I start thinking it's going to be a long taxi journey from Medan to Ketambe when the kid in the seat behind me pukes before we even get to the end of the road. It's 8 hours on what is known as the 'vomit route' over pot holes, the locals chain smoking and listening to Indonesian pop music full blast. Indonesian pop music is generally crap English music speeded up x10, with a thumping beat in the background and sung by the smurfs on helium. I try to survive the journey by remaining unconscious and sleeping as much as possible. But [View Full Entry]

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Checked into the Singapore 5* Hilton using my Hilton Honors points after 15 hour journey. A porter took my bag to my room and we wandered into a fully air conditioned, plumped-up-pillow kinda room. I'm thinking we've already peaked in terms of the standard of our accommodation - for a start the toilet flushes. Had a nap and went out to China town; and after a long hot walk following the Footprint guide's recommendation, we were guided to a closed shack of a restaurant in the middle of nowhere. After cursing, we wandered down the road and ate at a roadside [View Full Entry]

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