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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 Sulawesi, Sumbawa or Borneo that…

                    After six years working in the UK, New Zealanders Emma Philpott and Justin Hewitt of Rolling Tales were ripe for an adventure. In March 2010 they set off from London and headed east, not quite…

Eric stepped out of the small supermarket scowling. “They don’t take Thai Baht,” Pretty normal, I decided, since we are, after all, in Malaysia. Normal, but annoying, since all we had was Thai Baht.  And a stash of US dollars, but those were meant for…

“Aren’t you afraid of the bombs?” Cycling through Thailand’s deep south, this troubling enquiry was tossed out multiple times each day. Sure we were scared! Who wouldn’t be if they had bothered to read this warning from the US State Department: The far south of…

Fellow round the world cyclists Sonja and Ali of Tour.tk share their love of bicycle touring in the Land of the Rising Sun. What? Only five reasons to go cycling in Japan? We could give you at least 50, so we might have to cheat…

Almost nobody ever comes right out and asks us how we finance our round the world bicycle tour. But something tells me that many of you are curious as to how we were able to quit our jobs and became full-time cycle nomads. Well, here’s…