| 07.02.2010 |
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Hello from Chiang Mai |
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Over two months and 2'500 kilometer of cycling since my last diary from Georgetown. |
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| 26.11.2009 |
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A new chapter begins |
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After seven months of cycling almost over 4'500 kilometers in the Indonesian archipelago (including the Malaysian Borneo + Brunei), we have touched down in mainland South East Asia. |
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| 02.11.2009 |
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A whole lot on not cycling |
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We are currently in a small town called Berastagi in the Karo Highlands of North Sumatra. And we haven't been cycling much at all. |
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| 30.09.2009 |
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Back in Indonesia - Life is good again |
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After two months of cycling through Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei), we have eventually arrived back in Indonesia, crossed the equator back into the Southern hemisphere and broken the 4'000 kilometers barrier. |
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| 29.08.2009 |
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3'000 kilomters and a new country |
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The day before, we passed the 3'000 kilometers mark for this tour! Yay us. |
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| 16.08.2009 |
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Out of plantation hell... |
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...and on to new problems. |
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| 25.07.2009 |
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Cultur D-Shock |
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So, after a two day trip incuding two flights and one speed boat, we have arrived in Malaysia. |
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| 17.07.2009 |
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Excited and sad. |
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Soon we will be leaving Indonesia. Sigh. |
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| 06.07.2009 |
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Look, there are our cycling legs |
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After having a hard time on the bicycle from Makassar to Parepare, we have found our cycling legs again. A good thing as well, as two tough days lay between us and the mountain highlands of Tana Toraja. |
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| 23.06.2009 |
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Malaria-free - and off we go |
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The tests at the hospital in Makassar showed that I am now officially malaria-free. |
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| 16.06.2009 |
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A Tale of Hardship |
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I know what you are thinking: "Here we go again...." |
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| 08.06.2009 |
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South Sulawesi is a pain in the gut |
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So, we have started cycling in Sulawesi after all. However, we didn't finish the first section, South Sulawesi, as quickly as anticipated. For once, it wasn't us being lazy - I ate something bad and needed some recovery time. |
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| 27.05.2009 |
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Fierce dragons, the PELNI demons and a dilemma |
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Yes, this episode of the travel logs will bring you such dramatic climaxes as Adrian and E! hunting for dragons, fighting off the curse of the PELNI experience and in the end, they still find themselves in a bit of a pickle. And all of this without having cycled even one kilometer in over a week. |
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| 18.05.2009 |
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We have traversed Flores Island! |
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So, here we are in Labuanbajo, the western tip of Flores Island and the jumping off point to Komodo. Believe me or not, but after 622 kilometers and 8,918 meters climbed on a bicycle, I am currently suffering more and wish I had to climb up a 1,000 meter mountain pass. |
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| 10.05.2009 |
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Lazy days and bad weather |
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For the past few days, we have been chillin' here in the town of Bajawa. One reason obviously was to give our legs some recovery time. But another reason is the weather. |
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| 07.05.2009 |
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Of failures, conquests and McGyverism |
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Selamat siyang from Ende, a city on the south coast of Flores island. Since my last log, we packed our bicycles and traversed Flores from north to south. |
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| 29.04.2009 |
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We have arrived - properly. |
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Yes, I know, in my last travel log, I have already said that we have left Perth and arrived in Bali – but that just never felt like where we wanted to be. Now it does. |
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| 27.04.2009 |
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Salamat Siyang di Indonesia |
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One month since my last diary entry. What happened since then? Well, we have arrived in Indonesia, that's what happened. |
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| 29.03.2009 |
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Cycling Through Asia – The First Section |
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As I said in the last diary entry, our plans for the two year trip are not set in stone. However, we did have to create a rough itinerary to see if we can come up with a route that would largely avoid the monsoon season. |
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| 22.03.2009 |
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In the beginning there was an escape plan. |
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When I planned to study in Australia, I already had my escape planned. |
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