September 2011
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Pulau Weh, Sumatra, Indonesia
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Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
Slight diversion from the usual post format, but in this case the words are more important than the pictures.
Banda Aceh is a small city on the Northern tip of Sumatra. Its the capital city in the province of Aceh and was hit really badly in the 2004 boxing day tsunami as it was the nearest town to the epicentre of the earthquake which preceded the tsunami. Around 167,000 people died and...
Ketambe, Sumatra, Indonesia (Part 3)
Ketambe, Sumatra, Indonesia (Part 2)
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Ketambe, Sumatra, Indonesia (Part 1)
Mum and Dad came out to visit us to experience ‘backpacking’ and we had a great 3 night stay at Cinta Alam guesthouse, with 2 days of jungle trekking with the excellent Abu as our guide. Ketambe is an area on the edge of the beautiful Gunung Leuser National Park in the Aceh province. While trekking in the rainforest we were lucky to see lots of amazing wildlife...
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Melaka, Malaysia
Georgetown in Penang, Malaysia (Part 3)
Georgetown in Penang, Malaysia (Part 2)
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Georgetown in Penang, Malaysia (Part 1)
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Elephant Nature Park, Thailand (part 2)
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Elephant Nature Park, Thailand
We took a daytrip to visit Elephant Nature Park, an elephant sanctuary an hour away from Chiang Mai. We had researched the nature of this park very carefully prior to visiting as there is an enormous amount of ‘elephant parks’ in Thailand, catering to the many tourists who want to ride elephants and watch them do tricks. We knew this was something we absolutely...
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Out and about, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Stamp Museum, Chiang Mai, Thailand