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Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Medan February 8th 2006

We've been spoilt rotten on this trip. From the Jensens in New Zealand, to Lena & Ewan in Sydney and Chris in Brisbane ... we owe a lot of people a lot of favours! Our last 'homestay' of our honeymoon was with my very great friend, Rachel, and her husband, Greg. Rach has been apologising in advance for many, many weeks that Medan (on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia) was not the most exciting of places. Admittedly, Medan is not the PRETTIEST of places - in fact, there are no photos of it on this blog, because we didn't take any! Also the local taxi drivers don't make it the most WELCOMING of places, with some ripping you off by driving round in circles with the meter running, others racing against each other through the ... read more
Rachel & Greg's lovely house
Rachel the TV chef
A wobbly bridge crossing

Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Medan January 20th 2006

Hey guys! I'm just writing this post to let you know that I'm moving my blog site to: www.fromthehorizon.com I'm still getting things set up with the new site, but there are afew posts up there already, so check them out!... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Medan December 4th 2004

Kami menghadiri Kongres Nasional Patologi Klinik di Medan, yang berlangsung selama seminggu. Beberapa foto dari perjalan kami ke Medan, Sumatra Utara. We are attending the National Congress of Clinical Pathogy in Medan for one week. Here are some pictures from our travel in Medan, North Sumatra. ... read more
Rombongan Jawa Barat beserta angklung nya / West Java team with its angklung
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Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Medan June 8th 2000

Sumatra is a travel destination that few people are knowledgeable about, and even fewer people visit. It is, surprisingly, the sixth largest island in the world and well and truly off the beaten track. The previous journal left off in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, from where I organised a bus ticket to Bukittinggi in West Sumatra. Unsurprisingly the bus was jam packed and my travelling companion, although not a tall man, spread his legs luxuriously for the thirty hour journey so that my legs were almost fused together by the end of the trip. This travel caper can be quite a gruelling experience in Indonesia. We arrived at Merak in north west Java, dear reader, and boarded the ferry for the short trip to Bakauheni in southern Sumatra. I met a group of gracious young ... read more
Ferry trip to Sumatra
Lunch with the locals in Bakauheni
Lake Toba, Sumatra




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