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Last week 5 of us spent 3 full days and 3 nights in Padang, Bukit Tinggi and Maninjau (West Sumatera). It was a great holiday, thanks to the friendly Ero Tour.

Five of us travelled with a tour guide, Anas and the driver Mawan. Both are very nice and very accomodating to us.

Special mention has to be given to our travel guide, Anas. Apart from being polite, soft spoken, punctual (he was always ready well ahead of time) and ever ready to serve us, Anas is also very knowledgeable. Just mention any name (of current or past Indonesian leaders, poets, warriors) or ask anything about any place in this region, Anas would given a very detailed and easy to understand explanation.

I will write more about our trip there in a latter post. Here's the map of West Sumatera that we found in the seat pocket of the car (Kijang Innova) ans also Anas's call card. I will strongly recommend Anas to any visitor to Padang-Bukit Tinggi who is comfortable with a Malay speaking guide.