Would you vist Aceh? Stepping out of my comfort zone as much as possible this year, and would love if you subscribed to the channel. Thanks so much for your support, and I'll see you in the next one 😁

If you tolerate everything you stand for nothing

Imagine how narcissistic it would be if westerners were so disrespectful to demand the locals adapt to western customs to accommodate them.

If you want to have a case study on Sharia law then study life in Zamfara State of Nigeria. That state was the first to implement Sharia law in Nigeria leading to blood shed. Today Zamfara State is a den of kidnappers, kidnapping business is now an industry. Next is Sokoto State which is currently the poverty capital of Nigeria, if not Africa, currently.

I am Javanese but I want to say thank you for coming to Aceh. And your Bahasa Indonesia is getting better. 👍

You’ve got more guts than most people who feign ignorance or arrogance about the harsh realities of living under such laws 😢

I'm non muslim Indonesian. when I had plans to go on holiday to Aceh, all my friends said, why does it have to be Aceh, blah blah blah. I finally went there bravely, until the end was very surprising, the people there were very friendly even though I was a non-Muslim, they were aware of tourism, there were no scams like most tourist areas, and of course Aceh was very beautiful. Aceh Singkil, Sabang, Gayo, Takengon. I love Aceh, I love Indonesia ❤

Before tsunami, many christians were not allowed to celebrate christmas in cities. Many christians felt sad n walked to the hills to celebrate christmas. When Tsunami hit aceh on 26 dec, many christians were safe

KNOW PEACE, No islam. No peace, KNOW islam.

Thank you for coming to our place... at 20:55 you must have been surprised by the way the woman shook hands... but that's the polite way we respect our elders...

As an Acehnese, I would like to humbly say thank you, Josie, for showing us the true side of Aceh.

Politicians and media are other creatures. This is what differentiates us from them, we still live in harmony without seeing those differences. Humans remain human. Love from Manokwari, West Papua. ❤

You are happy because you came here for travel imagine living there for 10 years you will change your mind..

Actually there is the place called "Peunayong" where you as a non-Muslim can eat there during limited time only in the morning during Ramadan from 5 AM to 9 AM. After that they have to close their stall until Ashr prayer.

Not all muslim has obligation to do fasting during Ramadhan, i.e. pregnant woman, woman in her period, kid has not reached puberty yet, sick person or person with medical concern, and musafir (person who travel equal or more than 81 km). So foods are still available but you have failed to search for them. Especially for traveller even muslim traveller, they have right to get food during the day of fasting.

10:20 I wouldn't be so sure he's being nice asking if you have baby or are married. It is illegal for unmarried couples to stay together in Aceh. The punishment is public flogging and jail. You need to be more careful about the answers you give out.

To be honest,many indonesians don't want to visit Aceh because many acehnese people are not friendly with other tribes,and if asked which province they least want to visit, the majority Will definitely answer Aceh

A very Interesting Video. Whilst the people are united and contended under Sharia Law, I would not want this imposed say, here in the UK. I am a practicing Roman Catholic and my faith means everything to me. If this nation becomes Muslim, they will demand that each one also convert to being a Muslim. If not they will charge a tax! This would not be tolerated by me and many others. And of course their extreme penalty is death!

Aceh tertata dengan baik. Orang jualan rapi. Bersih dan aman bagi semua pendatang. Saya pernah kehilangan Handphone di Sabang tapi selang 1 minggu saya di hubungi bahwa Handphone anda ditemukan di pantai dengan kondisi baik. Semua kembali Dengan baik. Saya merindukan Aceh

thank you very much for visiting Aceh, and also thank you for showing another side of Aceh

I just wanted to say thank you for making this great video. As an Acehnese living in the UK, it's wonderful to see so many familiar places featured, especially in downtown Banda Aceh near my family’s house. It reminded me of the coffee, culture, and food that I miss so much. It’s also proof that Aceh is safe and contradicts mainstream media features, especially Western media. Everyone is welcome and nice, innit? 🤞🏼👏🏻👏🏻

Sumatran Coffee is the most well known coffee from Indonesia in the western world, however it's not the "Best" we have, it's the quirkiest. due to the natural processing it often described to be heavy, woody, and earthy. and the coffee you get from the traditional sellers would't be the best example to enjoy it just because "it would not be palatable for westerners". and it's not just sumatra, across Indonesia traditionally we don't enjoy coffee with all the modern coffee fuss. we roasted the beans almost to a charcoal, and we adds sugar (in jogja, people literally add wood charcoal lol). anyway, if you wanna experience all the subtlety of Indonesian coffess, try modern or upscale coffee places. and try beans below - washed/semi washed(just for fun) Aceh gayo - washed Bali Kintamani - washed Kerinci - washed Ijen - washed Wamena to the extreme: Natural/honey/black honey Aceh Gayo

I’m watching this in tears, joy tears. Your smile, their smile, the laugh… it’s all about respect. Smile brings you everywhere. Have a safe journey and life experience for both of you. :’)

I live in Borneo part of Indonesia and one of my teacher is Acehnese. He said he's very happy to live in my province because he can freely go to cinemas to watch movie both foreign and Indonesian of any genres. He said in Aceh there's no any cinemas because the locals said it's satanic demonic or too western. My point is bigots exist in all religion, Christian Islam Hindu etc, but no worries I believe good people exist in all religion☪️✝️☦️🕉️✡️☸️☯️

you guys are so kind and polite, you deserve much love and respect

I grew up on Aceh and thats the best place to live....as a child, ITS small town, surroundeed by b beautiful nature ...sea forest and the best is the People😊

27:58 They used sweetened condensed milk in your coffee milk. That's why your coffee tasted sweet eventhough you ordered with no sugar in It.

When you visit any country that practice Islam, in month of Ramadan you can buy food at the supermarket or restaurant but as to respect the local you can eat at the hotel but not in public.. also the time for Iftar depends on each country time to call for prayers.. different country , different time.. 😊❤ love from 🇧🇳

Thank you for making this beautiful video. Greetings from Surabaya ❤

Welcome to Indonesia and enjoy our cultural diversity, hospitality of the native people and of course foods. I hope you will have good experiences while traveling around Indonesia.

I also remember when the tsunami happened. It was worldwide news at the time- so devastating for so many. Very sad.

Josie, you're a polite, nice, and warm person. Of course people around you will vibe the same with you, welcoming you with warm open hands. Indonesians always appreciate respectful people, be it local or international. Thank you for visiting Indonesia, especially Aceh. And thank you for your kind message at the end of the video, very sweet of you indeed. I hope you enjoyed your stay in our country. 🥰

Just found your channel. Great content!!

Safe travels, mate! Thanks for your visit to Banda Aceh and you guys show respect to local culture. Love from Yogyakarta❤❤❤

Thank you for showing me around Indonesia, which is a friendly and beautiful country. I wish you a happy stay in Indonesia.

A true fast is not eating for 24 hours and they don’t do that. They eat twice a day. Cheating

As a Catholic, if you follow the lent practices before Vatican 2 reforms its almost the same. You get use to the fasting after 1 week and no longer think about food as much until you break the fasting on Easter Vigil night.

SEBENARNYA SHARIA LAW DI ACEH TIDAK TERLALU KETAT BILA DIBANDINGKAN DENGAN NEGARA ISLAM YG MENGGUNAKAN SISTEM SHARIA JUGA SAYA MALAH SUKA KARENA BISA MELINDUNGI ANAK ATAU SAUDARA PEREMPUAN KITA.SEPERTI KASUS KEHAMILAN REMAJA YG BANYAK TERJADI DI BANYAK DAERAH LAIN GOOD JOB ACEH..

After seeing the video on your second chanel I was scared for this video. glad Indonesian people are nice everywhere

this is such an amazing video!!

You summed it up really well at the end of the video. The real problems start when we disregard others' beliefs and try to force ours on them. This goes with every aspect of life even with our own children. We have to respect everyone and everything in the world.

I want to go there , The People from Aceh is humble and nice

This is such an interesting video! Absolutely loved this and learnt so much!! 👏 🤩

The best part of traveling is learning about other cultures and beliefs. It’s a beautiful thing to learn about.

Terimakasih sudah berkunjung di Banda Aceh❤

Really informative video. I love how you’ve learned the language and talked to the locals.

Beautiful video to watch, so glad you were able to build and experience many connections. Though you had some pros and cons I do believe there are some misconceptions or misunderstandings that you may have had which is totally acceptable seeing that there may be some language barriers. Many countries that impose sharia law usually only enforce it to its citizens and not tourists/ non-Muslims within reasoning. I applaud you for trying to respect all the rules and just fully embracing the culture/ beliefs. Thank you for your honest and non-biased opinion I hope you get to enjoy many more trips, you just gained a follower as I would love to follow along with your journey! Peace from Canada 😊

if u deeply think about it, fasting from islamic teaching is really good for ur physical body and soul ..it can reset ur metabolism system and slowly removing any toxic substances inside on ur body and it can make clearing ur mind from bad desire that categorical sins as for ur soul.

الله يرحم اللي توفوا من التسنامي يعتبرون شهداء لانهم غرقوا

Great video. Not only enjoyable to watch but informative, interesting and well explained. I see undercurrent themes emerging- tolerance, respect and understanding of others. You captured people's differences in a positive manner, and I commend you for it. Thank you for enlightening me about such a tragic event, the 'nuts and bolts' of Sharia Law and the way of life in Banda Aceh.

Aku pernah tinggal di Aceh selama 12 tahun. Disana tempat yang damai. Sebelum ada peperangan. Terimakasih telah mengunjungi Aceh. ❤️

your best video since last weeks one 😉

Being kind towards all goes a long way, language barriers all know and understand the word “hello” and if they don’t then the next best thing is to “Smile” bc a smile and kind eyes are always welcomed🙏 TYFS, I enjoyed this vid and learning about a different culture from my own🙏♥️💫✨👼🏻✨💫♥️🙏

Very interesting topic! Hey how did you do that with the map at 0:38?

Traveled there with my chinese indonesian friend. He was very nervous in the begining till we sit in the coffee shop. I spotted simething and signed him to check. A table next to ours, there were a couple of guys. One of them wore tshirt with logo and writing "Xhamster"! He silently shout "What a heck!" He felt beteayed by sharia law.

Great video I think you did ache justice, friendly Indonesians and so happy to engage you. Well done I can’t wait to go there

Hei Josie and Michael 🤶🎅🇦🇺🇦🇺 I liked your tour video in Indonesia.All the best for your next destination.i have enjoyed a lot while watching your tour video

Great video. I learnt a lot about something I know very little about. Beautiful message at the end. Safe travels.

The people are so kind and welcoming. How beautiful.

Indonesians have a right to choose their own governance system!

The tsunami part is so cool 11:07, the sounds, the images, the voice over, I love this new style!

Cant wait for you guys to reach 1 million subs ! you two are an amazing travel vloggers

It's absolutely true..no equal rights even u status is an indonesian citizen...

Your videos are interesting and entertaining… and lovely, because you are Josie - that’s why your videos are great. Greetings from England, also someone who has been to Indonesia.

Thank you Josie for being respectful toward us, and by the way, if you want to take away food, you can call it "bungkus", they will wrap it up for you to take away.

aceh has alot of beautiful islands, breathaking beaches, wild national parks, etc etc..and also it has incredible history, people, and foods..aceh people struggling from alot of things, rebelry, tsunami, syari'ah law, etc2..it's the privince that almost independence..

that's pretty brave of you, cool vlog

Religion should be personal.

Thank you so much as a aceh people i really appreciate for your's coming. And i hop your are coming back and doing deep explore more about Aceh. I guarantee you Aceh safe for every one whenever your come

Love how Josie can connect wit people around the world in their language

Aceh during ramadan is super busy after 9 pm, because everyone’s out and about, and a lot of people eat outside but usually in restaurants where you have to make a reservation first!

Indonesia is the best country in Asia in my opinion, they are friendly and tolerant of all religions ❤ ,unlike Israeli Zionists they are hostile to religion From afganistan love indonesian people

I have watched the occasional video of your and just subbed after this I love how down to earth you both are and how your not afraid to interact with the locals. And damn your so good at learning languages. Safe travel keep exploring xxxx

I was stationed in North Sumatera and Banda Aceh for 3 years. For me they are one the most friendly and funny people in Indonesia. I enjoyed my time at Banda Aceh.

I'd advise that you should spend a year there and not a short-period stay as a tourist/vacationer.

welcome to Aceh. it's okay to stay late night as women at the cafe especially non-muslim. the law only apply to the muslim that have Aceh KTP(license). infact this is the safest city you can stay late night without getting robbed.

You remind me of my sister trying to say Salaam alaikum. Its so cute 😊 (shes not muslim) im a revert. Its interesting that you went to such a conservative place. (With ur boyfriend 😂) U dont agree because its not ur beliefs. But its good to learn 😊 Muslims are generally very hospitable people and generous. As another note Ramadan is not about food. Its been greatly emphasized even in Australia with the lakemba ramadan markets and in liverpool. But the idea of ramadan is to connect back to God and reset, re learn ur religion and to have a good connection to it 😊 i hope that helps. Fasting helps u too focus on what God has asked of you. And not be distracted by worldlt things. I hope thats helpful.

nothing to worry about sharia law... just to respect the culture each other, Please visit Sabang Island also Iboh Island near Banda Aceh, you will find crystal clear sea and wonderful spot for snorkling and diving

This journey through Banda underscores the importance of tolerance and mutual respect in fostering understanding and harmony among diverse cultures and beliefs

4:00 it supposed to be Selamat Sore, coz it's afternoon, nearing sunset. (3-6 pm approximately is SORE. SIANG is noon, approximately 11am - 3 pm

Dalam budaya kita mencium tangan yg lebih tua jika berjabat tangan itu suatu keharusan yg lebih kita kenal dengan sebutan "SALIM"

Thank you for coming to Aceh...thank you😊

Indonesia got no sharia low, its almost secular there's many religions, not even like a Saudi Arabia also not pure sharia The only pure sharia state in world was ISIS. And the most extrimist one now is Afghanistan 🇦🇫 not 100%. To apply sharia you must back to the past or be completely sepereted from the world, living in world with it is 1000% impossible.

In Indonesia, when people say milk, mostly it refers to condense milk, not just a full cream milk like you have at Wollies or Coles. Thats why your coffee got sweet.

Intresting. Thank you ❤

I'm from Medan next to Aceh. But I admit that although Aceh is not a rich province, it is very safe. Even if you leave the keys on your motorbike and leave them on the side of the road , the motorbike will not disappear 😂

Josie seems very sweet and I’m glad people were so kind and helpful.

people are people..beautiful message in the end 🙂

this is Indonesia, have the province Aceh (sharia law). and u can find a whole different side in province Bali. unite in 1 country. amazing!

Shaira law is frightening, I am from Pakistan 🇵🇰 This law shouldn't every where 😨🇵🇰✨️🇮🇳✨️🇺🇲🎉

Okay i am going to Indonesia this year!! Sold by your video!!

woah thats my city, thank you for coming...

Indonesians are so friendly.

I think in the coffe shop women are allowed to enter there, it's just not many women like coffe in that kind of place. Women here usually looking for aesthetic places when drinking or eating out so often times you only see guys in there.

However, the sinners there choose to be punished by Islamic law, because the punishment is only a day of caning rather than languishing in prison.

love to see you enjoy indonesia, happy traveling time

Lovely video

*_media2 barat dan politik2 barat itu sangat menyesatkan dan penuh propaganda,_* _mereka selalu memfitnah negara2 muslim,seolah2 negara2 muslim itu sangat buruk dan rasis,_ *_padahal negara2 barat itu adalah negara2 yang paling rasis di dunia,_* *_indonesia adalah mayoritas Islam dan di indonesia itu ada banyak agama,,ada agama kristen,ada agama Hindu,ada agama Budha dan lain2,,,tapi kita di sini hidup berdampingan saling menghargai dan saling menghormati antara satu sama yang lain,_*

Aceh salah satu provinsi paling aman di indonesia, percayalah. Hukum syariah hukum yang sangat adil. saya belum berkunjung kesana, semoga bisa kesana.

Such great idea to visit the city of syariah ACEH ... Actually no big different with others city in indonesia...only straight law and regulation base on islam syariah law ... Very simple way is just follow the rules or law .. Nothing is huge or scarry thing,just being to understand what is it.. Simple simple law like any moslem country ... No bikini open dressed no rude manners like other culture no drunk or any alcohol ...the rest is normal life ..nothing to be worried or and scare of .. But aware the manner and dress or any attitude ... Like when you visit malaysia or singapore ..same with straight rule and regulation ...as long as we do care and obey ...nothing to be worries ... Event you made mistaken and in unpurposes...they still has undesttanding tolerance for mistaken because you are just visitor ot just normal tourist who has own background and religion ...we still do have understanding or tolerance as long as not happening (again) for the second time ... We always welcome We still has lovely smile ..warm and love to connected ..like typical indonesian people. So nothing to be worries or scarred ... To be honest .. i love this city ..there is some benefit when we implement some straight law... Save travel to you all...