Day 202: Takengon - Lumut (440m) 89km. Nicely graded climb on good road then rolling descending on sometimes dirt roads. Total 1485m climbing. Day 203: Lumut - Blengkjeren (875m) 73km.…
Cycling Northern Sumatra's Highlands At 5am the sound of the alarm penetrates my dreams and tells me it's time to get up. I rise and walk, stiff kneed, to the…
Day 199: Meulaboh - Jeuram (45m) 44km. Flat. Day 200: Jeuram - Beutong Ateuh (500m) 70km. 2100 metres of climbing through forest and jungle over single range. Sometimes brutally steep,…
Day 194: Banda Aceh to Lamno, 84km. Good coastal road over several headlands. 630m climbing. Day 195: Lamno to Calang, 75km. Mostly flat coastal road. 250m climbing. Day 196: Calang…
Day 191: Fly to Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. Days 192 and 193: Sightseeing around Banda Aceh. The final leg of our 8 month cycle touring odyssey commences in Banda Aceh,…
Day 185: Georgetown to Taiping, 91km. Hot and busy highway 1. Day 186: Taiping to Seri Manjung, 91km. Highway 1 and Highway 60, flat through oil palm plantations. Day 187:…
Day 177: Krabi to Trang, 132km. Rolling on Highway 4. Day 178: Trang to Ban Chalung, 149km. Mix of highway and quieter detours where possible. Day 179: Ban Chalung to…
Day 169: Chumpon - Phato (110m), 113km. Flat then rolling via Highway 4006 heading west. Day 170: Phato - Suk Samran, 92km. Rolling, then flat down Highway 4 (two lane).…
Day 165: Kanchanaburi - Petchaburi, 149km. Flat on good highways & short section of dirt canal road. Day 166: Petchaburi - Pranburi, 100km. Flat on 3147 then highway 4. Day…
Day 162: Ayutthaya - Song Phi Nong, 86km. Flat Day 163: Song Phi Nong - Kanchanaburi, 73km. Flat & gently rolling Day 164: Sightseeing in Kanchanaburi. After five days somehow…
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