A young vendor waits for her mother to display the day’s goods at the local market square. Hand-woven silk sarongs, embroidered garments, woven cloth, wood carving and ornaments of coconut shell ...
Indonesia
A River Bank in Sumatra
Samosir Island was artificially turned into an island. Originally a peninsula, it was transformed into an island when a canal was cut through the isthmus connecting it to the crater wall that ...
Backpackers in Sumatra
Backpackers on Samosir Island. A number of these independent travelers just graduated from college and are off on an extended trip away from home. Getting to lake Toba is not a simple hop and skip ...
Samosir Island in Sumatra
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Balinese Dancers
Balinese dancers are respected members of their villages and even become international ambassadors because each dancer considers dancing as a vital part of her culture, a spiritual exercise and a ...
An Ancient Stone Tomb in Sumatra
Samosir Island in the middle of Lake Toba has many sites of 400-year old tombs made of Neolithic stone. On the stone sarcophagus, there are usually some carvings of masks, which are tools for warding ...
Rice Fields in Sumatra
The rice fields in north-central Sumatra let you witness the most exciting scenery you’ll ever see. The area around here is excellent for trekking with its lush green, hilly and fertile landscape with ...
Portside Voyagers of Sunda Kelapa, Jakarta
These voyagers should make a few hours for a picturesque scene at Sunda Kelapa, better known as Pasar Ikan (meaning fish market). The 800-year-port still handles tall masted Bugis schooners, devoted ...