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April 30, 2015 •
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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...
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April 29, 2015 •
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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...
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April 28, 2015 •
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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...
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April 27, 2015 •
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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...
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April 26, 2015 •
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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...
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April 25, 2015 •
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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...
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April 23, 2015 •
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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...
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April 21, 2015 •
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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...
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April 20, 2015 •
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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...
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April 19, 2015 •
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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...
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