Details on a 10-day solo ride around West Sumatra on a rental Yamaha Nmax starting/ending in Padang. Highly recommended travel in a little-explored part of South-east Asia.

Details on the amazing ride from Kerinci, through Bukit Tapan National Park, then up the coast to Padang. One of the best rides in Indonesia.

Describes the solo moto ride from Twin Lakes to Kerinci. Part of a 10-day motorcycle tour of West Sumatra.

Described the solo ride from Batusangkar to the Twin Lakes.

Describes the solo motorcycle ride from Bukittinggi to Harau Valley for a 1 night stay. Part of a 10-day moto journey around West Sumatra.

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 Padang on Scoot Airlines, a 60-minute flight from Singapore. The views from above were excellent, especially of the many perfectly round small islands just offshore. I applied for a visa at the airport, caught a Grab car to the Ibis Hotel, then a Grab bike to Rental Motor Padang_Auto to collect an Nmax. They are 10 minutes from the Ibis, l

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...

Indonesia | October 2024 | Sharing info after a ride around the west and central areas of Sumba on a Honda 150 Adv. There's obviously...

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...

Diving at Menjangan Island in Pemuteran Bali.

Tips on a day trip around the south of Bali.

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 by anyone on a rental scooter. After 30+ years visiting Bali and never making it further north of Ubud, this tour was a nice slice of adventure and some great exposure to the rest of the island, people and culture. My travel plan started with a pre-arrival rental from my long-time scooter connect Pande at Bali Bliss. Terms were a relatively

Details about a 7-day West Bali and East Java solo motorcycle tour.

Describes a few days of moto touring on Penida on a rental Yamaha Nmax scooter.

Here's details on Bali east, west, south and Penida motorcycle routes, all easy to do on a rental scooter.

Indonesia | May 23 - Jun 14 2023 | After completing PADI Divemaster Training (DMT) in Komodo, I decided to go the next step and do PADI...

Indonesia | May 12-18 2023 | Last leg of the Bali to Flores journey. Collected the bike from loong-term parking, no issues. Then had a...

Describes the solo ride from Aiapaya (whale shark mecca) to Yoyo Beach (surf mecca) on a rental Aerox 155. Part of a Bali-Flores ride.

The 7-hour solo motorcycle ride from Bajawa to Labuan Bajo. The last second of a 7-day ride around western Flores on a Yamaha Aerox.

Describes the long ride from Moni to Maumere to Riung on the less travelled and challenging north coast of mid-Flores. Part of a 7-day ride around western Flores starting in LBJ.