Samosir, Indonesia

Booked a flight to Banda Aceh today and leave tomorrow... This really is a dream come true and I absolutely can not wait. Every day that I travel I feel privileged to be able to do and see so many things but the opportunity to experience, and witness ...

... 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 ...

... Yogyakarta and Medan.  What we didn’t realise, however, was that our visit coincided with a public holiday in Indonesia, Independence Day, which is probably the busiest weekend in Lake Toba for visitors.  On our second day, the tranquility ...