Tag: long-distance riding
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Touring Indonesia Harmoni #30: Boarding the Ferry from Semarang to Kumai, Kalimantan
This former terrorism convict recounted what he had been doing all this time, namely helping friends who had once been terrorism convicts return to a normal life in society. For them, stigma and economic need are crucial problems for those who have only just been released from prison as terrorist inmates. For that reason,…
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Touring Indonesia Harmoni #29: A Dissertation by Zoom in Cirebon and the PCR Scramble in Semarang
Our journey can be watched on the channel: Kamaruzzaman Bustamam-Ahmad As it turned out, Dr. Tabrani had coordinated with the Cirebon City Police Chief to book a hotel in the City of Cirebon. So we had to stay in the City of Cirebon, not in the Regency of Cirebon. Once again, we needed to…
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Touring Indonesia Harmoni #28: Across Java from Merak to Cirebon and a Welcome from BNPT
Our journey can also be watched on the YouTube channel of Kamaruzzaman Bustamam-Ahmad After riding from Banda Aceh on 28 July 2021, along the western route of Sumatra, Nyak Ver finally reached Merak on 5 August 2021 after crossing from Bakauheni. Once we arrived in Merak, we had to travel for three hours to…
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Riding Aceh’s South-West Coast to Padang: The Opening Miles of Touring Indonesia Harmoni
Perjalanan Touring Indonesia Harmoni dimulai dari Banda Aceh, menyusuri pantai barat selatan hingga Aceh Singkil, lalu ke Padang Sidempuan dan Padang. Jalan mulus, pemandangan laut, gunung, hingga kampung Batak menghadirkan pengalaman touring penuh warna menuju timur Indonesia.
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The Real Cost of Riding Across Indonesia: Money, Sponsors, and Friendship on the Road
Trouble in Pariaman, West Sumatra Once I felt our touring gear was finally complete, I sat down to add up everything we had spent. The total came to more than ten million rupiah. The equipment for a long-distance ride, it turned out, had truly drained our pockets. Parcels kept arriving in Banda Aceh one…