Articles tagged with: Banda Aceh
17 – The Coast Road and a Construction Camp
Sunday August 12, 2018
6:20 a.m. Ramshackle Room up the stairs at the Wisma Dian
Sigli, Sumatra
(100,000 rupiah per night; big room, two single beds with hard wood frames and hard mats; junky table; plastic stool; no sheets or blankets but supplied towels; private bathroom with occasional water flow; very dirty)
The skies looked perfect when I woke up in Banda Aceh for my planned departure. The owners …
15 – Return to Banda Aceh
Wednesday August 8, 2018
6:15 a.m. Room in the House, Griya Arida
Banda Aceh, Sumatra
My time in Kuala Lumpur passed easily. I ran some errands, met up with some friends, and bought a couple of items for my bike. Then it was time to head to the airport to catch my flight back to Banda Aceh. The flight went smoothly, though my arrival at the airport was …
13 – The Griya Arida Hotel in Banda Aceh
10:30 a.m.
Room 102, Hotel Griya Arida
Banda Aceh, Sumatra
Well, I am relaxing in luxury. Luxury, I tells ya.
I ended up booking a room at a place that would normally be quite outside my budget. But I started with the thought that my dirty, horrible hovel at the beach cost 200,000 rupiah. That was my starting point. And while I was investigating hotels near the bus station …