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Hectic times in Medan
We were hounded by people on arrival at Belawan, all offering lifts to Medan. We went with two men in their minivan. There was a mix of communication breakdown and dodgy dealing from the locals. We ended up at a resturant on a main road out of town in Medan with the driver demanding more money from us before he would take us any further. Eventually …
S1
... nice girls who want to interview me as a university assignment. And she ends up treating me to Caro food and teaches me lots of Indonesian words, including the numbers 1-10. Good to make some friends on my first day in the country, and it was fun riding around in a Becak, which is a different beast from the Thai Tuttuk or the (identical) Indian motor-rickshaw.
So what is this Becak? Well, it’s a motorbike with a sidecar, is what it is. The drivers are ...
Orangutans
... bananas and these turned out to be just what the orangutans were fancying on such a morning. So down they came, closer and closer until they were taking the bananas right out of our hands. I didn’t want to make them angry but I found that if you held on tightly to the banana for a ...
Booyaka Booyaka - Jungalist Massive
... had spoken to Rahman about getting a room, it was fully booked, save for the honeymoon suite, which is 3 times over our budget and double that in terms of suitability (it has been 23 months!!!).
So we were a little perturbed to see his brother waiting for us, as we had already said no to the only room available at his guesthouse.
As it turns out, Rahman is not only a guesthouse owner but also a well-known organiser of the guides association in Bukit Lawang. ...
Chased by Orangutan
... experience for that man. We all set off and she was back again following us down the path. We were told to move out of the way as she started gaining speed and as our walk turned into a run Baik was saying faster, faster. She was stopped with some food while we could make our escape. Baik told us about Meana, a violent ape to watch out for as she has a nasty bite. He showed us where she had attacked him the week before when he was guiding a group. We were on ...
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