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Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Bukittinggi March 20th 2019

Ranajky ako obvykle. Po jedle zistovanie u jedneho zo zamestnancov odkial chodia busi do bukittinggi. Ten vraj, ze nic nechodi ale vie mi objednat dodavku co ma vyzdvihne a vylozi v mojom hoteli, cena 50k r. Tak nic teda. Pobalil som sa a siel relaxovat k moru. Skoda tych odpadkov inak by to tu bolo ok. Po promenade dalej nasever. Bohuzial ta skoncila velmi skoro tak chodza po ceste. Premavka dost velka. Pri mori same posedenia. Jednenu som neodolal a sadol si na kokos. Vsetci mali rovnake vypisane ceny 5k r. Relax s vyhladom na more, na stole kokos. Idylku rusil len hluk z aut. Po odpocinku dalej popri mori ale auta ma nakonec vyhnali do vnutrozemia na ul. Veteran. Povodne som chcel chytit angkot (bemo, jeepney, microlet) ale rozmyslel som si to, sak to je ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Padang March 19th 2019

Ranajky opat vedla. Dnes som chcel dat turu na sopku talang ale nakonec od toho upustam, bo este stale mam na nohe chrasty a nechcem si to strhnut. Prioritu tu ma trek za orangutanmi, takze sa radsej setrim a nie ako na mindanao kde som na liecenie sral co sa mi vypomstilo. Berem motorku, vcera jeden poskok vravel, ze treba nechat zalohu pas ale dnes ho nik nechcel. Prvy problem najst pumpu v spleti uliciek. Jednu som nasiel avsak samoobsluzna, tak na to prdim a idem na vypadovku smer solok. Cestou vela zastavok na kontrolu smeru. Konecne kupujem aj prvu vodu, doteraz som fical len na free z ubytka. Jl dr soetemo je hlavny tah a je tam aj pumpa. Tam kopa aut a motoriek. Nasledoval som motorky a predbehol som sa. Naucil som sa nove ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Padang March 18th 2019

Este ma napadol jeden zazitok z kl letiska. Maly chalan (3) tam cural do pohara, to ako fakt nechapem preco ho mama nezobrala na zachod ale podstrcila mu pohar. Na ranajky som behol hned vedla do Warkop Nipah. Oproti stankarom samozrejme trosku vyssie ceny. Obsluha velmi pekne male indonezanky. Ukazal som na jedlo vedla stola a pochvili mi donisli nudlovu polievku s masom. Nudli fakt vela, prakticky to bolo bez stavy. Riadne napraskany nazad na ubytko. Indonezsky guide dnes odchadzal, takze na izbe budem len s ang babou. Ti sli spolu na ranajky aj s fra parom (cestuju spolu). Ja som sa vybral na spoznavanie mesta. Prva zastavka na miestnej plazi. Sice plaz by som to ani nenazval. Taky spinavsi piesok, natlcene pahule (alebo zeby tam vysadili stromy, to by ale nedavalo logiku) a same smeti. ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Padang March 17th 2019

Este k vcerajsku. Vyuzil som pracovnu oproti ubytku. Bol tam akurat jeden chalan tak mi to ukazal ako to funguje. Inak je tam aj navod. Nuz najskor som si v automate rozmenil papierove peniaze na 0.5rm. Ked to zacalo padat, myslel som, ze som vyhral v automate. Potom som do pracky nalozil pradlo, tu zavrel. Zmackol program hot, dalo sa aj cold (lacnejsie), nahadzal mince a uz to islo. Prasok sa tam pridal automaticky. Pranie trvalo 25.min, cas som travil na izbe. Oblecena bunda a dlhe nohavice, bo som dal opat oprat vsetko co som mal. Len na klobuk som zabudol. Po dokonceni prania som prehadzal veci do susicky. Opat 25min. Ono keby bolo na ubytku miesto na susenie poriesil by som to tam. V takomto teple a slnku by to bolo vyschnute hned. Ok a ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra August 7th 2018

We took our time getting out of bed the next morning because our only plan for the day was a 1:30 flight to Jogja (Yogyakarta). Retracing our steps, we took the train back to the airport and arrived plenty early for our flight. Upon checking in, we learned that our flight reservation was only that, a reservation. We had reserved a seat on the plane, but had not paid for a ticket and could not get on that flight. We were transferred to a customer service office where we asked about our options. We ended up buying a ticket with another carrier (Air Asia) for a 4:30 flight. We also took the opportunity to book our Surabaya to Bali flight. Kristy tried an avocado and chocolate shake while we waited. We arrived in Jogja much later ... read more
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Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Berastagi August 6th 2018

Nia picked us up at 9:00 the next morning. The plan was to go see the url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g297725-d3831180-Reviews-Two_Colors_Sibolangit_Waterfall-Medan_North_Sumatra_Sumatra.htmlTwo Color Waterfall (Sibolangit) which includes a ~ 3-hour hike. After driving for about two hours, we were close to where our GPS was saying the falls should be. Nia did not quite know where to go so he asked a person at a gas station. We followed the stranger’s instructions and went down a random road to what looked like an abandoned market next to a stream. There we found a few fellas taking pictures of a waterfall. Nia talked to them, then to Jim, and Jim relayed to us. We were not at the Two Color Waterfall because it had been permanently closed after a few people died in a flash flood. There we were in the late ... read more
Kristy and Brad at Berastagi 1
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Brad at Berastagi

Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Bukit Lawang August 5th 2018

Jim, the Habitat employee, helped us plan and execute the next two days of our honeymoon. His brother-in-law (Nia) is a driver in Medan and the driver’s cousin (Wanda) is a trekking guide. This was exactly the hook-up we needed to accomplish our planned activities. Sunday, we planned to hike into the jungle to see some wild and semi-wild orangutans. Guides are required by law to hike in this area. Nia picked us up at 7:00 to drive us out to Bukit Lawang (“Gateway to the Hills”). We rendezvoused with Wanda at his house and he followed us to the trailhead. Wanda had a good command of the English language and was impressively knowledgeable about apes and the jungle in general. We hit the trail with Wanda and his 17-year-old son Fabio. After 15 minutes on ... read more
Kristy and Brad Hiking Bukit Lawang
Orang and Baby 2
Orang Selfie 3

Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Medan August 4th 2018

We departed the Alagon at 8:00 AM for an 11:00 Malaysian Air flight. We checked in and hit an orchid lounge. We scarfed down a few breakfast items, exchanged some Dong for Dollars and went to our gate. We connected through Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia before continuing to Medan, Indonesia. We took the train from the airport to downtown Medan. We stayed at the url=https://www.tripadvisor.co.id/Hotel_Review-g297725-d6434963-Reviews-D_primahotel_Medan-Medan_North_Sumatra_Sumatra.htmlD'primahotel which is located above the Medan train station. The train was pleasant, easy, and fast. The only snag was that we could not use credit cards and had to use debit. The D’Prima was pretty basic. The room was small and featured little more than a king-size bed and a TV. We settled i... read more
Kristy on the Medan Train

Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Bukit Lawang March 8th 2018

Major airport waiting areas, and we have seen a lot of those in the last two years, seem to exist in a parallel world of their own, divorced from whatever country they are nominally surrounded by. At a corporate level they often have variations on the same international chains - Ralph Lauren, Polo, Chanel, Starbucks - they all appear to have adopted the Ikea snakelike path through duty free, and they all have pricing that also bears no relationship to that outside this, supposedly, tax free bubble. We contemplated on this twice on our journey from Ho Chi Minh to Medan via a 2 hour transfer at Kuala Lumpur. At HCM two coffees and 2 pastries came to nearly $15 - around $5 in an upmarket French patisserie chain in the city. And in KL we ... read more
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Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Lake Toba December 23rd 2017

I haven't written in a while, but patience is a virtue (that's for you, reader, because laziness isn't a virtue and it's probably what kept me from writing!). Our flight from Bali to Sumatra had been amended (takeoff at 3pm instead of 9am) which meant that instead of arriving around midday, with plenty of time to travel the 3 hours from the airport in Medan to our guesthouse in Bukit Lawang, we would arrive in the evening. Once at the airport in Bali, we also found out that the plane was going to land on Java (an island between Bali and Sumatra, where Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, stands) for 45 minutes as passengers would be getting on. We were unlucky, a big storm was sweeping through Java at the same time than our flight... Which meant ... read more
Rice fields on Samosir Island
View of Lake Toba
View of Lake Toba & Samosir Island




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