A trip to Sumatra’s Aceh area, North Sumatra and Lintong, and to Sulawesi, way back in 2008.
I returned from SumatraIndonesians are available as a unique wet-hulled or dry-hulled (washed) coffees. Giling Basah is the name for the wet-hulling process in Bahasa language, and will have more body... ...more and SulawesiSulawesi coffees are low-acid with great body and that deep, brooding cup profile akin to Sumatra. The coffee is sometimes known as Celebes, which was the Dutch colonial... ...more; it was a long, long trip that seemed all too short at the same time. Go figure…
I divided the pictures into groups because there are a bazillion images:
- North Sumatra, including Lintong and the Lake Toba area
- The Aceh District of Sumatra (actually north of North Sumatra!) which includes Takengon and the areas around Lake Tawar
- …. and then Sulawesi and Tana Toraja, an amazing, mystical place, where I handily whacked my head crawling through a tunnel in a Toraja traditional burial cave. It still hurts. –Tom
A Smattering of Photos from the Sumatra and Sulawesi Travelogues:
Another great Toraja cement statue. Sulawesi Tana Tojaja Trip 2008, Thompson Owen, Sweet Maria’s Coffee
Tongkonan for rice storage, or for bodies awaiting burial! Toraja. Sulawesi Tana Tojaja Trip 2008, Thompson Owen, Sweet Maria’s Coffee 
Toraja Grave Site: Tau-Tau wood carved effigies, Londa cliff burial, Tana Toraja. Sulawesi Tana Tojaja Trip 2008, Thompson Owen, Sweet Maria’s Coffee 
Beautiful traditional Toraja patterns; Londa , Tana Toraja. Sulawesi Tana Tojaja Trip 2008, Thompson Owen, Sweet Maria’s Coffee 
Coffee picker in Batak head dress, Seribu Dolok, Sumatra copy. Sumatra 2008, Lintong Lake Toba Trip Thompson Owen, Sweet Marias Coffee 
So many pigs for the feast, Church celebration, Sulawesi. Sulawesi Tana Tojaja Trip 2008, Thompson Owen, Sweet Maria’s Coffee 
Coffee flowers after a rain, Pedermaran Estate, Sulawesi. Sulawesi Tana Tojaja Trip 2008, Thompson Owen, Sweet Maria’s Coffee 
Daughter of “the Stumper” , Lintong, Sumatra. Sumatra 2008, Lintong Lake Toba Trip Thompson Owen, Sweet Marias Coffee 
Dried kopi luwak turd, Barisan Nauli, Sumatra. Sumatra 2008, Lintong Lake Toba Trip Thompson Owen, Sweet Marias Coffee 
Typical picking at Seribu Dolok, Sumatra. Sumatra 2008, Lintong Lake Toba Trip Thompson Owen, Sweet Marias Coffee 
Puppies of Seribu Dolok, Sumatra. Sumatra 2008, Lintong Lake Toba Trip Thompson Owen, Sweet Marias Coffee 
Scootorama. Outside Medan, Sumatra. Sumatra 2008, Lintong Lake Toba Trip Thompson Owen, Sweet Marias Coffee 
Good lookin’ fella! We gave him rambutan fruits, near Banda Aceh, Sumatra. Aceh Trip, Sumatra 2008, Thompson Owen – Sweet Marias Coffee 
No, it is not cement – it’s a mud-covered water buffalo, Lake Tawar, Sumatra. Aceh Trip, Sumatra 2008, Thompson Owen – Sweet Marias Coffee 
waw … bukan main!!! world’s greatest push cart. Aceh Trip, Sumatra 2008, Thompson Owen – Sweet Marias Coffee 
The Aceh area is mostly Islamic. Aceh Trip, Sumatra 2008, Thompson Owen – Sweet Marias Coffee 
For the future SM “Dogs of Coffee” calender. Sumatra 2008, Lintong Lake Toba Trip Thompson Owen, Sweet Marias Coffee 
Tom in Gayo area, Aceh, near Lake Tawar, Sumatra. Aceh Trip, Sumatra 2008, Thompson Owen – Sweet Marias Coffee 
Edi went for a swim too, Oh boy …. Aceh Trip, Sumatra 2008, Thompson Owen – Sweet Marias Coffee 
Yet another old Vespa, with funky leather helmet. Aceh Trip, Sumatra 2008, Thompson Owen – Sweet Marias Coffee 
New coffee flowers, Gayo area, Aceh Sumatra. Aceh Trip, Sumatra 2008, Thompson Owen – Sweet Marias Coffee
