Blogs from Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia, Asia - page 5

jaaap indonesien hat mich wieder. medan - nordsumatra um genau zu sein * oeffentliche muellverbrennung auf den strassen * ein "hello mister" aus jeder richtung * ueberfuellte,ungefederte minibusse,die harakiriartig durch die stadt manoevrieren mir kamen fast traene vor lauter ruehrung meinen fuss wieder in dieses land setzen zu duerfen. - wirklich - vielleicht so'ne art morbider nostalgie... vor allem versteh ich auch die menschen hier wieder - was in thailand groesstenteils unmoeglich war. hier, wie ueberall wenn ichs mir genau ueberlege, werd ich mir erstmal den bauch ordentlich vollschlagen, dann mich um mein neues laptop kuemmern, welches ich mir hier kaufen werde. und dann ... gehts erstmal wieder ans meer - pulau weh ..... FREU .... aber ohne meine freundin. nicht weil wir uns getrennt haben, sondern da wo ich hin will wird die scharia ( ... read more

Medanissa viimeista iltaa Indonesiassa taas talla eraa. Onneksi on jo seuraavat lentoliput tanne ostettuna ensi helmi-maaliskuuksi. Eli 6,5 kk:n kuluttua taas Sumatralle ja silloin koko perheen voimin. Hienossa uima-allashotellissa (Garuda Plaza Hotel) majoittumalla ja ilmastoiduissa kauppakeskuksissa ostoksilla kiertelemalla voi orientoitua taas kotoisiin olosuhteisiin.... read more

Samir's article. About half a week ago, we left Toba and drove up to a city called Berastagi that sits at the foot of an active volcano. As soon as we arrived, we instantly began hotel-hunting (as always), but soon realised that it would be awhile before we found a decent resting place. We'd just turned down another hotel when our driver pulled into what he guessed was a hotel. Dad got out to talk to the "manager", and then came back to tell us that our supposed hotel was really a church! The man Dad was talking to before said he knew someone at a hotel, and that he could get us a discount there. He phoned the hotel, and before we knew it, we were sipping Cokes and eating pancakes while waiting for ... read more

Hi everyone! Well, as you can see, we've had no time in the last month (was it that long??) to write anything on the blog, and we have gone through every place in Indonisia that we were planning to. Sadly, today is our last day in the country and even I'm overwhelmed by how time flies! So we are now in Sumatra, an island that is described by tourists as the "adventure island". Before Sumatra though, and right after Ubud we were in Lombok (another island) in the small ghost town like city, Senggigi. Since it was Jamil's birthday (and I'm glad it was!) he got to pick the hotel for one night and the next day we would move to a cheaper hotel. Of course, Jamil chose the fanciest and most luxurious (not to ... read more

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