Jakarta is huge. A sprawling leviathan of 15 million people, it’s like L.A. on crack. Hordes of motorcycles pour down the streets, winding between cars and spilling over onto sidewalks, where they dodge pedestrians and potholes. The air smells slightly deadly, a mixture of car exhaust and blue-gray barbecue smoke from the many food carts […]
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Back to Medan: A Night at Ucok Durian
There’s one place to go for durian in Medan – to Ucok Durian, located on Iskandar Muda. Actually, there is durian all over the city, but Ucok’s is by far the most popular. “I really think the durian is better here,” said Lydia Laluyan, who visits the stand about 3 times a week with her […]
Under the Durian Tree
When a friendly young man wanting to exercise his English struck up a conversation with us, the topic was somehow steered to durian (smells like an obsession, eh?). We learned that everyone agrees the most delicious durian is from Parongil, a nearby village. We got excited, feeling we’d caught the the stinky sweet scent of […]
To school
On our way back from the durian farm, Friska asked if I would visit her afternoon class in another village, 20 minutes away by bus. I agreed immediately and even roped Rob into the deal. Friska and her husband run an after-school English program for the children of agricultural workers. It’s called Skill Board: Accelerated […]
Sidikalang- City of durian?
In Medan we asked every durian hawker we came across “Where are these durians from?” Without fail they replied, “Sidikalang!” A man explained to me that in villages like Sidikalang everyone has a durian tree. There are durian trees all along the roadsides and many people sell durian in their front yards. It sounded picturesque […]
Bukit Lawang: How Can I get Your Money?
The palm oil man we met at Ucok’s durian stand suggested that durian was in season in Bukit Lawang. I read on the tourist map that it is near the Leuser Gunung National Park, and is the place to go to see orangutans and do some jungle trekking. Orangutans AND durian? Yes please! Bukit Lawang […]
Medan, Indonesia: Down the Rabbit Hole We Go!
Kicking off our glorious Year of the Durian in Indonesia has been perfect. Not in the sense that it is has been paradisaical, but rather that, like our beloved durian, the experience has been both rough and sweet. When I walked out of the Medan airport I missed Kuala Lumpur immediately. Although it is […]
Bangkok’s Island Get Away | Koh Kret, Thailand
Hang tight, Durian Tourist, this post is coming soon! If you’re seeing this pre-post, you must be reading the Durian Tourist’s Guide to Thailand. We sincerely hope you are enjoying it and finding lots of useful information to guide and inspire your durian hunt. Unfortunately, we are behind on our posting schedule 🙁 For now, […]
A Durian Hunt in Bangkok’s Green District | Bang Krachao, Thailand
Hang Tight, Durian Freak! This post is coming soon! If you’re seeing this pre-post, you must be reading the Durian Tourist’s Guide to Thailand. We sincerely hope you are enjoying it and finding lots of useful information to guide and inspire your durian hunt. Unfortunately, we are behind on our posting schedule 🙁 For now, […]
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