Articles tagged with: Bike Trip
15 – Return to Banda Aceh
Wednesday August 8, 2018
6:15 a.m. Room in the House, Griya Arida
Banda Aceh, Sumatra
My time in Kuala Lumpur passed easily. I ran some errands, met up with some friends, and bought a couple of items for my bike. Then it was time to head to the airport to catch my flight back to Banda Aceh. The flight went smoothly, though my arrival at the airport was …
14 – Short Trip to Kuala Lumpur
Sunday August 5, 2018
7:00 a.m. Room 216, Rain Forest Hotel
Chinatown District, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
45 ringgit per night ($11 US) – shared bath, air con, WiFi, clean, modern, professional staff, great place
I never was able to fully relax in the coffee shop at the airport in Banda Aceh. I kept wondering when immigration would open. I wondered if maybe I was at the wrong part of …
12 – Beautiful Lampuuk Beach Near Banda Aceh
Yesterday was a pretty relaxing day. I needed to do some preparations for my trip to Kuala Lumpur. Nothing major, but I have to do a bit of planning to make sure that I bring everything with me that I need. And my clothing was very smelly. I didn’t want to inflict my funk on people at the airport, so I needed to do some …
11 – Beach Life
Thursday August 2, 2018
3:45 a.m. Room 15, Dian Rana Guesthouse
Beach area outside of Banda Aceh
It is far too early to be up doing this, especially as I am not going anywhere today. I’m staying put here at the Dian Rana. But I woke up, and my brain started turning over, and I couldn’t get back to sleep. So I figured I might as well go …
10 – Lost in a Losmen in Lamno
Monday July 30, 2018
4:00 a.m. Room 205B, Khana Hotel
Calang, Aceh Jaya, Sumatra
It hardly seems possible, but I woke up to the sound of a heavy rain falling. I’ve lost count of the days that this rain has lasted. It’s strange to think it, but counting the hours doesn’t even make sense. With a normal rain storm, you’d say it lasted twenty minutes. A really bad …
09 – Cross-Cultural Confusion in Calang
Saturday July 28, 2018
5:00 a.m. Room 103, Losmen Mustika Sari
Meulaboh, Sumatra
I seem to have finally gotten caught up with events, and I am writing this in real time as opposed to summarizing days from the past. It’s early in the morning, and, assuming there is not a massive rain storm brewing and assuming my stomach doesn’t suddenly start causing big problems, I’ll be leaving Meulaboh. …
08 – Alue Bilie Bordello Decor and Troublesome Meulaboh
The next major stop on my route was the somewhat major city of Meulaboh. I think Meulaboh is the largest city on the coast before you reach Banda Aceh. The distance from Blang Pidie to Meulaboh was a bit too much for one day of riding at one hundred and twenty kilometers. I could have done it, but there was no real advantage to riding …
07 – The Road to and from Tapak Tuan – Ocean Paradise
I don’t even know what time I crawled into my tent or what time I finally fell asleep, but it must have been early because I felt quite refreshed when my eyes popped open and I emerged from my tent at around 4 a.m. I had settled into my tent the night before with a clear intention of getting up this early. I knew that …