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biketouring

  • INDONESIA

    Where are you from, Mister?

    Back in the crazy dirty traffic of Java. These kids in Yogyakarta made my day. Of all the hundreds of people I had met in Java, these guys were one of…

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  • INDONESIA

    Treats of South Java

    Southern Java rewarded hard and swetty cycling occasionally. One day I found a gin clear cold spring in the jungle to cool down and have a wash, and on another I…

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  • INDONESIA

    10 metres per minute

    Indonesia has a reputation among bike tourers of having the steepest hills in the world. I shall confirm that this is absolutely true. The road goes often directly to the top…

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  • INDONESIA

    Sexy road

    The road from Jakarta to the south coast of Java was sexy but hard. I haven't ridden on a such a bad surface since Tajikistan, my 2.5" touring tires were occasionally…

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  • INDONESIA

    Necessities of life

    In the end of my second riding day in Java I was having a dinner at a road side restaurant, when a massive storm rolled in. Restaurant keeper offered me a…

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  • INDONESIA

    Jakarta, Jakarta

    Java, are you kidding me? I rode through a 100km traffic jam, in a pouring rain. It's 100km line of cars and motorbikes I tell you. Stuff coming out from my…

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  • INDONESIA

    The mystery connection

    It took me nearly two weeks to find out when the Batam-Jakarta ferry goes and how could I buy a ticket for it. Three friends if main were coming to Bali…

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