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Hang Out In Bukit Lewang, Sumatra, Indonesia

Surrounded by jungle and wedged between a river and a mountain, this one chicken town looks like it goes to bed at 8pm. You couldn’t be more wrong.

Facilities

Very basic. If your room doesn’t come with a free cockroach, please ask at reception. Most hostels have a restaurant.

Getting around

With only one track running the length of the place, walking is the only way to get around other than flinging yourself into the river (if you’re heading downstream).

Things to do

Tubing (flinging yourself into the river on a fat inner tube), and trekking to see orangutans.

I’m afraid of water and hate monkeys. Anything else I can do?

The magic mushrooms are popular. Try them with an omelette or as a gritty orange drink.

It’s 3am and I want a beer. Can I get one here?

This place is jumping all night. The shops are still open but you may have to interrupt the shopkeeper’s nap or card game.

Expats and locals

The locals are young and friendly, even flirtatious. They play guitars, are excellent linguists and never seem to sleep. The expats are thin.

Cost of living

Very cheap.

Stay a while?

I can imagine people getting lost here for ever. Opportunities for finding work are virtually non existant and crossing a border to renew a visa is not an easy option.