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Flores: Kelimutu > Riung
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.
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Flores: Ende > Kelimutu
Indonesia | May 1-2 2023 | Heading out of Ende, the road goes straight into a spectacular river valley, just another epic ride in Flores....
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Flores: Borong > Ende
Indonesia | Apr 30 - May 1 2023 | This section of the Trans-Flores Highway is downright epic, one of the world's great rides (IMHO). From...
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Flores: Ruteng > Hobbit Cave & Borong
Indonesia | Apr 29-30 2023 | Setting out from Ruteng, Liang Bua or the "Hobbit Cave" is a 45-minute ride along some incredible...
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Flores: Labuan Bajo > Ruteng
Indonesia | Apr 28-29 2023 | The first leg of my Flores tour. After finishing an intense and super-wow 28-day Divemaster training at...
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Sumbawa: Sape > Flores: Labuan Bajo
Indonesia | Mar 28 - Apr 1 2023 | The Sape to Labuan Bajo (LBJ, per the airport call sign) ferry is scheduled daily around 9:00 am. So,...
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Sumbawa Besar > Lakey Beach
Indonesia | Mar 24-28 2023 | Set off from Sumbawa Besar (with hotel key in pocket), headed for Lakey Beach, aka Hu'u (as it was known in...
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Singapore - Completed SE Asia Trip (MY, TH, LA, KH)
Singapore | Mar 2 2023 | From Forest City via Tuas border crossing I made the triumphant ride down the Keppel Expressway to Tanjong...
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Malaysia: Yong Peng > Forest City
Mar 1 2023 | So here it was: the final leg of my journey around SE Asia that started in mid-Oct. While I was feeling a bit glum about the...
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Malaysia: Kuantan > Yong Peng
Feb 27-28 2023 | The penultimate (whew, big word!) stage of my SE Asia journey. So close to home, but so much appalling weather. It had...
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Malaysia: Terrenganu > Kuantan
Feb 25-27 2023 | Another blase ride. The weather was turning horrible, with torrential rain combined with incessant wind. My main...
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Malaysia: Kelantan > Terrenganu
Feb 24-26 | Another windy, monotonous 3-hour ride down the east coast. I had been considering a quick detour to go diving in the...
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Thailand: Nakhon Si Thammarat > Pattani
Describes my solo motorcycle ride from Nakhon Si Thammarat to Pattani, and 2-day stay there.
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Thailand: Koh Phangan > Nakhon Si Thammarat
Feb 19-20 2023 | Departed Koh Phangan on the last leg of my 4-month trip, back to Singapore, and I was stoked to be heading to Nakhon Si...
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Thailand: Hua Hin > Chumphon
Feb 6-7 2023 | This was basically a commute ride, cover the 200km+ on the the free with the intention of catching a ferry to Koa Tao or...
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Thailand: Bangkok > Hua Hin
Feb 5-6 2023 | After returning from my north Sumatra 3-week trip, I proceeded straight to BKK BMW Motorrad, where I discovered they had...
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Sumatra: Pulau Weh > Lhoknga
Indonesia | Jan 22-25 2023 | Left Lumba Lumba Dive Resort for Sabang. Did a quick tour around town, then further around island, checked...
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Sumatra: Takengon > Banda Aceh
Indonesia | Jan 18-19 2023 | Last leg of the Sumatra trip north, another long day of riding. Nice views of Takengon riding up into the...
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Sumatra: Ketambe > Takengon
Indonesia | Jan 17-18 2023 | An epic route. Set out from Ketambe at 11:00, planning to stop overnight on the way to Takengon, about 7...
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Sumatra: Berastagi > Ketambe
Indonesia | Jan 15-16 2023 | Day 2 in Sumatra, here's where the ride got very interesting. Woke up to 15C in Berastagi, with a great view...
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