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Part 3 Bali, Lombok, sumbawa - a motorcycle odyssey. Lombok bound.

Tuesday, 21 Aug 2012 | Views [4545] | Comments [1]

LOMBOK BOUND   The last vehicle, a wooden-sided Mitsubishi 3 tonner had just shoehorned its way into the only remaining space on the ferry’s vehicle deck. At a signal from the dock, the skipper gave the order to raise the loading ... Read more >

Part 2. Motorcycling in Indonesia - Potholes and Pitfalls

Thursday, 9 Aug 2012 | Views [1634]

Part 2. Motorcycling in Indonesia – Potholes and Pitfalls   In Part 1 I wrote about hiring, insurance and the culture of ‘the accident’.   Now we’ll examine what to expect from other road users, road conditions ... Read more >

Tags: adventure, indonesia, motorcycling, road conditions, road trip, safety

Motorcycling in Indonesia - Live to Tell the Tale - Part 1

Thursday, 9 Aug 2012 | Views [1819]

Motorcycling in Indonesia – Live to Tell the Tale.     He hobbled into the hotel foyer, a picture of pain and misery. His board shorts - ripped and stained with a mixture of dust, dirt and congealed blood -   didn’... Read more >

Tags: adventure, indonesia, motorcycling, road trip

Photos: Lembata

Thursday, 28 Jun 2012 | Photo Gallery

Roads less Travelled. Trans-Sumatran Highway 1973

Saturday, 23 Jun 2012 | Views [1830]

Travelling the Trans-Sumatran - 1973 Rain sheeted down from a lead-grey sky. Banks of angry cumulus clouds crowded the horizon. Reaching skywards, they loomed over the city; it had been raining solid for two days.   At ground level the ... Read more >

Tags: adventure, bus trip, indonesia, sumatra

Part 2. Legian to the Lombok Ferry - Padangbai

Thursday, 3 May 2012 | Views [1828]

Indonesian Odyssey – beyond Bali. As soon as we walked into the showroom I knew which one Inez was going to choose. There they were, lined up in a neatly spaced row,   - Honda Vario scooters - each one a shiny-bright, 110cc, liquid-... Read more >

Tags: adventure, indonesia, motorcycling, road trip

Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa - a motorcycle odyssey. Part 1

Thursday, 3 May 2012 | Views [1294]

Sumbawa –East of Bali One minute I was up then, in the blink of an eye, I was down. I felt the shattered surface of the road bite into my right knee and I heard the scraping of my Honda Vario as it slid before me in a shower of stones ... Read more >

Tags: adventure, indonesia, motorcycling, road trip.

Photos: SUMBAWA

Tuesday, 24 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery