Lake Toba

Lake Toba

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February 28th 2010

Published: February 28th 2010

On our trip so far we have had a few long, tiring overnight bus journeys but none can compare to the sheer horror of the 5pm coach to Parapat, on the edge of Lake Toba. Ulrich, our Basil Fawlty like hotel owner, had warned us of huge delays and cranes that stay at one particular spot to pull out the coaches from the bog. Waiting at the bus stop we saw enough damaged coaches to leave us with a li... Read Full Entry

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28th February 2010

mouty and Sas
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Bloody,lost,Americans
It sounds like Heidi, says Sas, thinking of Heidi's mountain life. I bet it didn't feel like Heidi at the time, but a wild and courageous (stupid?) adventure. Sas says she had a good time listening too it and she would do it too. She would also complain about the sick and "make people clean it up, quickly". The lake on an island on a lake on an........sounds a bit Alice in Wonderland like, just hot. Such stories you have to tell. Love M and S xx

4th March 2010

Hans Dad
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Tuk Tuk
Co-incidentally we ate at the Tuk Tuk noodle bar in Soho last Saturday night!! No motorbikes or people being sick getting there! Funny that!

26th May 2010

Nikki Carter
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Seeking information
Hi we are a couple with 8 year old son. we have been in Bali for a couple of months, and we are wanting to visit Lake Toba via Medan (we are in Batam now), we have travellied in Java also. The sound of your bus trip has my eyes watering, cant even handle my own kids throwing up haha, Essentially we are just wanting to know if conditions and travel in the area is safe, we are not inexperienced trvaellers but want to make sure its OK for the young one. Can you hire a driver for the trip to Toba in Medan? I realise it would be more expensive but maybe less traumatic? any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

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