Cycling Sumatra Part 4: Honks and hills Country: Indonesia and Malaysia From Pemantangreba to Bangi Lesson learned: The Indonesian word for “foreigner” is “Mister” Laughed about: Power-walking to the Pizza Hut. Most wonderful miracle: UNESCO town Melaka and a lonesome beach Food we ate: Rice and Pizza Greatest challenge: Traffic […]
Cycling Sumatra Part 4: Beautiful pavement Country: Indonesia From Pulau Kijang to Pemantangreba Lesson learned: There is no good reason to put oil into a valve Laughed about towards: Cameras, cellphones, tablets, pretty much everything with a lens. Most wonderful miracle: Volunteers repairing the streets and the first road sign […]
Cycling through Sumatra Part 3: Thirteen kilometers in seven hours Country: Indonesia From Katia Dusun Sungay Limau to Pulau Kijang Lesson learned: River water is not potable, not even when boiled Laughed about: Two dirty foreigners swinging their mosquito coils through the rain forest Most wonderful miracle: Emergency-food: dried prunes […]
Country: Indonesia From Katia Maju Ponga Muan to Dusun Sungay Limau Lesson learned: If the locals say, the way was “a bit bumpy ” you should expect more than a few potholes. Laughed about: The white girl with the muddy feet. Most wonderful miracle : Entertaining some young book-fans Food […]
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Kuala Lumpur, December, 2013 The History of Rice “One Beef Redang please”, I ordered my favorite Malaysian dish on a small restaurant along the road with no sign or name in it’s walls. We basically stumbled upon it while cycling somewhere in the middle of Melacca and Johor provinces. Although […]
By bike through Indonesia part 1: Winter clothes at the equator Country: Indonesia From Batam to Katia Maju Ponga Muan Lesson learned: It is always a good idea to have some winter clothes handy, even at 30°C. Laughed about: Pressing the nose against a window to accidentally scare little children […]
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Melbourne, Australia, December, 2013 Cultivating Empathy by Bicycle Travel When Annika and I started this trip we did not have most of the equipment we have today, our bikes where very rudimentary and we lacked most of the winter gear that we now have acquired in part thanks to our […]
Country: Singapore and Indonesia From Singapore to Batam Centre Lesson learned: Old worn bike parts can be of high value Laughed about: My weird habits when I am only half awake Most wonderful miracle: Far too many to be mentioned here Food we ate: Sushi, different Japanese dishes, Mexican food, […]