Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Lost in the wonderland

It was a sudden call from my brother staying in Sumatra. Being an ardent traveler, I always fail to resist myself whenever there is a little chance to run away from the mundane life. Trip to a wonderland like Sumatra has always been a dream-come-true for me.

It was in the month of December 2006 that I received that surprise call from my elder brother. It was the best Christmas gift I’ve ever received. Dad, mom and me, all three of us got instantly charged up with this great idea of dadabhai. It took some time to settle down after the initial phase of sheer excitement. I was already in a festive mood. However, dad had to manage the office leaves on a hurry. The charge of trip arrangements was on me, as I’m pretty expert at that.

Like all our previous trips, I started jotting down what to see and do in this Paradise Island of Indonesia. After all it was our first foreign trip. So I was not ready to miss a bit of it. There is nothing better than Google when it comes to travel related information. The keyword “Sumatra” generated a lot of search results. I went through a number of websites. However, the website http://www.mapsofworld.com/ was the most comprehensive of all. This site offers intricate details of the accommodation establishments and sightseeing destinations in and around the Island of Sumatra. The information that I collected from the website http://www.mapsofworld.com/ never let us feel stranger in this tranquil Island.

The details of the accommodation establishments that are available on http://www.mapsofworld.com/ helped us a lot to select the lodging option that ideally matched our requirements.

Our 7-day trip was full of memorable events. While proceeding through the lush greenery of the Tropical Rainforest of Sumatra, we got thrilled at the diversity of the flora and fauna all around us. How can I forget to mention that horrifying experience when I got detached from my family for a while in the midst of that dense forest? It happened obviously due to my over enthusiasm. My parents were finding it difficult to track me as I was entirely succumbed by the scenic beauty of this tropical paradise. I still cherish the snaps that I took with my new Digicam (specially bought for that Sumatra trip).

No doubt, the Sumatra trip has been a lifetime experience for me. I owe much to http://www.mapsofworld.com/ for making the trip a memorable one.