I wanted to meet a medicine man. And Samosir Island in the middle of Lake Toba in northern Sumatra was the perfect place to look. So Molly and I set off with our guide Adi (while the boys opted to go ...

Lake Toba was once the site of the largest volcanic eruption on Earth in the last two million years, some 74,000 years ago. It’s the sheer size and beauty of Lake Toba which strikes you while coasting ...