Added: Aug 13, 2006
From: solaroven
Duration: 0:59
The journey from Pulau Samosir, North Sumatra to Bukittingi, West Sumatra is only about 350km as the crow flies, so you'd expect a journey between these two areas along a road called the Trans-Sumatran Highway would be rather short. Wrong. The journey is 15hrs on a coach that winds around the countryside non-stop. Because the road is so narrow and the corners mostly blind, the bus must constantly sound its horn. These two factors combined mean that sleep on this overnight journey is almost impossible and it can only really be termed as my friend Weiger said, "a hell".
Channel: Travel
Rating: 4.5' max='5' min='1' numRaters='2' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#overall ( ratings) Views: 4097 Comments: 5
benthead Says:
Oct 29, 2006 - This truly is a grueling trip. I traveled half the length of Sumatra with a man sitting on my lap. Worst road trip I've ever had. It had to be the most scenic though - Beautiful rainforest
utamitamoto Says:
Jan 22, 2007 - very nice ! i have been there out of touristic season and i travelled with 2 canadians girls in a big bus for only 3 passengers from bukitingi to manijau lake ... i remember we stoped because of a noisy wheel 200 meters after we lived the bus station and after 2 hours the engine was missing oil ... but nice journey !
Neztle Says:
Aug 26, 2007 - highway??? that a HA..HA..HA..HA..HA..haighway
ux2xbxe Says:
Sep 30, 2009 - what bus armada did you take? if you take ALS, there wont be any highway anymore, only hellway... they're sure drive the bus like an F1 (large version, though) :D
CoolioMasta Says:
Sep 18, 2006 - Hahaha. Yeah, they're not exactly "highways". I got sick during my trip there, the constant winding of the road is unbearable for my head.