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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:43:20 UTC</pubDate>
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                    <title>INDONESIA  SUMATRA Dumai Bukittinggi Lake Maninjau  Padang</title>
                    <description>DUMAIJumping on what was meant to be a boat but more like a floating scrap yard we headed over to Dumai Indonesia for the 6th leg of the trip 3 hours after we were meant to have left Not really knowing what was ahead of us as this was off the main back packer routes.Arriving in Dumai we were greeted by a local immigration officer who was quite nice and helpful a bit too nicehellip He took us t</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/blog-349909.html</link>
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                    <title>Padang will always be Padang....</title>
                    <description>My first travel to Indonesia that will linger on. Beautiful memories. Beautiful friendship. And of course nasi Padang....</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Padang/blog-348096.html</link>
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                    <title>Festival Krakatau 2008  Encounter with Volcano</title>
                    <description>I stare in disbelieve as the giant dark thing blows dust to the air above. Still disbelieve that we are only few hundred meters from the giant that rock the world more than a century ago Krakatau Volcano.We were aboard KMP Windu Karsa Pratama a big ferry chartered by the local authority for trip to Krakatau Volcano as part of annual Krakatau Festival 2008. On board are ambassadors from 21 count</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Lampung/Krakatau/blog-347401.html</link>
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                    <title>Vomit leeches and Orangutans</title>
                    <description>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 b</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Banda-Aceh/blog-335732.html</link>
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                    <title>Gateway to the Mountains</title>
                    <description>Sept. 3Carrie Jonathan Heather and I flew to Sumatra where Tomin Karmellersquos friend was waiting for us at the airport. Driving to Bukit Lawang the scenery did not change for three hours. We past row after row of perfectly lined trees planted for the palm oil trade. Tomin explained how the trees are completely changing the habitat since they donrsquot allow any sun to shine through. We </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Bukit-Lawang/blog-324574.html</link>
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                    <title>Lake Toba  Toba Cottages  Tuk Tuk</title>
                    <description>We left BL for Lake Toba we caught a mini van and this should of seated 12 people including the driver but instead we had 16 people crammed in it was so uncomfortable we sat next to 2 young local girls one spoke good english which was good for us later on we had to stop at the top of the mountain1982m as there was a rock fall the road it was cleared after a while and the bus driver went cr</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Lake-Toba/blog-323051.html</link>
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                    <title>Bukit Lawang  Garden Inn</title>
                    <description>We left Medan in the morning for BL for some jungle action we caught a local bus this bus was funny again it should of been scrap but it got us there we even had chickens on the bus.The heavens opened when we arrived walked to our guesthousebungalows called Garden Inn and it was lovely bunaglows made of wood quite open around the edges always makes me nervousmassive rooms with our own </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Bukit-Lawang/blog-323047.html</link>
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                    <title>Sumatra  Indonesia  MEDAN</title>
                    <description>We took the high speed ferry from Penang across to Sumarta it should of taken 4hrs but 6hrs later and lots of very ill people we arrived the sea was really rocky one minute you can see just the sky to one side of the boat then just the waves.We caught a mini van to the Capital City of Medan now these mini vans are something else they would be scrap in the UK there is more filler than body wo</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Medan/blog-323041.html</link>
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                    <title>Sumatra</title>
                    <description>Nach zwei erfolglosen Versuchen hatte ich am dritten Morgen dann tatsaechlich Erfolg und es gab eine Faehre nach Sumatra. Sumatra  sechstgroesste Insel der Welt und der westliche Teil von Indonesien. 1.700km lang und bei Strassen die eine Durchschnittsgeschwindigkeit von 30kmh erlauben also theoretisch in 57 Stunden zu durchqueren...knapp zweieinhalb Tage. Aber das ist wohl eher theoretisch.Mein</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/blog-321617.html</link>
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                    <title>Where have all the Batak smiles gone</title>
                    <description>The latest edition of Lonely Planet Indonesia proclaims that tourism in Lake Toba is almost dead. I think there's something like an 18month delay between finishing off the editorial work and the book being printed and arriving at bookstores. During that time someone pulled the plug on Toba's life support line and it is today a ghost town.This was evident even in July peak travel season for In</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Lake-Toba/blog-318953.html</link>
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                    <title>Sumatra kicked my brother's ass</title>
                    <description>I like hate Medan said my 17year old brother of the capital of North Sumatra. I don't quite agree with him but I don't love city either. The entire metropolis reminded me of the outskirts of Kathmandu like the area near Tribhuvan that's a rundown shamble old bricks mangy monkeys and polluted rivers. I didn't see any wildlife in Medan itself but I enjoyed having a beer at a pub on a sma</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Bukit-Lawang/blog-317600.html</link>
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                    <title>Hiking Mt. Sibayak Berastagi</title>
                    <description>The first thing I noticed upon entered the gates of Mt. Sibuyak Park on Sunday July 20th was the hunting party playing with their rifles and their 3 dogs running doing laps around the pickup truck in anticipation of the hunt. I turned to our guide and asked what are these people doingHe looked a little uncomfortable and answered a bit hesitantly uh...they are going hunting.I stopped.  Hun</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Berastagi/blog-314113.html</link>
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                    <title>Sumatra</title>
                    <description>Hello AgainWe rejoin our adventure on the rainforest clad island of Sumatra a land of Wild OrangUtans even wilder volcanoes and a real feel of adventure.Well actually we had to reach Sumatra first from Penang which involved a six hour journey on a small ferry across the open sea and up and down waves I could swear were 10m high Plastic bags were handed out throughout the journey and just as qui</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Lake-Maninjau/blog-309200.html</link>
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                    <title>Overlanding Partying and the 'little' Detour</title>
                    <description>O.k. so the country that this blog is under might be a bit confusing Indonesia was never part of the plan but sometimes the best things aren't planned. The bit inbetween leaving China and entering Sumatra has very little photos and lots of drama that isn't really necessary to retell in a blog So I'll try to be short and sweet in a quick sum upYet Another Epic Journey  JeezI was basically in </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/blog-308187.html</link>
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                    <title>West Sumatra What Doesn't Kill Me...</title>
                    <description>Saya Mau Sewa SepedaReports arrive of a washed out bridge along the TransSumatran forcing a circuitous detour connecting Lake Toba to regions south. Kay who speaks for her partner on all matters cringes at the though of a twentyfour hour busride. The Scotsman explains that he made the journey from Bukittingi in six hours first by road to Padang thence flying Air Asia to Medan where he caught </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Bukittinggi/blog-304609.html</link>
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                    <title>Bukittingi and Lake Maninjau</title>
                    <description>Again the piccies are unsorted but we hope you enjoy  Should be another one in the next 48 hours tooThe journey from Bukit Lawang involved going back into Medan which we did with Calvin who was following us to an ATM to collect the rest of our bill and Penny who was heading to Lake Toba another travellers favourite in Sumatra.  We decided to skip Toba and go straight down to Bukit tinggi a</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Bukittinggi/blog-301263.html</link>
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                    <title>Bukit Lawang</title>
                    <description>Note We wrote this ages ago and have only just found an internet cafe with a decent enough pc and connection to actually upload it  The piccies are not labelled and are in random order.  Hope you enjoy JM x The journey from Pulau Weh involved a dodgy old minibus to the ferry port express ferry and then an overnight coach back to Medan we paid a bit more for a half decent one which delivered </description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Bukit-Lawang/blog-301262.html</link>
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                    <title>Diving North Sumatra</title>
                    <description>Earlier this month we embarked on a trip through North Sumatra joined by DIVE magazines reporter Charlotte Boan. Our eleven day tour started in the inland jungle of Bukit Lawang from there we made our way to Pulau Weh island in the north .Our intention was to promote North Sumatra as a tourist destination through Dive Safari Asia particularly Pulau Weh and Bukit Lawang which have in recent year</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Banda-Aceh/blog-300531.html</link>
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                    <title>18. Tag            15.1               17 km Bengkulu</title>
                    <description>Vor meinem morgigen Flug nach Jakarta nutzte ich den Tag heute um mich zu erholen und eine praktische Dinge zu erledigen wie Wsche waschen lassen Friseurbesuch und vor allem eine Generalberholung meines Fahrrads. Fr all das war Bengkulu wunderbar geeignet. Ich hatte ein riesiges Zimmer mit Klimaanlage und Mandi mit westlicher Toilette in einer herrlich heruntergekommenen alten Kolonialvill</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/blog-299991.html</link>
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                    <title>17. Tag             14.1                 43 km Ipuh  Bengkulu</title>
                    <description>Die heutige Strecke ging genauso weiter wie die gestrige. In lcherlich steilem auf und ab durch de lpalmplantagen. Es war bereits gegen 9 Uhr so heiss dass man es in der Sonne eigentlich nicht aushalten konnte und ich hatte gute 25 km nichts mehr zu trinken bekommen da die Gegend komplett unbewohnt war. Nach 40 km hatte ich die Schnauze voll. Es ist sinnlos sich auf solch einer Strecke auf d</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/blog-299990.html</link>
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                    <title>16. Tag            13.1              104 km Muko Muko  Ipuh</title>
                    <description>Diese Strecke nach Bengkulu welche auf der Landkarte so verlockend aussieht immer direkt die Kste hinunter ist ein absoluter Alptraum. Die ersten 10 km ging es durch wenig attraktives Sumpfgebiet flach die Kste entlang den Rest der Strecke wand sich das kurvige Strchen in stetigem auf und ab durch fast schattenlose lpalmplantagen und Brachland weitab von der Kste. Auf der gesamten Streck</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/blog-299988.html</link>
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                    <title>15. Tag              12.1            132 km Kambang  Tapan  Muko Muko </title>
                    <description>Heute war der Tag der Pannen. Dreimal musste ich langwierig den Schlauch flicken lassen da der Mantel meines Hinterrades so langsam in seine Bestandteile zerfllt. Ich habe jedoch wenig Hoffnung vor Jakarta  irgendwo vernnftige Mntel erstehen zu knnen. Die Strecke heute war komplett unspektakulr auf einem schlechten Strchen ging es durch wenig besiedeltes und landschaftlich wenig interessa</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/blog-299987.html</link>
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                    <title>14. Tag                  11.1             135 km Padang  Painan  Kambang</title>
                    <description>Die Kstenlandschaft sdlich von Padang ist wunderschn bergig und zerklftet. Aus der Stadt hinaus ging es zunchst 10 km flach zwischen den Hgeln hindurch bevor das erste Kap zu berwinden war. Hinter dem Strandresort Bungus ging es dann richtig in die Berge ein kilometerlanger steiler Anstieg mit anschlieender Abfahrt durch ein Tal im Hinterland. Nach der Abfahrt waren es 15 km hgelige S</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/blog-299986.html</link>
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                    <title>13. Tag             10.1            152 km Maninjau  Lubuk Basung  Tika  Pariaman  Padang</title>
                    <description>Es war ein traumhaft sonniger Tag heute und die Ausblicke auf den See waren noch einmal berwltigend. Ich fuhr die gut 10 km um die Nordseite des Sees herum und bog dann rechts ab in Richtung Kste. Es folgte eine ca. 15 km lange Abfahrt durch ein schnes Tal und bei Lubuk Basung war dann die Kstenebene erreicht. Die ersten knapp 40 km zwischen Tiku und Pariaman fhrte die Strae nah am Meer en</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Padang/blog-299985.html</link>
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                    <title>12. Tag                9.1</title>
                    <description>Heute legte ich einen richtigen Ruhetag ein und verbrachte den Tag mit einem Buch im Resort. Die einzige Aktivitt die ich mir auferlegte war ein Schwimmchen im See. Das Wetter war ohnehin nicht sonderlich gut. Abends a ich eine Kleinigkeit im Resortcaf und hatte sogar Gesellschaft. Die Anlage musste heute einen waren Touristensturm bewltigen mich eingerechnet waren wir tatschlich zu viert.</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Lake-Maninjau/blog-299984.html</link>
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                    <title>11. Tag   8.1  56 km  Bukittinggi  Maninjau</title>
                    <description>Den heutigen Tag hatte ich eigentlich als 'PostTSH'Ruhetag eingeplant aber die knapp 40 km bis zum Danau Maninjau waren hrter als erwartet. Aus Bukittinggi hinaus folgte ich noch gut 5 km der Hauptstrae in Richtung Padang und bog dann rechts auf die seltsamerweise nicht ausgeschilderte Strae nach Maninjau ab welche leicht hgelig begann sich nach einigen Kilometern jedoch steil in Serpen</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Lake-Maninjau/blog-299982.html</link>
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                    <title>10. Tag   7.1  77 km  Lubuk Sikaping  Bukittinggi</title>
                    <description>Meine letzte Etappe auf dem TransSumatraHighway und die hatte es noch einmal in sich. Es waren zwar nur 77 km bis nach Bukittinggi von diesen ging es allerdings nach anfnglicher Abfahrt geschtzte 50 km bergauf flache Abschnitte gab es heute berhaupt keine. Die Strae wand sich meist durch schmale Tler bergauf ber diverse Hgelketten mit kurzer Abfahrt nach deren berwindung  und dann b</description>
                    <link>http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Bukittinggi/blog-299981.html</link>
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