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bedroom78 Medan 21 Sep 15 9.45pm | |
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In North Sumatra you can go trekking in Bukit Lawang, you can book it once you get there. Trekking is 25 euros for 1 day, 60 for 2, and 85 for 3. Bukit Lawang is about 3 - 4 hours from the airport in Medan, and as log as you arrive before about 4 in the afternoon you can get a taxi/minivan straight from the airport, about 30 quid, although can be done a lot cheaper, you will get assaulted by drivers as soon as you walk out, very friendly but can be a bit annoying. Medan is best avoided, although you can get a 5* hotel for about 70 quid a night.
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bedroom78 Medan 21 Sep 15 10.01pm | |
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oh, and don't drink mansion house whisky
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Kermit8 Hevon 21 Sep 15 10.32pm | |
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If the earth tremors expect to be going for an involuntary swim to Darwin soon after.
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Pussay Patrol 22 Sep 15 12.33am | |
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Quote palace_in_frogland at 21 Sep 2015 6.06pm
Quote JohnB at 21 Sep 2015 5.55pm
Quote pefwin at 21 Sep 2015 5.50pm
Careful with which airline you fly.
Emirates are great, no worries there. As far as domestic flights are concerned, there are 63 carriers operating in Indonesia. 59 of them are banned from flying in Europe. I suggest you stick to the other 4. so an airline which only operates in Indonesia is banned from flying in Europe?
Paua oouaarancì Irà chiyeah Ishé galé ma ba oo ah |
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davenotamonkey 22 Sep 15 3.32am | |
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Quote JohnB at 21 Sep 2015 5.47pm
Hi All, Off to Indonesia for a 3 week holiday in a few weeks. The idea is a few days North in Sumatra to jungle trek, then 2 and a bit weeks of Bali, Gili Islands and Lombok. All I've booked is return flights and the rest in terms of hotels and internal flights I will sort whilst I'm out there. Anyone got any tips on things to do and places to avoid?
There have been instances of handlers slipping something "extra" into your luggage before it boards. The intended recipient at the destination doesn't take it out, and you're left explaining why you just brazenly transported 2kg of coke in your luggage. If the luggage is "clingfilm wrapped", it foremost serves as a deterrent. If you receive the luggage and it looks like it's been tampered with, the film cut etc, you can inform the authorities. Better safe than sorry.
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chris123 hove actually 22 Sep 15 7.32am | |
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If you know how to swing a club, get a round in at Bali Handara - unbelievable course etched out of the crater of an extinct volcano.
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mr. apollo Somewhere in Switzerland 22 Sep 15 7.58am | |
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Best Scuba diving in the world, if you are not a diver, learn before you go if you can. I spent 10 weeks diving around Indonesia and it's an amzing place as that's where the three major world currents meet so the diversity is amazing.
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palace_in_frogland In a broken dream 22 Sep 15 8.02am | |
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Quote Pussay Patrol at 22 Sep 2015 12.33am
Quote palace_in_frogland at 21 Sep 2015 6.06pm
Quote JohnB at 21 Sep 2015 5.55pm
Quote pefwin at 21 Sep 2015 5.50pm
Careful with which airline you fly.
Emirates are great, no worries there. As far as domestic flights are concerned, there are 63 carriers operating in Indonesia. 59 of them are banned from flying in Europe. I suggest you stick to the other 4. so an airline which only operates in Indonesia is banned from flying in Europe? It's an indicator of safety and maintenance standards. Indonesia has a dismal air safety record, even allowing for the fact that a high proportion of domestic flights are in tricky mountain terrain. Their national airline, Garuda, was banned from European airspace for several years.
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JohnB 22 Sep 15 8.59am | |
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Well based on all this, I can't wait to go!!
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bedroom78 Medan 22 Sep 15 12.32pm | |
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North Sumatra again, don't forget the active volcano that sometimes rains down ash on the airport
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Cucking Funt Clapham on the Back 23 Sep 15 12.52pm | |
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Don't watch The Year of Living Dangerously before you go.
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Red-Blue-Yellow Surrey 23 Sep 15 1.03pm | |
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I did business in Bali about 10-12 years ago. Fantastic place, live like a Lord for a couple of quid a day. Comments above about flying are spot on, very scary as the weather conditions plus the small and old aircraft make choosing the day you fly an important consideration. The Ferries are a bit better if you've the time for them.
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