Sunday, December 16, 2007

Tg.Pinang

At I am happy to see the ship. She arrived at 2.00pm I went late there is no sleeping bed. I have to pay 200.000R for bed and sleep with the crews. They be came friends and took me see around the ship. It is crowed in the ship it's capacity is 1000 people. But I think it is more than 1000.






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Kejang

Cycling Kejang to Tg.Pinang. I am waiting to long in Kijang for the ferry. So I did some cycling in Bitam. It was rain and I cycle about 40 km from Kijang Tg.Pinang. The roads are new and muddy. Met some school children on the road side.





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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Bintan

I arrived in Johor Baru at 9.00 am on 8th.Dec.2008. I fix my bike at the bus station, and cycle down to Setulang ferry terminal to Tanjong Pinang, Indonesea. The ferry to Tg.Pinang fare cost 83RM, I was told 60RM earlier. I arrived in Tanjong Pinang at 2.00pm. I was told by the local people I have to go to Kijang to get a bigger ferry to Jakarta.There is no ferry to Jakarta from T.Pinang. I have no plan cycling in T.Pinang. So I cycle down to Kijang about 24km. But thing went wrong I took a wrong road and I did 45km to kijang. All the way there are small hills, I have to cycle up and down. And it was raining all the way. I get information that only two ferry trip to Jakarta a week that is on Monday and Thursday only. But my luck was not good. There is no ferry on Monday, so I have to wait until Wednesday.
Very helpful lady name Me Me
I stay in a room for 20.000R a night about 3RM. It is a real village, and meet many local people and had local food. Many people in Kijang are poor. There is no tape-water, I have to use well water for my bath. Toilet and bathroom are not clean. There many call-girls here and very beautiful plus young. To me I don't any mood because they look like my children. May be my next page I will send some pictures

Villagers in Kijang

A old lady smoking cigarette
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007

My Plan

My working Patners in Tenaga Nasional
On the 7th।Dec.2007 at 10.00pm I am taking a bus from Parit Buntar to Johor Baru, Malaysia. About 10.00am on I will be taking a ferry from Johor Baru to Tanjung Pinang, (6 departure daily) a small Island in Indonesea. On Saturday and Sunday I will cycling around Tanjung Pinang. On Monday at 9.00am a Bigger ferry to Jakarta from Tanjong Pinang. (2 departure per week) Monday and Thursday only. Information said 48 hours on the sea to Jakarta, Jawa.

Hash House Harries, Bagan Serai, Perak
On 10th, Wednesday in will be cycling to Karawang, Cikampek, Jatibarang, Cirebon, Cileduk, Losari, Tegal, Pekalongan Batang, Kendal, Semarang, Kudus, Rembang, Kragan, Bulu, Tuban, Brondong, Sedayu, Surabaya, Sidoarjo, Pasuruan, Probolinggo, Sumberbatu, Jember, Glenmore, Banyuwangi, Bali, Cekik, Negara, Surabtan, Tabanan, Denpasar and Kuta. I plan to cycle 80 km to 100 km per day, estimate 1300 km. I will be cycling on 10th.12.07 until 3rd.01.08, on 6th.01.08 I have to go back to work.

My friends and A Sweden Cyclist
Hope to meet some friends waiting to meet on the road and members of Hospitality club,
This is a rough plan of my bike tour. I will be cycling three days in a roll and rest one day. There will be some changes in dates, I will keep in touch with you. Please make sure your email, name,address and phone numbers are availble to contact you. Thanks
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David's Travel

Why and How I start Cycling
So far I have done a few cycling journeys. It started about 2 years ago when I met some cyclists in Parit Buntar, Perak, Malaysia its 45km from Penang. They had great stories about what they experienced. I became enthusiastic and bought a bicycle myself. That was at the end of 2003.
Round Malaysia in 14 days
The first thing I did was to cycle around Malaysia. I soon found out there were only a few Malaysians cycling. For many reasons cycling was never popular except for children. Of course the heat was an important factor. But I do not suffer much from the heat. I cycled around Malaysia in 14 days. I made many new friends. I learned quickly that in the west people are more used to cyclists. But here in Malaysia it's all different. People were friendly, probably curious would be a better word. Those 14 days were a great experience. In Parit Buntar many people started to know my new found love for cycling. Whenever a cyclist was on the way to Parit Buntar, they called me and I would pick them up to show them around my hometown and listen to their stories and tell them a few stories myself.
South Thailand
From the first journey to the next was a small step. South Thailand became the next destination. I went to many different places in South Thailand including Phuket, Krabi, Ko Samui but also to lesser known places such as Songkhla. Making friends in Thailand I went all over and had a great time. But being back home I felt there was more to explore. I started to plan a longer journey which eventually ended up with a plan to ride in Thailand and visit the countries that border Thailand.
Asean Countries
The "40 Days Great Bike Ride" The plan was simple, ride around the border of Thailand on the "other" side of the border. It was the idea to cycle to Siem Riep (Angkor in Cambodia) from Bangkok, then back to Thailand, into Laos. Next would be Vietnam and through China to Myanmar and then back into Thailand. It went actually a bit different. Very soon after I started doing some research it was clear I couldn't do that much. China, according to some cyclists I met, was definitely too much for the time I had available. Another problem was an overland border to Myanmar. There's none you can cross. Not even Malaysians are allowed. (We do not need visa for these countries). Due to a lack of time I couldn't do as much cycling as I wanted. So I went by train to Bangkok and started cycling to Cambodia. Through quite rough road I went back to Thailand, cycled further to Mukhdahan and crossed into Laos to Savanaketh. Now I cycled to the Vietnamese border but due to some things I had to take the bus to Hanoi. From here I cycled to the Vietnamese-Lao border crossing close to Dien Bien Phu but I couldn't cross. I went back to Hanoi, took a bus back to Laos and went straight to North Thailand to get a little bit of a Burmese experience. After visiting the Golden Triangle, I had to go back South. Hardly any time left but I went to Southern Thailand to the island of Ko Tao for a rest.
Cycling in South India
On the 4th of December I will finally visit the country of my ancestors. Preparations are in full swing now. The flight ticket is arranged, and so is the visa. The plans is to stay 45 days in South India, cycling from Madras to Nagarcoil south and make to a loop to Kerala before visiting some of my relatives living near Madras. I will keep you informed.
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This video create by Tim & Cindie.
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