Bukit Lawang Travel Blogs

Minibussimatkamme Medanista Bukit Lawangiin kesti noin kolme tuntia. Oli hieman ahdasta, kun yhdeksan hengen autoon oli ankenyt yhteensa 18 ihmista. Mutta ei siina sen kummempia, polvet suuhun ja menoksi.Viimeiset 10km oli mielenkiintoisia, silla "tie" oli huonommassa kunnossa kuin yksikaan mokkiti…

It's not every day that I declare a hairy ginger dwarf with a pot belly and exceptionally long arms to be beautiful. But the orangutans of Sumatra are just that. Orangutans have long been my favourite animals, they knocked dolphins off the top spot when I was a fickle 10 year old and saw the amusin…

DAY 1 So after another annoying overnight bus journey where I got all of fuck all sleep again thanks to the strange locals we arrived in my favourite place in the world, Medan. And It was still the same shithole I remembered from a few days before.haha. it’s a shame the tsunami didn’t hit here…

People i met here who contributed to, and improved my trip: Julia (Russia) Bukit Lawang was reached from Pulau Weh by a 2 hour boat journey, an 11 hour over night bus journey and then a 3 hour journey on a very rickety old local bus. It was therfore a bit disappointing that on the last bus i was a…

Crashing back to reality, I opened my eyes to see the first glimse of daylight, and struggled from the jungle floor to my feet. Within moments, I realized that my nighmare was reality. The physical pain began to exert itself and the mental anguish again took center stage. Today was going to be the best or worst day of my life...

Sharing some view of Indonesia

What a great country:) but in 2months we saw and experienced a lot, bad and good:) but unfortunaly we didn't manage to go to Borneo and Sulawezi... its so big that archipelago:)

Meilla oli kaks kohdetta Sumatralla: Bukit Lawang ja Lake Toba. No saavuttiin sen verran myohaan Medaniin ettei oltas saman paivan aikana keretty Toballe, joten lahdettiin suuntaamaan kohti Bukit Lawangia ja orankeja. Otettiin lentokentalta taksi bussiasemalle, mista piti lahtea bussit. No kun …

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July 8 Bukit Lawang   Epiphany   Rubber-tubing down a tropical river in Sumatra. Like a teenager in Canada's Wonderland.  Except oh, way better.  The umbered blue of Indonesia's mountains behind. The palms and bamboos coking the whole foreground with their fecundity, bendin…