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Sumatra Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Sumatra, Indonesia
Exploring The Legend Of Kemaro Island
... huge pagoda which has been constructed recently. It is another attraction here as there are not many such pagodas in Indonesia, unlike Malaysia where religious freedom is better exercised. Not until recent years with the last President, Indonesia did not ...
Merry Christmas and a Slothful New Year
... we took advantage of the opportunity to sneak out discreetly. Of course, "discreet" is always a pretty relative term for us in Indonesia, being that we're tall and white and all. A couple days after Christmas we finally rented a motorbike. I had ...
Bumpy, bugger of a bus ride!
... all 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 ...
Redhaired cousins
Trekking was the last thing I wanted to do when I woke up this morning. But after 2 days of feeling like shit, I was feeling better...so I forced myself out of bed, took a cold shower and got ready. I had paid for a one day trek the night before because ...
just chillin'
... SE Asia. The lake is in the middle of an ancient volcanic crater, and its absolutely spectacular. The boat from Penang to Sumatra was uneventful, though immigration was interesting- total chaos. Our ideal plan was to head up Nth to Bukit Lawang, a little ...
Excellent Chinese Seafood Dinner in Palembang
After getting back to the hotel earlier, we literally dozed off for at least two hours as we were quite exhausted by the journey back and the massive traffic jam caused by the flash floods in the city. Once we woke, it was already almost time for dinner. ...
Bukit Siguntang..A Visit To Parameswara's Siblings
This entry is about this location that lies at the farthest end of the Palembang City limits...Siguntang Hill. This entire hillock is sprawled with Royal Mausoleums which date back to the 1400's. This has a strong connection to Malaysia as the ...
The Largest Volcanic Lake.....in The World
... . We didn't feel any earthquakes or hear any rumbles but there is still a large amount of volcanic activity going on beneath Indonesia. They were too hot for us to get into but looked pretty impressive.....all the rocks covered with a green algae making ...
Jungle life
The trek had taken it out of us and so today was to be a very much in the rest category. We got up late and had a long breakfast next to the river without any kind of rush. It was nice to just look back and see a bit of village life. Buwit Lawang, is ...
Dirty City, tomorrow = monkeys.
We took the ferry (150.00RM/ea) from Penang alll the way to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Indonesian customs was the most disorganized I've ever seen... partway through getting our visas-on-arrival the power went out for the whole building. I ...
An Evening That Introduced Minangkabau Culture
... The driver fetched us at the hotel and we head to one of the famous local restaurants. Once again, like my previous trips to Indonesia, this restaurant was filled with Malaysians, many of which travelled on the same flight in. As usual, the food here was ...
Pempek...A Food That Is Synonymous To Palembang
Pempek is a food that is synonymous to Palembang City and no trip to Palembang will be complete if you had not tried this dish. It is made of steamed fish mixed with flour and comes in a few variations. Some are stuffed with eggs and some with ...
Orangutans :)
... . Along the way we chatted with the guides, played with giant ants and swung on vines (otherwise known as Tarzan transportation in Sumatra!)We had regular breaks sitting down on vast tree roots to munch on fruit brought along by our guides. We had ...
Active volcano...yes please
6am up AGAIN...not complaining when its to climb an active volcano though!! Plastic bags on my feet, odd socks on top of them, wet trainers and a sesame street teesh later and I'm ready!! Looking hot if I do say so myself too!!ha ha!! Our private car ...
Bromo Style
I was awoken by a wake up call at 7:38am, fucking twats, I said 10am. Taxi. No mention was made of a fucking wake up call. I politely said thank you and put the phone down. At 8am there was a knock at the door to tell us our taxi was ready, when ...
Medan
Saavuimme jalleen uuteen paikkaa iltamyohalla ja pimeassa, kuten tavaksi nayttaa jo muodostuneen. Air Asian lento Kuala Lumpurista oli muutenkin siirtynyt tunnilla ostohetken aikataulua myohemmaksi ja nyt kone oli tasta uudestakin ajasta puoli tuntia ...
When i get older, I will be stronger...
... you in Belgium ;) And that was it for Singapore, yesterday i arrived in the last country i will see during this trip...Indonesia..havebig expectations but will tell you next time hownice it is:) Although i can already tell you now that yesterday, after ...
Pindang Sekanak...A Wonderful Dish
This afternoon, we have already checked out of the hotel a while ago and then head for lunch to a deserted part of town, the old port of Palembang which was the main city in the 1600's. Today, it is more of a fishing village where most of the ...
Going Ape in Bukit Lawang
... boots. This attire was completely inappropriate for the jungle, firstly because there are loads of bitey insects around and secondly, Sumatra is a Muslim country and our guides were Muslim. On the other hand, if you have had to pay for your ...
Medan
... problems due to the Bali bombings] on themselves." Wow what balls! Scuse me, scuse me. Man with big balls coming through. In Indonesia a lot of the locals want to talk to you. I must have heard the question "Where are you coming from?" (sic) about a ...
PT Pulau Sambu Kuala Enok
Kerja keras banting tulang, peras keringat, low wages, low social secure, banyak training, banyak pengalaman kerja. Bisa mancing ikan bethok ...
An Early Rise To Begin The Day
... hall was filled with Malaysians and all the rooms in the resort were full. I guess most Malaysians must be running to Indonesia for their holidays. Mostly following large tour groups, typically in the size of 20 to 30 people per group. The breakfast menu ...
Dzien 2 Bukit Lawang
Pobudka o 8:00. O 10-tej mamy spotkanie z Antonem z Tamasaya Indonesia, ktory ma byc naszym kierowca na Sumatrze. Przed spotkaniem schodzimy na sniadanie, bardzo urozmaicone od tostow i dzemu po kuchnie indonezyjska..... Czas wniknac w kulture i ...
Padang Bai
So we jumped off the ferry and found a small cafe 4 a bite to eat and a guest house just down the road litrally to rest our weery limbs. A stop off town ferry port only a tiny place but relaxing and just what we needed to break up the journey from ...
Exploring Local Street Food...Satay Madura
The entire journey for the day worn us out and the first thing we did once we went back to the hotel was to get a good nap. The other good thing was that this evening was surely much colder than the previous night. In lieu of the long journey that ...
Randomness in Padang
... a dirty city, with trash littering the sidewalks and not much to do, so we booked a bus to Bukhitinggi, in the interior of Sumatra, instead. We had about 4 hours to kill until our bus left so we wandered to the bustling market, where we received a lot of ...
In the jungle...the mighty jungle...
I can't believe I missed out on Kings of Leon at T in the Park just because I couldn't handle the whole camping aspect of festival life...I was only planning on going for the one night too!! Yes, I have been in the jungle for the last two days camping ...
La Silla Azul
(((( A short story to be read slowly, with a chapino accent despite the lack of the tildes marking it, while listening to "Le Moulin" by Yann Tiersen. )))) Quien te viera asi, fuera de lugar, toda azulita como digna reina de feria de pueblo. Decime, ...
Pha-Ngan Plans!
Pha-Ngan Plans Backup Files My second day at Pha-Ngan island is full of activities. First of all, Pan introduced to many local people in every walk of trade. I now know about which place is the best for somtum, kanomjeen, or ...