Distance: 112.49 km Ridetime: 05:19:48 Average: 21.2 km/h Total distance: 11784 km As Bandung is surrounded by mountains there was no way out but to climb. Luckily I’m very happy about my shape at the moment. When I cycled through Thailand and Malaysia I didn’t feel much improvement – 5 hours of cruising at medium [ Read More ]
I decided to hang around another day in Bandung. This place is hard to leave. Today would also be the last day of the holidays that has been the reason for the crazy traffic. When I asked what kind of holiday they were celebrating I was surprised to learn it was the Christian Whitsun. Living [ Read More ]
In the afternoon I once again met with Renna and her friends. This time we were heading for the mountains. As we left the city the roads got smaller and smaller. The slopes were sometimes crazy. More than I could have managed on the bike. After passing through tiny villages we ended up in a [ Read More ]
I had been in contact with Renna from the couchsurfing.org community over the last couple of days, and we had planned to meet up in Bandung. When I’m cycling I usually eat at very small road side restaurants and always choose the same dishes. Today I would get a chance to try something different. Renna [ Read More ]
Distance: 118.83 km Ridetime: 05:53:43 Average: 20.2 km/h Total distance: 11672 km Today I was going to hit the first mountains on Java, and I was looking forward to it. Once out of Bogor and into the mountains I was hoping for almost empty roads like on Sumatra. That was not to be. It turned [ Read More ]
Distance: 50.27 km Ridetime: 02:17:52 Average: 21.9 km/h Total distance: 11553 km I was not sure about the distance to Bogor, but after using a lot of public transport lately I knew that a train ticket would cost 5000 rupiah or 0.40 euro. Based on that fact I assumed I could cycle there in a [ Read More ]
After five days in Jakarta I was ready to move on, but before I could do so I needed to find a new tire and some new tubes for the bike. In Copenhagen you will find a bike shop at every street corner. Finding one in Jakarta is more complicated. The friendly receptionist at my [ Read More ]
When I took the ferry from Singapore to Indonesia I got a one month visa on arrival. As I plan to stay longer I needed an extension. From reports I had read it should be possible to extend the visa at the “Imigrasi” office in Jakarta. I found an address on the internet and also [ Read More ]
After watching the Champions League final last night I wasn’t expecting too much of the day. In the afternoon I did however manage to find a bus to Kota, the old Dutch part of Jakarta. It seems like the place to hang out for the hip Jakarta youth on a Sunday afternoon. I was asked [ Read More ]
I had come to Jakarta with two important goals in mind. First I needed to extend the 1 month visa I got when I entered the country. Next I needed to find spare parts for the bicycle. I was already pretty tired from the cycling on Sumatra, so I was happy to arrive in Jakarta [ Read More ]
