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Bukittinggi Slideshow
Bukittinggi
Travel Blogs from Bukittinggi, Indonesia
Traveling through Time
... few days. I had layovers in LA, California-Tapei, Taiwan-Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-and finally to Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia. Suprisingly enough the worst/dirtiest airport that I was in was the International Terminal in Los Angeles, ...
Blissfull feeling to leave in this beauty
When I went to Bukittinggi in west sumatra.. words just cant describe what i feel... its so breathtaking.. I was just simply feeling so blessed for having this beauty in my country... the picture said it ...
Onwards (slowly) to Northern Sumatra
Another lie in and by the time I had packed it was gone 11am. Rather than eat I headed to the canyon on the edge of town before I final wander around on the way back. Some food and internet surf before I headed to the bus station. The usual departure ...
Bukittinggi to Padang
After two days in Bukittingi around the markets and watching the street life, our driver picked us up yesterday morning at our hotel and we departed on a scenic drive from the Highlands to Padang. Our first encounter was the Ngarai Canyon. It ...
Jungle trekking in Indonesia
... a jungle trek when Marwan (our eventual guide) approached us with an amazingly cheap offer while we were walking down the street in Bukittinggi, a small city in the mountains of western Sumatra. We agreed to the price and he said to be ready in front of ...
Hari Raya in Bukittinggi
... for a long and arduous journey, but not too bad really. We stopped at a beautiful lookout about half way between Padang and Bukittinggi for a coconut juice. Bukittinggi is a hill top town, a cultural centre for the Menangkenbau people. Last night it was ...
Trip to Bugittinggi
Einen Ausflug mit geschäftlichem Hintergrund habe wir heute gemacht wir waren in Bukittinggi und haben auf dem Weg dorthin in den Dörfern geschaut wie hoch der Anteil der TV ist denn wir wollen evtl. eine TV oder Radio Kampagne zum Thema: ...
Cooler, a welcome change
... caught a minibus to the bus station. After a little wait we were soon heading firstly along the coast and then inland to Bukittinggi. The journey took two hours. Once in Bukittinggi I found a guest house right on the main drag and after sorting stuff ...
It's a matrilineal world
Bukittinggi is a couple of hours north of Padang on the somewhat optimistically named “trans Sumatran highway”. It’s a fairly standard stopover for travelers looking to break up the monster trip between Lake Toba and the ...
More Volcanes & A Canyon
After a prolonged stay in Tuk Tuk my time in Bukittinggi was short, instead of going on a multi day trek as planned I had to settle for a couple of day walks and I didn´t make it to Toba Maninjau. However two weeks by one lake was enough for the ...
Elusive flowers and CRAPpuccino
... saved a nights accomodation. It was long, bumpy and we harldy slept but it brought us to another place on our great adventure. Bukittinggi is a market town with lots to do around e.g Volcanoes, forest tribes. Due to the short time we had here we could ...
Back'a'tinggi
After the rainfest that was Maninjau we have headed back to Bukittinggi and have decided to climb Mount Merapi, an active volcano 2,800m high. More to follow when we get back down!!! Okay we're down. It only took four hours but we haven't been near a ...
Bukittingi is er BOEF op
Aangekomen in de luchthaven toch wel wijselijk beslist om even van de drukke steden weg te blijven. Bukittingi bracht zowat rust, de mogelijkheid om mijn gitaar nog eens te stemmen in openlucht en een dagje neer te kijken op rijstvelden en fruitbats die ...
Gunung Merapi, active volcano trek
We woke up into nice sunny day and decided to do something with it. From couple of options we took the Merapi trek. We checked with the guy at hotel reception, because they all also serve as guides and we set off. We started at noon, could be sooner, ...
Easy Day
... this evening but for several reasons I am now not going until tomorrow. After sorting ticket I did the sights of Bukittinggi. First stop the town square with its very European clock tower which unfortunately was partially covered for repair. However the ...
Christmas in a volcano
... respectes, sinon peut être 3 jours sur la route… on vous dira. Mais avant cela, nous passons une super journée a Bukittinggi, avec des vues imprenables sur les volcans environnants, l’un toujours actif, et le canyon qui se trouve au bord de ...
Bukittinggi On Foot
Snug in the crook between two volcanoes, Bukittinggi is a picturesque mountain town, and we couldn't wait to explore it. With cousins Farah and Hilda as our guides, we set out on foot through the farmers’ fields near Mount Merapi and took the bus ...
Home to Bukittinggi
... Dewi said spewed smoke just before the Padang earthquake last September. Despite the danger of it erupting again, the people of Bukittinggi, Darma’s family included, still live where they have for centuries, the land passed down from woman to woman ...
Early morning calls wake us all!
... . We booked a tour to take us around the area. We had been impressed by the beauty of the surrounds on the way to Bukittinggi. The whole area is very mountainous, and the roads very narrow and w inding. We went to see Lake Maninjau, which is ...
Chicken bus # 1
... à cause du bruit monstre du moteur. Après plusieurs tentatives de réparation et huit heures perdues, nous sommes enfin arrivés à Bukittinggi. Bukittingi a été l'une des destinations les plus prisées de l'ile de Sumatra il y a de nombreuses ...