samosirtourism
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Dear all,

Due to the tourism situation in samosir island/laketoba has been decrease in the last a fe years, i m calling to you all to visit the island. To give a bit life for the people there. I have just lunch a new website about the island including a video clip arround the island http://samosirtourism.com
For further information, if there is any qs about samosir pls dont hasitate to cantac me
It seems Pamela has a lot of experience, i was wondering if you could help me on the site which mentioned above, about the content ..just to make easyer for tourist to get the info

thx Henry

pPamela
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Hi Henry,
Sorry I have not been on this forum much over the last few days.
Drop me an email  and let me know what ideas you have in mind and I will do my best to help you in any way I can.
Pamela.
P.S I will try to view your video tho' I only have dial up internet.

Rebas
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Hello Henry,
You are doing a good job. In 2005 we visited Samosir and it stroke us that tourism was as good as dead. Unbelievable for this beatifull island with its very nice people (greetings to mr. Moon of Liberty homestay).

If you want, you may use some of my photo's of Samosir and lake toba.
To be found on album.bastiaanssen.com/album/3/.
(From my own homepage: www.bastiaanssen.com, goto 'travel' , Indonesia, 2005: Sumatra)
From this collection about Sumatra, I'm sure you can pick out the photo's from this beatifull Samosir!

Horas,
Rene Bastiaanssen.

mheugten
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Hello all,

I completely agree with Henry. Samosir is fantastic.The people are incredibily nice and the scenery is fantastic. Accommodation is cheap and of excellent quality. The island deserves more tourists.
If you need information, you can contact me at f2hmvhehetnet.nl
I have been staying on Samosir one month each year for the past six years and I am still not getting enough of it.
Horas,
Maria van Heugten - netherlands

pPamela
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Hi Everyone,
I have been in contact with Henry-emailed him myself and am going to help him with this.
Thank you to Rene and Maria for offering your help.
Togther we shold be able to build a comprehensive website of information about everything on the island- all the accomodation listed, photos, things to do, any volunteer work one can do, and I also think it would be a great idea to mention some guides who show travellers around the island. I know you know a wonderful guide Maria, you should mention to Henry.
Maria, what month are you planning to go back to Lake Toba this year?
Pamela.

vendie
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I am very agree with this. Samosir is fantastic. Very nice and friendly people. A lot of things to see. And a boattrip is one of the highlights. We visit Samosir a several times and we are very in love with this island. And by the way we are very in loved of whole Indonesia. Visit Indonesia is my advise. Pieter van Dee www.rumahsenang.com

pPamela
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Vendie,
Have to agree with you, I am totally in love with Indonesia too, though I have not been everywhere. But everytime I visit new places I have to add them to my in love list too- like Aceh- Ketembe, Takengon and 2 hrs from Bukit Lawang by motor bike Tangkahan- what a paradise. All very simple places, no western comforts but that adds to the charm of these places and of course the wonderful kindness and friendliness of the Indonesian people in these places.
I am sure most travellers would agree that the people are Indonesia's greatest assest and that coupled with wonderful culture, jungle, volcanoes, temples, magnificent scenery and etc and etc makes for an incredible experience.
Indonesia in my opinion is the Hidden Gem of South East Asia.
Oh, to be back there now.
Everyone please say a prayer for me that I will have holidays granted this week so I can travel back to Indonesia in April for one month to visit all my friends and update my knowledge of places and things to see.
Pamela.