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Sumatra is huge, really huge. It is the sixth largest island in the world or more than twice as large as the the British Isles. It is also a little explored island of rainforest, volcanoes and wildlife beyond imagining. Here it is still possible to get off the map and voyage in a tropical land.
Indonesia has had its problems in the past decade or so and in Aceh there had been a long-running insurrgency which has been settling down in the past few years with a peace agreement, greater autonomy for the area and both rebels and the government participating in regional elections. The FCO still advises caution in the area but provided the traveller is sensible and avoids political discussion or action then there is no need to avoid Aceh. This issue as well as problems in other areas of Indonesia has led to a serious downturn in the number ...
flyingllamas 01.07.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of General: Sumatra
Advantages: Great descriptions of the times, Australia Disadvantages: None
The Secret River
London 1806 - William Thornhill, happily wedded to his childhood sweetheart Sal, is a waterman on the River Thames. Life is tough but bearable until William makes a mistake, a bad mistake for which he and his family are made to pay dearly. His sentence: to be transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is the book of the month at our book club and is probably not a book I would have chosen for myself but is an extremely interesting portrail into life for people in that age and of the two countries.
This story is basically in two parts, Will's London life and then his Australian life. The two are most definitely linked to each other but in terms of Will's and Sal's feelings and adventures they are worlds apart, or you could say continents apart. The story ...
Advantages: The situation is peace, and you can enjoy nice sightseeing Disadvantages: None
Welcome to SumatraSumatra, one of Republic Indonesia's big island, is a nice island to make jurney. The journey should be started from Medan (North Sumatra), Bukit Tinggi (West Sumatra), Jambi, Palembang and then Java, Bali, etc.
I encourage you to start from Medan, the province capital city, because there are a lot of tourism spots in North Sumatra. Another most important reason is the only one international flight port in Sumatra is found in Medan. It is called Polonia.
In Medan you can visit national museums. For night entertainment, you can visit pubs or discotheque.
What are other tourism spots to visit then ? You can visit Bukit Lawang, about 4 hours drive by bus or car (I have writen a short information about Bukit Lawang in CIAO, too). You must spend a day for the trip.
Or you have the choice to visit Berastagi ...
