Chilling in the Jungle
October 18th 2005 The highlight of Sumatra is definitely Bukit Lawang.
Set right in the jungle, next to an Orangutan Rehabilitation Center, the place is amazing. Everything is quite minimalist, power is from generators etc. This is partially because huge floods came through the area in 2003, killing 300 people, and destroying a huge number of houses.
Initially I was staying in a pretty grotty guesthouse, but then
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