Tag: indonesia
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UWC Day 102 – Transit Day – Flying back to Auckland
Heading back with a 20+ hour transit back to Auckland! Kuala Namu to Jakarta, Jarkarta to Sydney then Sydney to Auckland. Good thing I don’t mind flying and enjoying time on a plane. Hotel Checkout Woke up to the city and mountains in the background shrouded in layers of mist. Some great views as I…
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UWC Day 101 – Sumatra, Indonesia – Back to Medan
Finally out of the jungle! Made it out of the jungle and back to Medan finally. Was a little bit of a trek and definitely harder than it needed to be. Breakfast and Wrapping Up Got all my stuff packed the night before, but got everything ready and headed to the main area for a…
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UWC Day 100 – Sumatra, Indonesia – Last Day at the Guesthouse
Last full day at the guesthouse before hopefully getting back to the city. Spent the day just awaiting hopefully a successful trip back to the city tomorrow. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc100 Sights Around the Garden Was sitting and resuming my little mobile setup, when my guides were emphatically telling me about stuff in the garden. Frog…
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UWC Day 099 – Sumatra, Indonesia – Another day at the Guesthouse
Another day at the guesthouse. Nothing to do but chill and relax, waiting for the trip back to the city. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc099 Roomates I woke up and found some roomates in my room, which wasn’t a problem for me, but might’ve been for some folks. Totally get why they always tell you to clean…
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UWC Day 098 – Sumatra, Indonesia – Resting around the Guesthouse
Chill, relaxing day around the guesthouse. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc098 Morning Woke up and found that my cell data was completely out, so spent a little bit of time trying to figure that out while waking up. Finally walked over to the main area to see if reception was better over there, and found breakfast almost…
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UWC Day 097 – Sumatra, Indonesia – Leaving the Jungle
Made a wise decision (in my opinion) and pulled the plug on my jungle adventure. Made the trek back out of the jungle and made it safely back to the guesthouse (it was a little dicey at a couple spots). Thankful to be intact and in one piece. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc097 The Decision. Woke up,…
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UWC Day 095 – Sumatra, Indonesia – Another Day of Travel to the Jungle
After 40+ hours of travel, finally made it to my destination in north Sumatra. Looong day, and so much travel by plane and bus. Flights Continued on with flights to Kuala Lampur, then to Kuala Namu. The second flight was SO empty. There were maybe 10 rows in each direction of me that had no…
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