Lake Toba’s Samosir Island, Sumatra

Sumatra’s Volcanic Samosir Island is the world’s largest island within an island.

Travelling to Lake Toba, North Sumatra

Spectacular Lake Toba is a volcanic lake in Sumatra’s northern central region, offering tranquillity and a little peace, in crowded Indonesia.

Sumatra’s sultry Bukit Lawang jungle village…where you can experience Orangutans up close and personal!

An overnight bumpy bus from Sumatra’s Dumai to Medan, a short 3-hour public bus trip, and finally, arrive in the sultry village of Bukit Lawang.

Awake for over 24 hours and exhausted finally, we arrive in Batam, Indonesia for the next long road bus journey to Dumai.

A couple of days have passed since leaving Australia. Destination? Batam, Indonesia via Singapore, without a plan…