Day 386 & 387 Baturaja – Merak (Indonesia) / motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
Left – 7.45am 26th & 27th April 2015 Miles rode – 232 (371km) My intention was to ride the short distance today to Lampung Town which was 50km short of the port where I was going to get the boat to Java tomorrow. After 3 hours we stopped for breakfast / lunch and had completed 200km […]
Day 385 Bengkulu – Baturaja (Indonesia) / motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
Left – 7.00am 25th April 2015 Miles rode – 220 (352km) Even though there was no ‘call to prayer’ this morning I still woke before the 6am alarm! When I went out to load the bike there was choir music playing, I could have been in England. The sun was shining and I felt great […]
Day 384 Sungai Penuh – Bengkulu (Indonesia) / motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
Left – 7.30am 24th April 2015 Miles rode – 260 (416km) The mosque over the road obviously knew the call to prayer was disturbing my sleep so today just before it started they played some music which was novel, NOT! So, broken sleep until the alarm went off at 6.30 then coffee and photos, this […]
Day 383 Bukittinggi – Sungai Penuh (Indonesia) / motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
Left – 8.30am 23rd April 2015 Miles rode – 192 (307km) What a waste of time it was setting the alarm for 6.30am as the mosque over the road started the ‘call to prayer’ at about 5am and woke me up! New rule to myself – don’t stay at any hotels that are within 100 […]
Day 382 Lake Toba – Bukittinggi (Indonesia) / motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
Left – 6.45am 22nd April 2015 Miles rode – 273 (437km) I woke early in the rubbish hotel where cockroaches had taken residence in then bathroom, ah well what should I expect for £3.75 including breakfast? We left early and the kids were already out and about going to school, one of the many things […]
Day 381 Medan – Lake Toba (Indonesia) / motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
Left – 6.45am 21st April 2015 Miles rode – 198 (317km) The alarm was set for 6am but the mosque over the road started the ‘call to prayer’ at about 5am so the alarm wasn’t really necessary. I hadn’t been on the road this early for a long time and was really looking forward to […]
Malaysia – motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
I’ve been to Malaysia before so I decided to not visit KL or the south. Leaving Thailand I instantly saw and felt the change, the roads were clean and taken care of with neat grass verges and trees lining the roads. Most people seemed to be Muslims and when I stopped wanted to talk to […]
Days 379 & 380 Medan (Indonesia) / motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
Left – 9am 19th & 20th April 2015 Miles rode – 18 (29km) After a day of rest in Medan on Monday Lyndon and I took a taxi to the port at Belawan to collect our bikes. We met Adnan the guy who helps us get our bikes from the port, as we arrived two […]
Day 378 Penang – Medan (Indonesia) / motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
Left – 18th April 2015 Miles rode – Country No. 30 Lyndon and I took a flight from Penang to Medan at midday and whilst we were in the taxi travelling into Medan it was obvious I had arrived in a completely different culture to what I had been used to for the past five […]
Days 372 – 377 Penang (Malaysia) / motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
Left – 12th to 17th April 2015 Miles rode – 125 (200km) I initially stayed in the old quarter of Georgetown and loved the massive Chinese influence everywhere. I was here 25 years ago and other than the surrounding skyscrapers the old quarter hasn’t changed much. Walking around in the afternoon was so hot and […]
Thailand – motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
I spent a total of 122 Days in Thailand over 5 months (4 of the 5 months). Thailand is modern and it feels like it’s a booming country, then you move away from the cities and tourist areas and you experience a more traditional lifestyle. Bangkok is a wealthy, vibrant city with happy people. I […]
Vietnam – motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
I loved my time in Vietnam. Getting into Vietnam took longer than other countries even though I arrived at a remote border with the visa already stamped in my passport. Everyone smiled and instantly made me feel welcome. Vietnam officially known as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam with an estimated population of 90 million people is bordered by China […]