Indonesia – motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
I loved my time in Indonesia. I love Indonesia. Laying along the equator for over 5,000 km Indonesia is an archipelago comprising over 17,000 islands of which over 6,000 are inhabited, add a population of 252 million (4th most populated country in the world) of which 85% are Muslim with over 300 languages and you […]
Days 428 – 453 Bali (Indonesia) / motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
Left – 6th June – 1st July 2015 Miles rode – hundreds on a scooter 3 1/2 weeks being lazy with Maria again. Bali demands laziness and I wasn’t about to disrupt the equilibrium. With my brother and his wife visiting, making new friends and weekends away to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Ubud, the cultural […]
East Timor (Timor Leste) – motorbike GS Dakar RTW overland adventure traveller
East Timor / Timor-Leste comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor and was colonised by Portugal in the 16th century, they invested little and withdrew in 1975 but Indonesia invaded within days of the Timorese declaration of independence. International pressure increased and finally persuaded Indonesia to allow an independence referendum in 1999. The […]