"Planned my agenda on the ferry to Medan, which consisted of travelling to Bukit Lawang today. These plans however all went tits up when i arrived in Medan. Got overcharged on my vi ..."
A travel blog entry from Medan by
benabroad
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"Our next flight we depart the plane outside, which is always the first indication we are in another land. As I step off the plane I am overwhelmed by all the familiar aromas of thi ..."
"Reluctantly we left Lake Toba and decided to make our way to Berstagi which is a town surrounded by 2 volcanoes! Our modes of transport throughout the day proved to be adventuresom ..."
"After being rained on for 2 days in Khao Sok we headed back to Surat Thani to catch the sleeper train down to Malaysia. We arrived at the station at around 1pm to be told that the ..."
"I caught the ferry from Penang over to Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia. Medan is just south of the area that was absolutely crushed by the tsunami two and half years ago - crushed ..."
"Really the only reason to come to Medan-for me and most other travellers-is to get to Malaysia. The ferry departs from here every day for the four hour trip to Panang, a small isla ..."
"Arrived in Bukit Lawang after 18hrs of travelling, including experiencing the joys of Indonesian internal Lion Air...(particularly the prayer leaflet in your sheet providing a pray ..."
"So as i was saying coming to indonesia is a bonus.. i had never planned to but i got the notion to come after reading up more about a place in sumatra while i was on the slow boat ..."
"Don't bother... Being a tourist in these parts makes you some thing of a celebrity. Every 5 meters someone will shout "Hello friend" or "Hello Mr." If you stop anywhere (even to ea ..."
"Selamat siang from Indonesia, an unexpected addition to our trip! As we said in the last entry, we were getting a bit bored of bronzing the bodies (or not in Guys case - his words ..."
Medan, Indonesia
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