Malaysia: Kuantan > Yong Peng
Feb 27-28 2023 | The penultimate (whew, big word!) stage of my SE Asia journey. So close to home, but so much appalling weather. It had...
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Malaysia: Terrenganu > Kuantan
Feb 25-27 2023 | Another blase ride. The weather was turning horrible, with torrential rain combined with incessant wind. My main...
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Malaysia: Kelantan > Terrenganu
Feb 24-26 | Another windy, monotonous 3-hour ride down the east coast. I had been considering a quick detour to go diving in the...
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Thailand: Pattani > Kelantan - Entered Malaysia
Feb 23-24 2023 | Though 36 hours into a maximum food poisoning incident, I pushed myself to hit the road, enter Malaysia and finish the...
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Thailand: Nakhon Si Thammarat > Pattani
Feb 21-23 2023 | This was a long 5-hour drive on a freeway-type 4-lane road, fairly monotonous, not much to see, along a very windy...
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Thailand: Koh Phangan > Nakhon Si Thammarat
Feb 19-20 2023 | Departed Koh Phangan on the last leg of my 4-month trip, back to Singapore, and I was stoked to be heading to Nakhon Si...
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Thailand: Koh Tao v
Feb 12-15 2023 | After 30 years of visiting "the islands" in Thailand, I finally made it to Koh Tao! As I didn't dive back then, and...
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Thailand: Chumphon > Koh Phangan
Feb 7-18 2023 | Set off from Chumphon for 3-hour highway drive to Don Sak (near Surathani), to catch the Raja car ferry (also renowned as...
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Thailand: Hua Hin > Chumphon
Feb 6-7 2023 | This was basically a commute ride, cover the 200km+ on the the free with the intention of catching a ferry to Koa Tao or...
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Thailand: Bangkok > Hua Hin
Feb 5-6 2023 | After returning from my north Sumatra 3-week trip, I proceeded straight to BKK BMW Motorrad, where I discovered they had...
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N. Sumatra by Motorcycle <>
Published: Feb 2023 | Here's a brief and tips on a northern Sumatra motorcycle adventure route and travel based on my 21 days riding...
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Sumatra: Lake Toba > Medan
Indonesia | Feb 1-3 | Last leg of the Sumatra journey. Took the ferry from Tuk Tuk to Parapat, with great views all round. There were 3...
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Sumatra: Tapak Tuan > Lake Toba
Indonesia | Jan 27-31 | This was the "everything" ride in Sumatra, including equal parts spectacular coastline, twisty hills through palm...
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Sumatra: Meulaboh > Tapak Tuan
Indonesia | Jan 27-28 2023 | A long, fairly uninspiring drive, geared more towards moving to the next destination than taking in the...
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Sumatra: Lhoknga > Meulaboh
Indonesia | Jan 25-26 | After an amazing week or so in Weh and Lhoknga, the time came to get far off the beaten tourist track and drive...
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Sumatra: Pulau Weh v
Indonesia | Jan 20-21 2023 | Great 3 nights and 4 dives with Lumba Lumba Dive Center. Weh is renowned as a dive destination, and, I gotta...
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Sumatra: Pulau Weh > Lhoknga
Indonesia | Jan 22-25 2023 | Left Lumba Lumba Dive Resort for Sabang. Did a quick tour around town, then further around island, checked...
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Sumatra: Banda Aceh > Pulau Weh
Indonesia | Jan 19-21 2023 | Set off on a 5-minute ride from my hotel to the ferry at Ulee Lheue to Pulau Weh, a 2-hour trip. Figuring...
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N. Sumatra 2023
Jan 2023 This is my set-up for 3 week ride in northern Sumatra on a rental scooter. I had carried this gear from Bangkok, where my BMW...
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Sumatra: Takengon > Banda Aceh
Indonesia | Jan 18-19 2023 | Last leg of the Sumatra trip north, another long day of riding. Nice views of Takengon riding up into the...
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