SDC11571

Sick in Lake Toba

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February 22nd 2010
Fortunately, of the eight of us on our jungle trek, seven were heading to Lake Toba so we decided to hire a private car between us, thus saving us another ‘experience’ involving men accidentally spitting in my face while I attempt to wrap my legs around the back of my head and old lady trying to squeeze in and sit with her bum in my face. I feel once is an experience, twice is just masochistic ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Lake Toba

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more