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LOBSTER, PARROT FISH, GOATS & A ROOSTER

Mon, 18 Aug 2014 | By adventurers | Views [441]

Day 18.  Iboih, Sabang.   “I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad” – George Bernard Shaw.   We have found that in Indonesia: To clean your teeth, your legs get wet To use the loo, you step ... Read more >

Tags: iboih, pulau weh, sabang, whale shark

INDONESIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY

Sun, 17 Aug 2014 | By adventurers | Views [396]

“Life is short and the world is wide” – Simon Raven. Day 17.  Sunday 17th August 2015.  Iboih, Sabang. Woke to a loud BANG on our tin roof.  Dave spotted the hugest gecko ever.  He could hardly support his ... Read more >

Tags: gecko, iboih, pulau weh, sabang, snorkelling, vertigo

IN THE SHADOW OF A TSUNAMI

Sat, 16 Aug 2014 | By adventurers | Views [431]

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart” – Confucius.   Day 16.  Travel day from Medan to Banda Aceh to Pulau Weh (Sabang).   We saw Danny Trujo & Morgan Freeman’s Indonesian doubles at the ... Read more >

Tags: banda aceh, iboih, pulau weh, sabang, sumatra, tsunami

SMILE FOR THE PAPARAZZI

Fri, 15 Aug 2014 | By adventurers | Views [445]

Day 15.  Medan .  Had a pretty lazy day inside shopping centres in the cool today.  We went to Sun Plaza & Palladium Plaza & the cinema and saw Teenage Ninja Turtles 4.  It was….as you would expect it to be. ... Read more >

Tags: bule, medan, paparazzi, plaza, sumatra

FOOTPATH FAILS, BUMPING INTO PEOPLE & INDONESIAN TV

Thu, 14 Aug 2014 | By adventurers | Views [450]

Day 14.  MEDAN .  Ate a spicy rice breakfast at our hotel, Hotel Ibunda because that’s just what you do here in Indonesia.  We had a short walk to a nearby plaza, treading very carefully on the footpaths.  There was one ‘... Read more >

Tags: advertising, airport, bule, cigarettes, footpath, indo mie, kuala namu, medan, sumatra, tv

MISSING GUNUNG SIBAYAK

Wed, 13 Aug 2014 | By adventurers | Views [647]

Day 13.  Today was a total wipe out.  Got up at 5:30am for our trip to Gunung Sibayak (Sibayak Volcano). According to google, Mt.  Sibayak  is a small  stratovolcano  overlooking  Berastagi  in  northern ... Read more >

Tags: bali belly

Photos: Bukit Lawang. Sumatra. Indonesia.

Wed, 13 Aug 2014 | By adventurers | Photo Gallery

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Photos: Tangkahan. Sumatra. Indonesia.

Wed, 13 Aug 2014 | By adventurers | Photo Gallery


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LONGHOUSE PALACE, A WATERFALL & ROBYN WILLIAMS

Tue, 12 Aug 2014 | By adventurers | Views [484] | Comments [1]

Day 12.  I wrote a haiku: Sitting in the car And watching the world go by Contemplating life.   Through the hotel we arranged transport from Danau Toba to Berastagi.  135,000 Rupiah each ($13.50).  We shared the ... Read more >

Tags: berastagi, brastagi, king, longhouse, robyn williams, sipiso-piso, waterfall

SAMOSIR ISLAND ON LAKE TOBA

Mon, 11 Aug 2014 | By adventurers | Views [377]

Day 11.  A very laid back day.  We three separated for the day.  Dave had Bali belly and stayed in the room all day reading An Idiot Abroad and running back & forth to the toilet.  Dan hired a motorbike and drove all ... Read more >

Tags: an idiot abroad, bali belly, bedspread, danau toba, lake toba, motorbike, shopping, toilet paper

A BIRTHDAY & A SUPER MOON

Sun, 10 Aug 2014 | By adventurers | Views [447]

Day 10.  Lake Toba. I had lots of lovely birthday messages today via internet including one from Nic J:  “Happy birthday International Woman of Mystery.”  The lake view from our bed is beautiful.  We can see the ... Read more >

Tags: birthday, danau toba, lake toba, room service, super moon

THE THINGS I SAW

Sat, 9 Aug 2014 | By adventurers | Views [428]

Day 9.  Bukit Lawang to Danau Toba   This morning Retno picked us up at 6:30 am for the drive from Bukit Lawang to Danau Toba.  From the car, this is what I saw: An albino school boy coming out of the school yard with friends.... Read more >

Tags: batak, batak dancing, chilli, danau toba, lake toba, on the road, parapat

ORPHANAGE, FRUIT & A TINY TURTLE

Fri, 8 Aug 2014 | By adventurers | Views [451]

Day 8.  Had a solid sleep in our king size poster bed of amazingness.   I woke to find that Dave had descended & re-ascended our 55 steep stairs to bring us morning cuppas.   We drank them while listening to the call of ... Read more >

Tags: bukit lawang, fruit, honeymoon suite, indonesia, jungle inn, macaque, monkey, orphanage, sumatra, turtle

ATM & BLACKOUT

Thu, 7 Aug 2014 | By adventurers | Views [458] | Comments [2]

Today we are leaving Tangkahan & heading to Bukit Lawang. The total of our bill for 3 of us, for 6 nights in 2 rooms, plus all meals & all drinks was three million, nine hundred thousand rupiah or $390 Australian Dollars.  We said ... Read more >

Tags: atm, blackout, bohorok, bukit lawang, dry season, grotto, honeymoon suite, jungle inn, sumatra, waterfall room

JUNGLE TREK PART 3

Wed, 6 Aug 2014 | By adventurers | Views [679] | Comments [2]

In the morning, everyone made cairns out of the rocks on the river’s edge.  The Indonesian guys used large heavy rocks so a cairn over 6 feet tall only had 5 or 6 rocks.  We all drank Indonesian premixed cappuccinos to wake us up and ... Read more >

Tags: bats, butterfly, cairn, cairns, cave, headlamp, jungle, river, sonar, trekking

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