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 @ Jalan Raden Intan Lampung, Bandar Lampung – Indonesia
Hotel Name: RedDoorz Plus @ Jalan Raden Intan Lampung. Address: Jl. Raden Intan No.89, Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia. I stayed at RedDoorz Plus @ Jalan Raden Intan Lampung in Bandar Lampung, Indonesia. This was the second RedDoorz hotel in a row that I stayed at, and like my accommodation in Palembang I had no idea […]
Hotel Review: RedDoorz Plus near LRT Cinde Sudirman Palembang
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 […]
A complete guide to train travel in Southeast Asia
A complete guide to Southeast Asia train travel, featuring resources for buying tickets and reviews of rail travel in the region. An introduction to Southeast Asia Railways Travel by train is a great way to experience the landscapes of Southeast Asia, and to meet the people who live here. Personally I think train travel the […]
Lake Toba Travel Guide
Travel Notes > Indonesia > Sumatra > Lake Toba Travel Guide Lake Toba and the world’s largest island within an island Lake Toba in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia is the world’s largest and deepest crater lake. The lake has a surface area of 1,130 square kilometres and is up to 500 metres deep at its deepest […]
Tsunami sites in Banda Aceh
“I lost 16 members of my family in the Tsunami”. When I arrived in Banda Aceh I wondered if people would be receptive to discussing the tsunami. I needn’t have worried as my taxi guide started telling me his experience as soon as we left the airport. He was at the airport when the tsunami […]
Banda Aceh Travel Guide
Travel Notes > Indonesia > Sumatra > Banda Aceh Travel Guide Accommodation Aceh hotels – Search for discount hotels in Aceh. Travel Guides Banda Aceh travel guide – Travel information from travelfish.org. Blog Posts Tsunami sites in Banda Aceh – Visiting landmarks and memorials to the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004. Guide Books Lonely Planet […]
Indonesia on $15 a day in Tuk Tuk, Sumatra.
Cost Of Living: Tuk Tuk, Sumatra – Indonesia Indonesia is one of the best value countries for travel in Asia. To give you an idea of the cost of living I have kept track of a days expenditure for where I am staying in Tuk Tuk, Sumatra. The following expenses are food, accommodation and other […]
Where I’m At: May, 2009 – Lake Toba
Setting up shop on Samosir: 1 month at Lake Toba in a $6 a night lakeside cottage I have set up shop in Tuk-Tuk, which is a little town is on the island of Samosir in Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia. Lake Toba used to be on the backpacker trail but it has fallen on quiet […]
