Kertapati (Palembang) to Lubuk Linggau is one of the main passenger rail routes of South Sumatra. This is a review of train service KA Bukit Serelo from Palembang to Lubuk Linggau. I have previously been to Palembang to take the train from Palembang to Bandar Lampung. Like the Bandar Lampung service, the service to Lubuk […]
Hotel Review: Ayola Sentosa Palembang
Hotel review of the Ayola Sentosa Palembang, a mid-range hotel in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Hotel Name: Ayola Sentosa Palembang. Address: Jalan Kolonel Atmo No. 16 17 Ilir, Ilir Timur, Palembang, Indonesia. I stayed at Ayola Sentosa Palembang in Palembang, South Sumatra. I booked online at the rate of 392,931 IDR ($24.23 USD) per night, […]
Palembang to Bandar Lampung by train – riding the coal-subsidised railway of South Sumatra
Sumatra is the sixth-largest island in the world with a population of over 50 million people, yet there are only a few railway lines on the island. There are plans to unite the current lines to form a trans-Sumatran railway that would travel from Medan to Bandar Lampung. This is a distance of over 1750 […]
Notes on Palembang – The port city of South Sumatra
Looking out of my window to the barely visible palm oil plantations below I was wondering what the hell I was doing voluntarily flying to Palembang in the midst of the great hazepocalypse of 2019. Apparently, I was arriving on a good day. It got so bad later on that flights were being delayed due […]
Hotel Review: RedDoorz Plus near LRT Cinde Sudirman Palembang
Hotel review of RedDoorz Plus near LRT Cinde Sudirman Palembang, a budget hotel in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Hotel Name: RedDoorz Plus near LRT Cinde Sudirman Palembang. Address: Jl. Jend. Sudirman No.295, Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia. I stayed at RedDoorz Plus near LRT Cinde Sudirman Palembang in Palembang, Indonesia. I booked online for the rate of […]
