Tourism of North Sumatera

By Hendri

Indonesia has many beautiful places to visited. Some of them  are North Sumatera. The beautiful places you can get here. Why i say that? Because i am live here. For this time, i will share to you information tourism in North Sumatera.

Lake Toba

Lake Toba is a lake voulcanic . about 150 kilometers from Medan. Medan is capital of north Sumatera. If you want to go there, you can go by bus. Some of Bus to go there is Sejahtera, Intra Bus and many of Bus to go there. Cost of to go there is cheap, about Rp 20.000 or US$ 2 . Time of trip about 4 hours from Medan.  Along the way you will pass Deli Serdang regency, Serdang Bedagai regency, Tebing Tinggi Municipality and Simalungun regency.

For backpacker especially backpacking indonesia, many cheap hotel at Lake Toba. Just US$10 – 100. You can swimming and diving. Pora – pora is famous fish and  fisherman always fishing to sell to Batam and other city. You can ride bicycle but the first you must cross by ship to go to Samosir island. About 1 hour  by little ship and 2 hours by Ferry ship. Just US$ 1 of cost, it’s really cheap. You can do arround samosir island by bicycle and can rent it there. I am sure you will enjoy beautiful scenery. You can ride a bicycle across cliff and ricefield. I suggest you must bring a digital camera, because many hotspot for tourist. You can bathe hot spring  there about 1 hour by bus from Tuktuk.

Berastagi

Berastagi is Medan’s peak. There are many Mountain there, some of them is Sinabung  and Mount Sibayak. Sibayak is mountain active voulcanic.  If you want to climbing mount Sibayak, you can go by sutra or Sinabung Bus about 2 hours come there. Just US$2 to go there. Usually if you want to hike sibayak start in the night at 01.00 wib. Why you must climbing in the evening? Sunrise is wait for you on Sibayak mountain and you can take a picture. Your tent can build in the peak Sibayak. But in the morning many people always go down from Sibayak peak but from other way.

From Sibayak Mountain you can move on mount Sinabung about 3 hours. In the foot of Sinabung exactly edge of the Lau Tawar Lake you can build your tent. Especially in  the new year eve, you must go the faster if want to build tent, because thousand  people come there. In the peak of Sinabung mountain is crowded on the night. Many people  celebrate change new year on the Sinabung mountain peak. Backpacking Indonesia tips, because Very cold  the weather, so you must bring a jacket and logistic especially water

Medan City 

Medan is capital of north Sumatera. Of course development here is faster than other city in Nort Sumatera. Many Modern building here begin hotel, cafe, caraoke and many nice places you can visit here. Medan has famous good food. The favourite places is Nelayan resto. The favourite food places are Istana maimon, Raya Mosque, Office Post and etc.

So, if you want to come to Indonesian don’t forget to visit Nort Sumatera. 

Backpacker Tips & Guide in Bali Part 2

by Hendri 

Bali is a romatic gateway with crystal clear blue water and white sandy beaches. Bali is great vacation in the world especially in asia. Nowadays many people choosing holiday in Bali. For this moment i will tell you about backpacker tips and guide part 2 if you do journey in bali. I hope you have had read  backpacker tips part 1 before you read this article.

Tanah Lot Temple

One of the best place temple in Bali is Tanah lot. It is third kilometers from Denpasar. One of the hotspot tourist in Bali. The situation of Tanah Lot Temple is cliff over the ocean, the view is absolutely outstanding. If you are luck, you can go to temple and can see a white snake around the coral reef in the cave, and you believe, you can pray there to make your dream come true. many people come there usually at 16.00 - 19.00 in the evening. why?... because many of them want to take sunset wonderful view at the ocean.

You can say beauty personified and mysterious if you had come to Tanah Lot.

For the price enter there isn't expensive and i believe you can buy a ticket there.

Next time if you come to Bali, you must visit tanah Lot if you sure would not go back disappointed.

Uluwatu Temple

One of the populer temple in Bali is Uluwatu. Many people come there usually with their patner, friends, family and this place is really romantic. Uluwatu Temple lies right on the Bukit Peninsula. The temple in Bali is made from dark gray coral same with the uluwatu is pretty but the views make it very impressive.

The Temple is believed that founded by a javanese Priest of the 11th century who arrived in Bali.

There many monkey and sometimes the monkeys disturb visitor. Backpacker tips from me, you must make your digital camera, wallet and other valuable is safe because monkeys sometimes stole your valuables. If the accident occur, you can ask pawang to take it.

In the afternoon besides you look sunset views, you can watch Kecak dance performed.

Kecak dance tell of Ramayana story include a group of men chanting the music.

You can buy ticket there or by your travel.

There are many other places in Bali tours and i'll tell it again at another time. Don't forget to always carry a Digital Camera if you visit your sights so pleasant journey

Backpacker Tips & Guide in Bali Part 1

Article by Hendri

For this time I try to write article in English for my friend all over the world especially USA and Germany.

I think some of you had ever gone to paradise in Indonesia exactly in Bali...

For this time i will share to you just a little tips backpacking in Bali if you have plan holiday in Bali especially for my friend that don't have much money for holiday or it is called backpacker.

Ok i will tell a little to you about Bali.

Bali is beutiful famous place in Indonesia and we proud have it. You can walk in Bali from morning until night without worry cause Bali is safe, and we always make Bali is safe for a long time so that many people  plan to journey there...

Many beautiful place in Bali some of them is Kuta beach or kute beach. Many people surve there or dry in the sun while drink a cup of juice. I'm sure you will never forget it, want and want to do it again. There...you can eat defend on you money, because this blog just for backpacker in Bali, so i share cheaper eat. Lunch just $1 US really really cheap isn't!!  

If you want to get another  chalenge, you can rent a motor cycle just $5 US / a day. 

The weather there is cold and always rain. There you can rent a speed board, if i mistaken rent it $35 US for one hour.You will around lake bedugul.

By motor cycle u can go to Bedugul. If i may suggest, you go there with your friends, more than 5 motor cycle you can touring in 2-3 hour and a long road you can looak terasering ricefiled it's so beutiful.... You can stop there and take a picture.

If you have arrived there you can buy strawberry just $1-2 US it's really cheap.

The weather there is cold and always rain. There you can rent a speed board, if i mistaken rent it $35 US for one hour

On the night in Bali many destination you can do it. You can make a party with your friends is like drink a bir or sampanye or etc, but....before you party you have to try this food. If you are  like spicy food. you can go to "Nasi pedas" near Joger shop. Price is pariatif, begin $1 - 3 US. 

Still many tourism place in Bali that i can’t tell it in this article from A –Z because isn’t enough time and i had sleepy tihs night  .


Oh ya you can klik this articles about best compact digital cameras and low cost but high spec digita cameras,  because backpacker without digital isn' t complete.
Nextime i will share about backpacker inbali in part 2.