INDONESIA | Wednesday, 17 Oct 2012 | Views [2507] | Comments [1]
SUMBAWA – INDONESIA’S SIDELINED ISLAND
I was the only tourist aboard the little JM Ferry –“We Serve Indonesia” – as it slid between the two spits of land guarding the narrow entrance to ... Read more >
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INDONESIA | Tuesday, 16 Oct 2012 | Views [2052] | Comments [3]
A SHORT WALK UP ILI API
Nestling at the foot of brooding Ili Mandiri, Larantuka, at the eastern end of Flores, is the jumping off point for islands even further east - the Solor Archipelago and Alor. I was headed for Lewoleba on Lembata, ... Read more >
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INDONESIA | Saturday, 6 Oct 2012 | Views [1592]
Laid Back in Lombok.
The muezzin’s call to prayer hung in the still air while he paused to take breath. Each succeeding verse seemed to increase in dramatic intensity and the silence that reigned when the last note faded was total. It was 4.... Read more >
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INDONESIA | Friday, 7 Sep 2012 | Photo Gallery
Road trip
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INDONESIA | Thursday, 6 Sep 2012 | Photo Gallery
Road Trip - Poto Tano, Maluk, Sekongkan, SB, Semongkat, Batu Dulang
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INDONESIA | Tuesday, 21 Aug 2012 | Views [4550] | 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 >
INDONESIA | Thursday, 9 Aug 2012 | Views [1640]
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 >
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INDONESIA | Thursday, 9 Aug 2012 | Views [1826]
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 >
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INDONESIA | Thursday, 28 Jun 2012 | Photo Gallery
Ferry trip, Lewoleba, Lamlera, climbing Ilie Api
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AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 23 Jun 2012 | Photo Gallery
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INDONESIA | Saturday, 23 Jun 2012 | Views [1836]
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 >
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INDONESIA | Thursday, 3 May 2012 | Views [1833]
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 >
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INDONESIA | Thursday, 3 May 2012 | Views [1301]
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 >
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INDONESIA | Tuesday, 24 Jun 2008 | Photo Gallery
BEACHES
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AUSTRALIA | Monday, 21 Apr 2008 | Photo Gallery
Dangerous Animals Abound!
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