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Berastagi, Indonesia
Berastagi is a couple of hours in a minibus from Medan, sit at the back if you don’t like overtaking round blind corners. This is a city in the Barisan region, and popular because of the two volcanoes and hot springs.
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Medan, Indonesia
Arriving after a forty minute hop from Penang, that took a bit longer due to a go around landing, myself expecting to land any minute and suddenly being thrust upward and back over the sea, no explanation! Some people seem to be down on Medan, saying don’t bother, or simply it’s shit. What I found…
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Penang, Malaysia
I’ve read that most people come here for the food, and I can’t really question that, having eaten fantastic food from hawker markets and cafes over the last week.
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Uyuni, Bolivia
My second visit to Uyuni, previously there on a disastrous three day trip from San Pedro de Atacama, where the jeep broke down twice and the driver did a runner.
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Oruro to Uyuni
The best thing about Uyuni was getting here. From Oruro I took a train which was spectacular. Slowly ambling along you are spoiled with views across a beautiful landscape, and you can open the windows to get shots you can’t get from a bus.
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La Paz, Bolivia.
I’ve spent a few days in La Paz, much happier than my last visit, down, miserable and suffering from altitude I decided to head home and stayed in the cheapest place in El Alto, the extra meters making me worse.