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Sumbawa: Aiapaya > Yoyo Beach
Indonesia | May 6-9 2023 | Last stop in Sumbawa was Yoyo Beach, a noted surf mecca, a key element of the "Sumbawa is the new Bali"...
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Flores: Labuan Bajo > Sumbawa: Aiapaya
Indonesia | May 5-6 2023 | The end of my Flores trip, back to Sumbawa on the night ferry. I got a sleeper bunk and slept like a rock for...
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Flores: Bajawa > Labuan Bajo
Indonesia | May 4-5 2023 | The last leg of my Flores road trip! This was a long backtrack route - but it was worth doing again, in the...
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Divemaster Training at Scuba Junkie Komodo v
Indonesia | April 1-28 2023 | The decision to do PADI Divemaster Training (DMT) in Komodo was a good one. I had been looking into doing...
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Flores: Riung > Bajawa
Indonesia | May 3-4 2023 | This was a quick and easy 2-hour ride - unlike the prior days 8+ hours. Bajawa is a nice town with a tourist...
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Flores: Moni > Riung
Indonesia | May 2-3 2023 | The initial goal of the day was to ride 3 hours from Moni (Kelimutu) to Maumere and probably stay the night...
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Flores: Ende > Kelimutu
Indonesia | May 1-2 2023 | Heading out of Ende, the road goes straight into a spectacular river valley, just another epic ride in Flores....
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Flores: Borong > Ende
Indonesia | Apr 30 - May 1 2023 | This section of the Trans-Flores Highway is downright epic, one of the world's great rides (IMHO). From...
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Flores: Ruteng > Hobbit Cave & Borong
Indonesia | Apr 29-30 2023 | Setting out from Ruteng, Liang Bua or the "Hobbit Cave" is a 45-minute ride along some incredible viewpoints...
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Flores: Labuan Bajo > Ruteng
Indonesia | Apr 28-29 2023 | The first leg of my Flores tour. After finishing an intense and super-wow 28-day Divemaster training at...
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Sumbawa: Sape > Flores: Labuan Bajo
Indonesia | Mar 28 - Apr 1 2023 | The Sape to Labuan Bajo (LBJ, per the airport call sign) ferry is scheduled daily around 9:00 am. So,...
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Sumbawa: Lakey Beach > Sape
Indonesia | Mar 28-29 2023 | The sole purpose of this ride was to get to the Labuan Bajo ferry at Sape. It was a decent ride from Lakey...
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Sumbawa Besar > Lakey Beach
Indonesia | Mar 24-28 2023 | Set off from Sumbawa Besar (with hotel key in pocket), headed for Lakey Beach, aka Hu'u (as it was known in...
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Kuta Lombok > Sumbawa Besar
Indonesia | Mar 23-24 2023 | The next leg of my Bali to Flores journey was to get to Sumbawa. The drive from Kuta Lombok was short and...
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Kuta Bali > Kuta Lombok
Indonesia | Mar 21-23 2023 | Day 1 of my Bali to Flores tour. After breakfast at Zanzibar, an all-time Bali fave, I set out from Legian...
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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: 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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