Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Travel Blogs from Medan, North Sumatra (4)

Canada Day, Medan style, Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia travel blog
Canada Day, Medan style
Jul 9, 2007

... and a devilish sense of humour; Allistaire, a distinguished old Brit, retired from teaching but still a forestry consultant in North Sumatra; Willem, a young Bob Marley look-alike from Nias Island who is like Jeannie's younger brother; and Jeannie herself, ...

A travel blog entry by wendyworld
Roots & Wings, Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia travel blog
Roots & Wings
May 2, 2008

Why put down roots, when my heart has wings? My heart is happiest when in flight. It is a bird that flies from tree to tree. Let the trees have roots. My heart belongs to the forest. ~ Wendy ~

A travel blog entry by wendyworld
Mati Lampu, Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia travel blog
Mati Lampu
Jul 21, 2007

... lampu problem, but it's definitely not good for putting a stop to global warming. There's also corruption-lots of it. North Sumatra is known to have the most corrupt government in Indonesia, a dubious distinction because the rest of the country is ...

A travel blog entry by wendyworld
Bule!, Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia travel blog
Bule!
Aug 14, 2007

... it's enough to be western, to have blonde hair and blue eyes. There are so few people like us in Sumatra that we stand out in a crowd. In Medan, a city of four million-the same size population as Vancouver-there are probably less than 500 bule. We are as ...

A travel blog entry by wendyworld