MINANGKABAU TRIBE OF WEST SUMATRA Padang as the central city of West Sumatra is about 1 meter the above sea level, where there is good beach such as Padang beach, here good place for surf due to not very big wave till many local surf in this spot. To wait sun set we can try [...]

Nias Island : Between Heaven and Tzunami Located west of the island of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean are a chain of islands, running alongside Sumatra but separated from the mainland by a deep trench, they include the islands of Nias, Simeulue, the Mentawai islands and Enggano. Few early trading ships dared to approach these [...]

Indonesia Archipelago, World Largest Archipelago on Earth The Republic of Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world comprising 17,504 large and small tropical islands fringed with white sandy beaches, many still uninhabited and a number even still unnamed. Straddling the equator, situated between the continents of Asia and Australia and between the Pacific and [...]

Minangkabau Highlang of West Sumatra The Minangkabau ethnic group (also known as Minang or Padang) is indigenous to the highlands of West Sumatra, in Indonesia. Their culture is matrilineal, with property and land passing down from mother to daughter, while religious and political affairs are the province of men (although some women also play important [...]