy and relaxing. No one tried to rip me off, I knew where I was and I knew where I was going...most importantly, I knew HOW I was getting there: by ferry. My still resentful body was pleased during the sweet slow ride with ...
Aug 02, 2009
Sober in Lake Toba
... Yogyakarta and Medan. What we didn’t realise, however, was that our visit coincided with a public holiday in Indonesia, Independence Day, which is probably the busiest weekend in Lake Toba for visitors. On our second day, the ...
Toba! Toba!
... 9 hours to drive the circumfrence of it... that's how big the eruption was... it's crazy how many natural disasters indonesia has gone through... tsunamis after tsunamis, volcanoes (active ones) up and down its coasts and down this archipelago, multiple ...
Exploring the Batak
I'm so excited to post these photos. This place is so incredible! Lake Toba is home of the Batak people. They are descendants of an ancient neolithic people who inhabited the highland terrain of Burma and Thailand. Thousands of years ...
Brief but Pretty Views amid Rainy Days
I just wanted to add some photos from further explorations around Samosir Island over the last few days. We typically get out for a few hours during the day, but by early afternoon, storm clouds start gathering over the mountains, ...
Lesoy! (cheers in Batak Toba)
... ferry to Samosir Island and so ended up spending a night in Parapat (on the mainland). The next day, we were taken to Samosir Cottages - a small resort in the town of Tuk-Tuk. Our room was very posh (lakeside balcony, private bathroom and hot shower) ...
Lake Toba
... sq km! It is surrounded by lush green mountains on all sides and has a huge island in the middle. The island is called Samosir and was created by a volcanic eruption. To give you some idea how massive the lake is, Samosir island is as big as Singapore!! ...
Valilla nainkin...
Hyvää huomenta rakkaat pallopäät! Eilisestä ei ole oikeastaan mitään mielenkiintosta tai ainakaan todella hyvää kerrottavaa. Todella yllättävää että saan taas sanoa näin, mutta meikäläisen terveydessä oli/on taas kerran jotain vikana. ...
TOIMII!!!
Iltaa kaikki hapannaamat! Tassa vaiheessa pahoittelen suomi-aakkosten puuttumista, nyt kirjottelen paikallisella tietokoneella niin ei ole kaikkia kivoja nappeja nappiksessa. Olemme saapuneet Lake Toballa ja fiilis on aikas mahtava. Lahetaas iha heti ...
Total idioottimode
Selamat pagi(hyvää huomenta) äitienne lapset! Tobajärvellä elämä maistuu vähä liiankin lepposalta. Aivot on niin narikassa täälä autuuden portilla, että normaalien matematiikkatoimenpiteiden tekemine on välillä lähes mahdotonta. Täälä ...
Motorcylcling Around Lake Toba
At 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 ...
Valipaiva
... ja parhaimpana vedetaa Apulannan Mato vaha omin sanoin ja versioin, saa naha mita ihmiset tykkaa ku tulee Suomi-Indonesia-Mato. RokRok! Eilen oli muutenki iha ihme sekoiluilta Roys Pubissa. Paikalla ei ollut meidan lisaksi kun kymmenkunta lankkaria ja ...
Birthday Party
Nicki made my 28th birthday the best one I can remember. From the morning to the surprize gifts, to a nice walk on the beachwith a mild surf session at Lagundri bay. Then for dinner she linned up a sweet BBQ Chicken. She had a delicious chocolate cake ...
Danau Toba
... 3 nights 2 whole days there, and they were as lazy as our days on Weh- eating, swimming, sleeping, playing cards and reading. Samosir used to be a big hot spot for full moon parties and raucous backpackers, but now it is all but deserted (I think Thailand ...
Last Day in Samosir
I just wanted to share a few more pretty photos of Lake Toba. Today is our last day here. We leave this afternoon for an area called Bukkitingi in Northwestern Sumatra. We have a 15-hour bus ride to get there. Yuck! But at least ...
Paradise Island
... to scoff to donuts, a alice of watermelon and an omlette before the clock even strikes 9am!! 9.30 and we are on a ferry to Samosir Island in the middle of Lake Toba. As we approach the island 40 minutes later it becomes apparent that this is a world apart ...
Taistelusuunnitelmia...
Paivaa rakkaat possulapsoset! Tobaelama on tullut nyt siihen pisteeseen, etta on aika teha seuraavia ratkasevia paatoksia tulevien tapahtumien suhteen. Toba o iha ykkosmesta, mutta ainakin meikalaisessa alkaa nakyyn jo liian pahoja jumiutumisen oireita. ...
Ommommooo!
Hei rakkaat kärpänkakat! Eilinen oli iha mahti päivä näin jälkeepäi laskien. Loppupeleis ei tehty mitää ihmeellistä, mutta oli pitkästä aikaa kiva irrotella, rokata ja ottaa muutama keskiketterä hyvässä seurassa. Lähetääs etenemään ...