A Day in Jakarta
From the quaint town of Banda Aceh, our next destination is the biggest city in Indonesia; the Batavia. Being the tenth largest city in the world, it is a highly dense metropolis with...
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Banda Aceh: 6 Years Post-Tsunami
Third morning and our last day in Banda Aceh. It is still early, shops are yet to open. Banda Aceh is making such a progress that physical scars of Tsunami are barely visible 6 years...
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Ulee Lhee, Lhoknga & Lampuuk: A Tribute to The Faithful Departed
We continue our drive to Ulee Lhee, a coastal village northwest of Banda Aceh. It was one of the Tsunami badly hit area. The mass grave of Ulee Lhee, the second largest in...
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The Noah’s Ark of Lampulo
Caution: Some images may be disturbing. Viewer discretion is required. We wake up early to a beautiful morning. Pak Darman arrives on time as promised to fetch us for a tour around...
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Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam: A Quest to Understand Life & Death
A few days after we came back from Langkawi, we are off the tarmac again in a quest to understand life and death. Our rescheduled flight, airbus AK305 arrived at Banda Aceh around...
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The Shopaholic goes Bandung!
Wilunjeng Sumping! After almost a year counting my days for the trip (as I booked it during the AirAsia free ticket promotion last year) the day has finally arrived. Today, we will be...
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Bukittinggi – Padang – Kuala Lumpur
Like an old Minang song: Gunuang Marapi, gunuang Singgalang Hai, tolong caliakkan kasiah hati den Nan den tinggakan, antaro pintu nan jo halaman Uda den nanti, antaro pintu nan jo halaman Bapisah bukannyo...
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