Something I've always wanted to do, on foot, primarily to see if water really spins in opposite directions north and south. It's not as easy for us here in Asia as it is in many places in Africa or South America but it is doable, and may be a worthwhile side trip with family if you find yourself in Indonesia. Some info below. Pete
One interesting entry I just read in the referenced Lonely Planet blog is that the equator has moved. It's not exactly where the monument is any longer. I assume because of all the seismic activity they've had. Pete
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As an added bonus the city of Padang, which is one of the nearest to the equator in Sumatra, has some of the best food in SE Asia in my opinion.
It's where the Dutch got the 'rijsttafel' from, where many small portions of food fill the table and you sample what takes your fancy. Even in a small Padang restaurant in Indonesia you can sometimes get more than twenty different small dishes of food put before you and you only pay for the ones that you eat from.
Even in a small Padang restaurant in Indonesia you can sometimes get more than twenty different small dishes of food put before you and you only pay for the ones that you eat from.
... and the ones you decide to leave get to take part in some other lucky fella's choices.
Even in a small Padang restaurant in Indonesia you can sometimes get more than twenty different small dishes of food put before you and you only pay for the ones that you eat from.
... and the ones you decide to leave get to take part in some other lucky fella's choices.
Quite definately; they're not as wasteful as us in that part of the world!
It's not as easy for us here in Asia as it is in many places in Africa or South America but it is doable, and may be a worthwhile side trip with family if you find yourself in Indonesia. Some info below. Pete 
It's not exactly where the monument is any longer. I assume because of all the seismic activity they've had. Pete 
