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Indonesia Bicycle Touring

Island Hopping: Bali, Lombok and Sumbawa

Island Hopping: Bali, Lombok and Sumbawa

Sunrise cycling on a beautiful tropical island is about as good as it gets. Soft pastels brighten into a blazing blue, a gentle breeze rolls in from the sea and the air is fresh with possibility. I savor these moments

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Coffee and Craters

Coffee and Craters

Visa extensions in hand, we slipped out of Surabaya.  Kalimantan–with its heat, humidity and hills– had left us exhausted. Downtime imposed by the dawdling  Indonesian immigration officials had done us good.  We’d satiated our appetite for internet and were eager to start cranking the pedals

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The Streets of Surabaya

The Streets of Surabaya

One of the best parts of an extended bike tour is the luxury of time.  Time to take it slow, drink in the landscape and stop for a chat. But sometimes bureaucracy forces you to slow down. That’s our current

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Thoughts on Sticking it Out

Thoughts on Sticking it Out

I hate the feeling of giving up.  You probably do, too. Yet we all have those throw-in-the-towel days. During our two and a half months biking around Borneo I’ve had plenty of them. But I stuck it out.   And I’m

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Into the jungle: biking Borneo gets better (and worse!)

Into the jungle: biking Borneo gets better (and worse!)

I’m not normally a jungle person. Pedaling through places with steamy equatorial climates—Guyana, Gabon, Borneo—ranks just above biking through China’s factory belts or on Southern California’s 8-lane freeways. Jungles scare me.  The thick tangles of vegetation feel forbidding.  The constant buzz of

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Slow Boat to Borneo

Slow Boat to Borneo

For a cyclist, Indonesia–a country comprised of some 18,000 islands–poses more than a few logistical challenges.  If you stick to the main islands—Java, Sumatra, maybe Bali and Lombok—getting  around’s not too tough.  It’s when you venture farther afield, say to

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