Hotel Renggali
Travel Blogs from Banda Aceh
The Tsunami
The tsunami that hit Sumatra on Boxing Day morning in 2004 left only a quarter of the people in the city of Banda Aceh with their lives. Every single building other than one mosk was destroyed. I didn’t spend long in Banda Aceh, but in the time I was there I was able to meet so many lovely people and learn a bit ...
Diving in the Rain
... have a bath.
Under the water there were all sorts of beautiful corals and fish. I was hoping to see sharks but instead found creatures such as octopus, gold spotted eels bigger than a person’s leg, giant starfish and all sorts of puffer fish. So despite the sharks being elsewhere (or swimming past when I was ...
Relaxing days in Pulau We
... cher. Eine amerikanische Voluntärin hatte in Banda Aceh einen Tierarzt angerufen, welcher uns mit dem nächsten Boot Kochsalzlösung (das Kätzchen war ziemlich ausgetrocknet) und Antibiotikum schickte. In Youtube googelten wir dann wie wir nun einem Büsi Kochsalzlösung spritzen müssen. Marco hat sich ziemlich gut angestellt und wir glaubten alle an ein positives Ende. Leider starb das Büsi dann doch in meinen Armen. Oh jeeh!
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Tsunami Memories
... in Indonesia and, indeed, much of Asia, but we still weren't prepared for the nasty looks and physical abuse we got here (it was probably a minority but it made for a very uncomfortable visit despite adhering to the required dress code). I'm not sure we expected any sort of group-applied gratitude but given the number of well funded NGO's and aid agencies that poured into the area in the years following the disaster, I would have thought a much more tolerant ...
Promise of Paradise
... a key and directs me down a steep flight of dodgy steps made out of concrete and coral. I don't hold out much hope for the bungalow, judging from the state of Fatimah's house and another ramshackle hut on the hillside, but at the bottom of the steps I find a brand new wooden bungalow jutting out over that transparent blue sea. Inside there's a big bed with mozzie net and the smartest little bungalow bathroom that I've seen on our whole trip. I take it, and at $11 per night it is ...
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Other places to stay in Banda Aceh
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The Pade Hotel
Jl. Soekarno Hatta No. 1, Desa Daroy Kameu, Banda Aceh | 3 star hotelfrom $71 -
Hermes Palace Hotel
Jl. T.Panglima Nyak Makam , Banda Aceh | 4 star hotelfrom $77 -
Hotel Medan
Jl. Jend. A. Yani No. 15, Banda Aceh | Hotel -
Hotel Prapat
Jl Ahmad Yani 19, Banda Aceh | Hotel -
Grand Nanggroe Hotel
Jl. Tgk Imum Lueng Bata, Banda Aceh | Hotelfrom $52 -
Hotel Lading
Jalan Cut Meutia 19, Banda Aceh | Hotel
