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Tsunami Memories
So where were you on December 26th, 2004? It should be one of those dates that lives on in infamy- an earthquake of magnitude 9.3 struck off the western coast of Sumatra (a 1,200km section of the earth’s crust shifted beneath the Indian ocean and the earthquake released stored energy equivalent to over more than 23,000 Hiroshima bombs). Banda …
The Tsunami
... start. At the end the corridor opened up into a big room full of computer screens all showing picture after picture of the devastation the tsunami had caused. Other rooms had paintings, photographs and descriptions and in one cinema style room you could watch a short film. In one of the rooms there was a photograph ...
Eine tropische Insel zum Abschluss
... Olala. Hier speisten wir ausgezeichnet und lernten sympathische Menschen aus aller Welt kennen. Das gute Essen ist darum erwähnenswert, da dieses Restaurant fast das einzige in Sumatra war, in dem wirklich gut gekochte Gerichte zubereitet wurden. Die Freude über die Indonesische Küche hielt sich ansonsten in engen Grenzen. Zwar gibt es überall Nudeln, die auf der Strasse frisch zubereitet werden, doch die verleiden einem nach dem zehnten Ma(h)l und erscheinen einem ...
Promise of Paradise
... surf that I know of and the jungle is thick and challenging for all but the hardiest trekkers. But hey, if it's diving your after then it is regarded as one of the great scuba spots in Asia.We aren't divers but we are avid snorkelers, and that's not a bad way to catch a glimpse of Pulau Weh's underwater charms.
The ferry docks at the port for the main town of Sabang. Here we catch a motor Bijak to take us to the main diving centre and tourist resort of Iboih, ...
Another World
... We have finally become used to long distance travel in Asia, learning to not watch the driver or fret over oncoming traffic and scary overtakes - we just sit back, and with the help of a little blue travel pill, more or less relax through the long night's journey.
Aceh is a self-governing state in northern Sumatra, which was rife with strife and a violent independence movement right up until the earthquake and tsunami devastated the city and killed 60,000 ...