So, my job had required me to drive all the way to the North East – or to the state of Kelantan to be exact – which would be my very last road trip out of KL before I moved back to Sabah. Instead of taking the easy way out by taking a flight, I decided to go by road which would take me across four different states, excluding Kuala Lumpur which is considered a state in itself and where…
I woke up to a bright morning. I remember how I got woken up by the silence of the night at least a few times, and questioned how in the world I ended up spending the night in the middle of nowhere, which was totally unplanned. After paying for the room, I vroomed my way out of the hotel and continued East towards Pangururan – the biggest town on Samosir island. The morning was so bright and the views of…
So I was on Samosir Island, which is the biggest island in Lake Toba. It is so big, it is even bigger than the island of Singapore. I rented a motorbike from my hostel for IDR90,000 per day, for a straight 3-day so that I don’t have to return it at the end of each day and avoid getting charged for a late return. So the plan was to make a one full round around the island and that was…