Pesona Mentawai 2016
Life is what you make of it, and we managed to truly make the most out of this years ‘charm of Mentawai’ festival. We had some wonderful company, made great …
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The WST team head North..
Lucky me! My parents came to stay with us for a couple of weeks recently, and to celebrate we decided to head out of our usual territory and jump into …
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Ayam den Lapeh
A favorite song at West Sumatran celebrations, I was told by Bayu’s cousin shortly before our wedding that it means ‘chicken is go’ and, really, never gave it another thought. …
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Travel Essentials
Up to date COVID information can be found here. So, if you’re planning a trip to West Sumatra there are plenty of practical things to consider. Hopefully this article will …
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The Winning Buffalo
The people of West Sumatra are known as orang ‘Minang’ or ‘Minangkabau’. The legend of the name is taught to small children across West Sumatra. The legend goes… About …
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