Theysza Guesthouse Samosir

... She looked like she should be begging on the Underground with a baby strapped to her front, or walking down Oxford Street trying to sell lucky heather. As we entered the mosque, we unwillingly acquired a guide, Yousef, who claimed to be the Iman's son. We didn’t mind, however, as he spoke very good English and gave us an excellent tour. The mosque was commissioned by the sultan in 1906 and is a beautiful building with unusual black domes, Italian ...

... had WAY too much time op our hands and maye we should get our ***** back on the road again.<br><br>The greastest bit is that we were at Romaln for 16 nights. Apart from 3 or 4 meals we ate and drank here constantly, and our total bill came to 1.9million Rupiah. That sounds likea lot eh? Well a million ruppiah is roughly 60quid so yeah, not much at all for 2 people for 16days right? <br>Asia is awesome for the bank balance! <br><br>

... part in the festivities. This case it was a dance and guess you was picked! <br><br>Next day we spent lounging by the lake and swimming in the lake. It was mega cold, but you kind of got used to it. After we had went swimming we got surrounded by a load of Indonesian kids. Then there teacher came along -turned out that they were english students- and explained that they let the kids loose on the unsuspecting tourists to help them with there english. Then he asked if would mind being in a ...

... volcanic eruption, the largest in the last 25 million years. It is suggested that eruption reduced the worlds ...

... a drink at a cafe there and the old lady was too lazy and busy cliiping her toenails to give us a menu. She shouted from her chair "DRINKS, SPRITE, EATING". We stayed there probably a total of 20 minutes and then left! Back on the scooter we went to check out some views of the lake but apparently didn't go all the way to the top. It was still a cool place. To chill...not for the hot springs.

... Indonesia. It has been in the international news. Because of that, the sky was gray. In the morning, aboard the ferry, our ferry captain got lost in the cloudy atmosphere. He was literally swerving across the lake trying to find land. Eventually he saw it. Tuk Tuk gave me a chance to relax and swim in the gray horizon for a day. My time here has come to an end and I can characterize my solo adventure to Indonesia with three unique ...

... jump straight in to the lake to refresh ourselves and clear our heads. The water was fresh, warm and clear - mmmmm perfect! The diving board hanging over the edge of the water was hours of fun too. Who'd have known Indonesia had such amazing treasures. We were staying in a little village called Tuk Tuk, in a lovely resort (Samosir Cottage), it was complete luxury, all for the bargain price of 4 quid a night!! Better still it had a hot shower ...

... there, we hiked through the jungle for about 1 hour to reach our next overnight stay - Anas Homestay. The home stay consists of a few ramshackle houses, a cozy lounge/kitchen/dining place and a very natural toilet and shower (using water fresh from the dirty creek). But the views are lovely, especially watching the sunset going down in the Indian Ocean. We relaxed, ate, drank beer and played games. The next morning, we left for Lake Maninjau passing a little ...

... a bit about her family and her village. The kids, shy and daring at the same time, just smiled their big smiles at me and wished they would be able to talk to me. I wished the same as I would have liked to talk to some old ladies. Tonight, I would like to see a cultural performance of Minangkabau dances. Besides the trash everywhere, there is also lots of smoking going on which makes me think that Indonesia, after China, might be the number one or two country in tobacco consumption.

... the Labi-Labi while shouting at the money man. The gun was unintentionally pointed at me. All I could get out was bash "Hey" bash "Hey" bash "That's dangerous" err... Not the most intelligent statement but hey it worked. He glanced at me, moved round to the back of the Taxi and hauled the money man out. The gunman took an interest in the money man's money but I never saw any change hands. They looked under the taxi and the ...