Renting a scooter in Bukittinggi, we opted to drive the thirty-six kilometres west to the beautiful Lake Maninjau. Unfortunately for us the weather didn’t cooperate as much as we would have liked and so it was a series of incredibly heavy rain showers for the entire...
As a tourist, it’s often assumed that you don’t know the real price of anything and some people will try to attempt to take advantage of this. Follow these tips and learn how to haggle with confidence. 1. Price Around When you arrive in a place and you’re...
Bukittinggi is a small town, nestled in the Minangkabau highlands, ninety kilometres from Padang. It is one of Sumatra’s larger towns/cities with a population of more than 91,000 people. Due to it’s location in the Agam Valley at an elevation of 900 metres, the...
Flying into Padang Airport in Sumatra, Indonesia, we were dead-set on getting a little bit of ‘chilling at the beach time’ before embarking on our mostly inland journey through Northern Sumatra. Only four days ago we had gone almost 36 hours with no sleep, climbing...
After spending twelve months travelling between Nepal, India and Sri Lanka, we flew to Singapore for three nights before moving onto Sumatra, Indonesia. Super modern, clean and developed it was a shock to the system coming from a year of backpacking on a budget...
Every country has things that make it unique, its own culture, language, customs and food, among others. Wedding traditions are just another thing that differs hugely from country to country and if you are invited to a wedding when you’re travelling, it should be a no...
Pepero Day in South Korea is celebrated every year on 11/11 (November 11th), as the date represents four Pepero sticks. It’s a bizarre celebration but one which the young people and loved up couples across the nation fully get behind. Pepero Day In...
Thousands and thousands of acres of tea plantations lined the narrow roads between Hatton and Dalhousie, the starting point for climbing Adams Peak, also known as Sri Pada. Standing 2,243 meters (7,359ft) the sacred mountain is the fourth highest peak on the island of...
