Lake Toba

Lake Toba is a very big lake in North Sumatera, Indonesia. This lake is the hometown for the ethnich Batak. This lake is the biggest lake in South East Asia, long 100 kilometers and wide 30 kilometers. There is an island in the center of this lake Pulo Samosir or Samosir Island. This lake surrounded by hills. You can enjoy the hill while you travel by ferry from Ajibata and Parapat to the Samosir Isalnd.

According to the folk story this lake made because the anger of a wife to her husband cause her husband angry to their son, his husband said to their son that his mother is a fish. His husband broke the agreement between her and his husband, the agreement was that her husband cannot say the true identity of his wife to their son. His wife was a fish who transformed to be a human.

Lake Toba

According to science this lake is a volcanic lake. Lake Toba is the site of a massive super volcanic eruption estimated at VEI 8 that occurred 69,000 to 77,000 years ago. It is the largest known explosive eruption on Earth in the last 25 million years. It killed most humans living at that time and is believed to have created a population bottleneck in central east Africa and India, which affects the genetic.the eruption of Toba led to a volcanic winter with a worldwide decrease in temperature between 3 to 5 °C (5.4 to 9.0 °F), and up to 15 °C (27 °F).

If you want to visit this lake you can fly to the airport Bandara Kuala Namu in North Sumatera. From this airport you can travel by public bus like Intra, Sejahtera, Sentosa, etc or you cant rent travel car or taxi. By bus from the airport to this lake cost about $3. You can travel to Parapat, this lake is in Parapat. And if you want to visit Samosir Island in this lake you can travel by ferry, it cost about $1, you can also shipped your car by bigger ferry, it costs about $5. You can take the ferry the small port Ajibata to Tomok. This ferry travel needs an hour travel from Ajibata to the island in the port Tomok.

There are many hotels, resorts, and cottages in Parapat near to the lake and in Tomok in Samosir Island. Mostly the foreigners, the tourists stayed in Tomok. This lake has clean water, you can swim, fishing, speedboat, banana boat in this lake. There are many fun things to do in this lake. You can also watch traditional performances of Batak ethnic on the Samosir Island like tor-tor(traditional dance), Si Gale-Gale (a dancing doll and an ancient), seeing old funerals, etc. There are some beautiful sites on the Samosir Island like Pusuk Buhit(holy hill), Pasir Putih), aek si pitu dai(fountain), hot fountain, batu parhusipan(holy stone), etc. And you can buy souvenirs in the traditional market Tomok.

Run Events Schedule in Indonesia 2016

Juli 2016
17 Juli 2016	IndiHome Run - Bandung	10K, 3K, 5K, Bandung
17 Juli 2016	Salatiga Trail Run 2016	12K, Trail Running, Salatiga, Jawa Tengah
23 Juli 2016	Rinjani Vertical Race	18K, Lombok
24 Juli 2016	IndiHome Run - Surabaya	10KM, 5KM, 3KM Family, Surabaya
24 Juli 2016	MILO Jakarta International 10K 2016	10K, Jakarta
24 Juli 2016	B29 Running Hill	5KM, Lumajang, Jawa Timur
29 Juli 2016	Rinjani 100	100KM, 60KM, 36KM, 27KM, Lombok
30 Juli 2016	Jungle Marathon Mt. Salak	42KM, 15KM, Bogor
30 Juli 2016	Splash Run	5K, Jakarta
31 Juli 2016	Surabaya 21K	21K, 10K, 5K, Surabaya
31 Juli 2016	Magetan City Run	5K and  10K, Magetan Jawa Timur
31 Juli 2016	IndiHome Run - Makassar	10KM, 5KM, 3KM, Makassar
31 Juli 2016	Lebarun 2016	5K and 9K, Jakarta
Agustus 2016
6 Agustus 2016	Tretes 10K Night Run 2016	10K, Tretes, Pasuruan
6 Agustus 2016	Titan Run 2016	17,8K, Tangerang
7 Agustus 2016	The Color Run Jakarta 2016	5K, Jakarta
7 Agustus 2016	Ciremai Trail Run	10K and 25K, Kuningan, Jawa Barat
12 Agustus 2016	Tangsel Run 2016	Tangerang Selatan
13 Agustus 2016	Run for Unity	2,5 K and 5K, Jakarta
13 Agustus 2016	Toraja Marathon 2016	10K, 21K, 42K, 5K, Toraja
13 Agustus 2016	Spark Colorful Bandung	7K, Bandung
14 Agustus 2016	Bali International Triathlon 2016	Bali
14 Agustus 2016	Circle K Run 2016	5K and 10K, Bandung
14 Agustus 2016	MCP Independence 10K RUN 2016 #AyoMlayu	10K, Malang
20 Agustus 2016	Manglayang Trail Running 2016	42K, 21K, 10K, Sumedang, Jawa Barat
20 Agustus 2016	Arjuna Welirang Ultra 2016	15K, 30K, 60K , Wonosari
21 Agustus 2016	Radana Run 2016	5K, Bekasi
27 Agustus 2016	Goat Run Trail Running Series #3	Bondowoso, Jawa Timur
28 Agustus 2016	Maybank Bali Marathon 2016	10K, Bali
28 Agustus 2016	Ironman 70.3 Bintan 2016	Swim 1.9K, Bike 90K, Run 21.1K, Bintan, Kepulauan RIau
September 2016
3 September 2016	Gede Vertical Trail Run	7,5L, Gunung Gede, Jawa Barat
3 September 2016	Gunung Mas Fun Trail	3K, 5K, 10K, 21K, Bogor
4 September 2016	Bromo Marathon 2016	10KM, 21KM, 42KM, Pasuruan, Jawa Timur
10 September 2016	Jatiluhur Dam Marathon	42KM, 25KM, 15KM, Purwakarta, Jawa Barat
17 September 2016	Samosir Lake Toba Ultra 2016	5KM, 10KM, 25KM, 50KM, Samosir, Sumatera Utara
17 September 2016	Bawakaraeng Trail Run 2016	15K & 28K, Gowa, Sulawesi Selatan
18 September 2016	Compressport Heritage Run 2016	5K & 10K, Jakarta
24 September 2016	Viper Challenge Indonesia	10K, Bogor, Jawa Barat
25 September 2016	Capital Market Run 2016	5K, 10K, 21K, Tangerang
25 September 2016	Jakarta Kids Triathlon 2016	Tangerang
Oktober 2016
1 Oktober 2016	Toraja Scenic Run	5K, 10K, 21K, Full Marathon, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi Selatan
1 Oktober 2016	Tough Mudder Bali 2016	16KM, Jimbaran, Bali
2 Oktober 2016	Astra Green Run Bali 2016	13 K and 6K, Bali
8 Oktober 2016	MesaStila Peaks Challenge	100k/65k/42k/42k/21k/11k, Jawa Tengah
9 Oktober 2016	Herbalife Run 2016	BSD
16 Oktober 2016	Astra Green Run Jakarta 2016	15K, 5K, 400M, Jakarta
23 Oktober 2016	Jakarta Marathon 2016	FM, HM, 10KM, 5KM, 1K, Jakarta
November 2016
4 November 2016	Bromo Tengger Semeru 100 Ultra 2016	170KM, 102KM, 70KM, 30KM, Pasuruan, Jawa Timur
5 November 2016	Jogja Night Run 2016	Fun Run 5K, Yogyakarta
6 November 2016	Jawa Pos Fit East Java Half Marathon 2016	HM, 10K, 5K, Surabaya
6 November 2016	Jakarta Kids Dash 2016	Pasar Seni, Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, Jakarta
12 November 2016	Jakarta Ultra 100 2016	100KM, 50K, 25K, Jakarta
13 November 2016	SuperBall Run 2016	21K and 10K, Jakarta
20 November 2016	Borobudur Marathon 2016	Magelang, Jawa Tengah
26 November 2016	Goat Run Trail Running Series #4	Bali
27 November 2016	2XU Compression Run Jakarta 2016	10Km and 5KM, Jakarta
27 November 2016	Lombok Marathon 2016	HM, 10K, 5K, Lombok, NTB
Desember 2016
11 Desember 2016	Barelang Bridge International Marathon	10K, 21K, 42K, Batam, Kepulauan Riau

Weh Island, The Small Heaven in Indonesia

Indonesia is a beautiful county. There are so many islands in Indonesia, there are thousands islands in Indonesia. One of them is Weh Island.

Weh Island is in the eastern of Indonesia. This island is in the north of Sumatera Island. This island is belong to Aceh Province. This island located in Andaman Sea. The largest city in this island is Sabang and mostly people in this island are Muslim.

How to go to this island? Read this, there is no airport in this island. You can fly to Bandara Udara Sultan Iskandar Muda, in Aceh. And from the airport you can go by taxi, bus (Damri), becak bermotor (motorcycle), and labi-labi(traditional transportation) to the port Pelabuhan Ulee Lheue. By taxi is about $2 from the airport to theport.

There are two ways from the port Pelabuhan Ulee Lheue to the Weh Island. One by speedboat and the other one is by ferry. By speedboat is about $7 and by ferry is about $2. There three ferry schedule each day, at 8.00 AM, 11 AM, and 4.00 PM. The duration by ferry is about two hours. And by speedboat is about 45 minutes. Speedboat has two schedule each day, at 8 AM and 2.30 PM.

There are some beaches in this island. This island is surrounded by beautiful sea, and this sea is wildlife protection area.  Coral reef areas around the island are known for their large variety of fish species and the coral is so beautiful. This island is small, this island can be visited only in a day by rental vehicle. These are some beaches in this island

1. Anoi Itam Beach

Anoi Itam Beach

 Anoi Itam Beach, Itam means black, this beach has black sand, a half-hour drive from Balohan Port. With small fee, visitor can enter Anoi Itam Resort with beautiful scenery.

2. Gapang Beach

Gapang Beach

Gapang Beach is 17 miles (27 km) from Sabang or one hour drive and convenience for backpackers with modest culinary stalls and accommodations, however has a dive resort.

3. Iboih Beach

Iboih Beach

Iboih Beach, 5 km (3 mi) from Gapang Beach is the busiest beach in Weh Island and is cheaper than Gapang Beach. The white sandy beach itself is only 150 metres (492 ft) long, yet it is considered a paradise for backpackers because Rubiah Island is directly offshore from it.