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Palembang to Bandar Lampung by train – riding the coal-subsidised railway of South Sumatra

November 7, 2019 By James Clark 7 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Train Travel Tagged With: bandar lampung, indonesia, palembang, railway, southeast asia rail, sumatra

Notes on Palembang – The port city of South Sumatra

October 21, 2019 By James Clark 3 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: indonesia, palembang, sumatra

Hotel Review: RedDoorz Plus near LRT Cinde Sudirman Palembang

September 21, 2019 By James Clark

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 $10.78 USD per night (that includes service charge 10%, and tax 10%). This was my first time in […]

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