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Sumatra: Kerinci > Bukit Tapan > Padang
May 11-14 2025 | Section 6 and the final leg of my West Sumatra tour. This ride was a whopper, with great views of Kerinici, then onto...
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Sumatra: Twin Lakes > Kerinci
May 10-11 2025 | Section 5 of my West Sumatra tour. A great ride with epic scenes and the road almost to myself. Aside from non-stop...
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Sumatra: Batusangkar > Twin Lakes
May 9-10 2025 | Section 4 of my West Sumatra tour. This was the least exciting leg of my tour, but it got me closer to Kerinci. At...
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Sumatra: Harau Valley > Menhirs > Batusangkar
May 8-9 2025 | Section 3 of my West Sumatra tour. Didn't go as planned, but worked out fine in the end. After Bukittinggi and Harau, I...
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Sumatra: Bukittinggi > Harau Valley
May 7-8 2025 | Section 2 of my West Sumatra tour. After 2 days in Bukittinggi, it was on to Harau Valley, a brisk 90-minute ride. The...
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Sumatra: Padang > Bukittinggi
May 5-7 2025 | Section 1 of my West Sumatra tour. After a short stay in Padang, I headed to Bukittinggi via Lake Minanjau. I arrived at...
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Indonesia: Nusa Lembongan v
Oct 2024 Did a first-ever trip to Lembongan a while back. While the island is great, the diving was just so-so. In May 2024 I visited...
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Sumba by Motorcycle <>
Indonesia | October 2024 | Sharing info after a ride around the west and central areas of Sumba on a Honda 150 Adv. There's obviously...
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Sumba: Waingapu > Tambolaka
Indonesia | Oct 2024 | Section 3 of the Sumba tour. This was a bone-crunching ride with some nice views, but longer and harder than...
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Sumba: Rua Beach > Waingapu
Indonesia | Oct 2024 | Section 2 of my ride in Sumba, from the beach and surfing area in Rua to Waingapu, the major city in the east of...
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Bali East Loop
Indonesia | Oct 2023 | Here's a recap of my 1-week or so ride around the east of Bali. This a fun and simple ride that can be easily done...
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Bali West Loop
Easy 2-3 day road trip on a rental scooter to some of the best off-the-beaten-track places to visit in Bali.
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West Bali & East Java by Motorcycle <>
Details about a 7-day West Bali and East Java solo motorcycle tour.
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Nusa Penida Loop
Describes a few days of moto touring on Penida on a rental Yamaha Nmax scooter.
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Indonesia: Amed & Tulumban v
Indonesia | Oct 2023 | Aside from diving, the number one thing to do in Amed is nothing (in the positive sense). I maximized both on a...
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Bali by Motorcycle
Here's details on Bali east, west, south and Penida motorcycle routes, all easy to do on a rental scooter.
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