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The 10 Best Durian of 2017 – My Year in Review

January 8, 2018 12 Comments

When I tell you where I ate my 10 best durians of the year, I’m telling you a story about me. “Best durian” are deeply personal. They’re where I was and what I was doing and what was important to me when I ate them. This post, The 10 Best Durian of 2017 is essentially […]

Back to Medan: A Night at Ucok Durian

February 5, 2012 1 Comment

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 […]

Bukit Lawang: How Can I get Your Money?

January 28, 2012 Leave a Comment

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!

January 25, 2012 2 Comments

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 tropical, […]

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