Day 307: Assalamu Alaikum

Devout Muslim kids

Banda Aceh, Indonesia Aceh suffered the most lost during the tsunami incident in 2004. Losing more than 120,000 souls to the disaster, I found both […]

Day 306: The Day the Time Stood Still

Morning light

Banda Aceh, Indonesia I “woke up” to a windy morning by the beach. Sleeping propped up in between two chairs wasn’t fun. Erin and I […]

Day 305: A Brief Encounter and Unexpected Farewell

Coconut peddler

Pulau Weh – Banda Aceh, Indonesia A few days ago, out of the blue, Charli hit me up and said she’s heading to Sumatra. It […]

Day 305: Don’t Worry, Be Happy

Lurking puffer

Pulau Weh, Indonesia We woke up to a nice morning.  Putting on our gear, loaded everything up to the boat and all of a sudden […]

Day 303: The War of Roses

Found Nemo!

Pulau Weh, Indonesia I am writing this entry with a gun pointed at my head. I’ve promised Elys to write ever since we were in […]

Day 302: Indonesia at Km. 0

Kids playing in the sea

Pulau Weh, Indonesia There are plenty of famous dive sites in Indonesia and Pulau Weh is one of them, albeit it’s considerably less known compared […]

Day 301: City of Strangers, Alien and Bleak

Old home

Medan – Banda Aceh – Pulau Weh, Indonesia I finally left Medan for Pulau Weh to do some diving. The two weeks in Medan was […]

Day 300: When Life Is Much Simpler

The Gang

Medan, Indonesia A visit to my old neighbour’s house uncovered these ol’ goodies:    

Day 298: Living the Fat Life

Yum!

Medan, Indonesia More Indonesian dishes:  

Day 296: Hi Ho Silver Lining

Brastagi's market

Medan – Berastagi – Gundaling – Medan, Indonesia Between my lengthy wait for the root canal treatment and trying to match my friends’ schedule to […]

Day 295: Through the Looking Glass

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Medan, Indonesia Mmm, breakfast was this Chinese rice dumpling which Indonesian called “Ki Cang.” I’m not particularly sure of its Chinese name. Basically, every fifth […]

Day 294: This Is Not Poo

Durian

Medan, Indonesia Presentation is definitely not a top priority in Indonesian cuisine. These two dishes that I had today came in a mess of a […]