Tag Archives: Indonesia

Riding a Motorbike around Samosir Island

Posted on March 6, 2019 by jipp

So I was on Samosir Island, which is the biggest island in Lake Toba. It is so big, it is even bigger than the island of Singapore. I rented a motorbike from my hostel for IDR90,000 per day, for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Traveling | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Horas Samosir!

Posted on February 17, 2019 by jipp

So after more than a year break from traveling, with the last trip was to Chiang Mai in October of 2017, I decided to return to it (traveling) this year and decided to go somewhere for Chinese New Year public … Continue reading →

Posted in Islands, Traveling | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Padang – The Land of Minangkabau

Posted on October 17, 2015 by jipp

So, there’s this place called Padang that I went to as part of my trip to West Sumatra recently. It was more like the access point to Mount Kerinci – the highest volcano in Indonesia for which we went to … Continue reading →

Posted in Traveling | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Keep Climbing

Posted on October 9, 2015 by jipp

“Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing” – Barry Finlay

Posted in Adventure | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Conquering Mt. Kerinci – the Highest Volcano in Indonesia

Posted on September 30, 2015 by jipp

So, I have just returned from Indonesia to tick something off the bucketlist – this time to the West of Sumatra, an island just on the other side of the Strait of Malacca from the Malaysian Peninsular. With over 130 … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments