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Yeah that 185,000 doesn't sound so bad to get to Lombok.

Um, so you spent "10 hours" there, did not visit any tourist attraction that charges for some admission, did not stay the night so have no...

Just to update on that, I see Pamela checked the train times to Siantar, and the schedule I posted is correct, at least in the outline. The...

No return from the OP yet, but I wonder if he visited on a Sunday/holiday....

Meh, if all you can find to take a photograph in Jakarta is a guy in a shirt and tie, you should turn in your camera now....

There are local people all over Indonesia and they all have their distinctive culture. Just because they are not all hunting pigs with as...

Re the atm in Bohorok near Bukit Lawang, I was under the understanding that mastercards were ok in the ATM but not Visa. ...

Yes that would give you plenty of time. I would expect the journey to take 1.5 - 2 hours from Tebing Tinggi to Parapat. There would be...

In that case you can go anywhere....

Not bypassing, going through it!

It will cost more like $50 from Medan to Bukit Lawang by private car

You don't need any travel agent....

The thing about Indonesia is that Indonesian women are not like Western women at all. Indonesian men, well they're not so different...

Sorry my choose of words might not have been clear. The airport is restricted to taxis only, and not buses or becaks. In other words only...

You won't get a student discount on a particular fare you've already found....