Hotel Samosir

... kamer die we nu hebben is gelukkig wat moderner. We besluiten om een restaurantje te zoeken en lopen het schiereiland van Samosir, Tuk Tuk, rond. Mooie wandeling en we hebben wat mooie plaatjes kunnen schieten. ’s Avonds eten we in het restaurantje ...

... une terrasse d'un bel hôtel plus haut dans la ville... Puis traversée en ferry à destination de l’île de Samosir. Une fois arrivé sur l'île, découverte du complexe Tabo Cottages, une petite avancée dans le lac orientée de ...

We caught a ferry to Samosir, an island in the middle of Lake Toba. We got a gorgeous hotel with magnificent lakeside fews for the all-time bargain of $9/night. We stayed for several days in this beautiful, relaxing place. ...

... (The trucks in Indonesia appear to run on coal). We arrived at the town of Parapet from where we got a ferry to the island of Samosir.  We sat on the ferry and waited for over an hour before it finally left the harbour.  During that time, we ...

... extremely tiring... we arrived at the town of Tuk Tuk around 11pm. Tuk Tuk is a small town located on the peninsula of Samosir Island on Lake Toba. a little background on Lake Toba. this is southeast asia's largest lake. it is actually a crater lake ...

... their Gortex sunrise moment Ray and Lindsey struting their stuff! Meeting the local geothermal energy plant workers Sumatra's Lake Toba: Chilling in Samosir Lake Toba and Samosir Cottages (this is where we stayed) After our hike up the volcano, we ...

... what i have been up whilst you lot have been having a wonderful time doing whatever it is you are up to. Spent a few nights on Samosir island in the middle of Lake Toba, the lake was formed when a volcano went boom about 80,000 yrs back, then the island ...

... to let him use her sisters motorbike as the gueshouses are spread out, Cracking! After a couple of blanks Grey gets to a rather nice hotel thinking that he had a chat with the tout for this place on the boat over. This guy had said that rooms would go ...

... ; tomorrow we get a tour of Samosir  Island and will learn more about Batak culture. August 19 -- Lake Toba/Samosir Island continued... Today was a relatively low-keyed day.  The day started with a magnificent buffet breakfast at Tabo ...

... Batak-style houses.  We also observed the most outwardly Christian community we had seen in largely-Muslim Indonesia. Samosir Island was influenced by Dutch missionaries in the 1800s and is covered with small chapels and churches sporting the cross. ...

... 3 nights 2 whole days there, and they were as lazy as our days on Weh- eating, swimming, sleeping, playing cards and reading. Samosir used to be a big hot spot for full moon parties and raucous backpackers, but now it is all but deserted (I think Thailand ...

... would be eaten raw and not cooked. Our driver then drove us through Ambarita and onwards towards the other side of the Island. Samosir itself is not a real island as its joined to the mainland on the opposite side to Parapet, but this was the location of ...

... . We were able to get some activity/exercise as well though; we hired mountain bikes, went swimming in the lake, walked around Samosir, and even attempted jogging one morning. Whilst cycling we got to see the Batak way of life - there were newly born ...

... ;, “All Americans love George W. Bush”.  Soooooooo, when a group of about 25 French students boarded the ferry to Samosir (the island in the middle of Danau (Lake) Toba), and a horrid body-odor stench permeated through the cabin, you can ...

... full of one breathtaking view after another.  Unanimously one of the best parts of the entire trip was driving the moped around Samosir Island. We came back to Tuk-Tuk for a late lunch around 2:30. Ben had a fresh banana milkshake and a ...

... 's sister, which brought us to Parapat at 9am. Straight away, we got a ferry from Parapat across the massive Lake Toba to Pulau Samosir, the Singapore-sized island in the middle of the lake. We found a really nice place to stay overlooking the lake and at ...

The journey to the island of Samosir in Lake Toba started off going very well... it was clearly too good to be true. We'd got the bus back to Medan (for the correct fare this time) got a bus across town to the other bus station, and sure enough there was ...

... , flirtation and mischief come shining through. In fact this whole place is a bit of a paradox. Osams picture proudly displayed in hotel lobby, bumper stickers that read "gehad for a better life". But besides the "full" hotels in Banda Aceh they seem to ...