Padang, West Sumatra-Place where the Ground is Shaking

It was last year when i saw the news about 9.1 scale earth quake in Padang West Sumatra. I could only see the news on TV that time. It was around September 2009 few days after Moslem celebrate Ied Fithr.Sumatra called ring of fire as it had volcanoes that goes straight from top of Sumatra island (Aceh) to the very edge of it (Lampung). All the active volcanoes well known for it history of

Small Flights to / From Jambi (and some other interesting destination)

Most of people asks, if there's any other way to go to Kerinci region, where the highest volcano in sumatra is, else than going from West Sumatra.Theres flights that actually goes from Jambi straight to Sungai Penuh the main city of Kerinci that fly twice a week, on Wednesday and Saturday etd. 08.55 am by Riau Airlines, a small plane.I think if theres flights flying across sumatra province its it

Sumatra Hidden Paradise

For so many people Sumatra just a jungle, not very attractive, as some said. But its a totally wrong assumption.Sumatra is the 6th largest island in the world. Its had longest coast lines for water sport such as surf, many dive spot and for snorkeling. Many people/western had been there want to keep this as secret because they don't want too many people went there and destroy it (a friend surfer