Padang is super beautiful and virtually untouched by tourists....1 hr by Silkair from Singapore, great Sumatra coffee, nasi padang, SUPER CHEAP seafood (eg. S$10 for a bbq lobster, large egg-laden crab about S$2-4 a piece blah blah blah). Sorry I only know how to eat.....and shoot.
Its by crystal clear seaside and near to mountain resort of Bukit Tinggi
Hotel is decent .....about 3/4 star Singapore standard but clean and safe with pool and aircon
Most visitors and tourists are Indonesians from other parts of Indonesia
Trust me, you will love Padang if you like going local and somewhere few have been to
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