Posts tagged palm oil

Ivory Plantations

I am always excited to arrive in a new country, especially when I come from crossing one that has not left with something very special inside. With the advent of the arrival, curiosity and uncertainty ignite once again like flames when pouring kerosene on a bonfire.

Côte D'Ivoire-Ivory CoastNicolás Marino21 February 2016abidjan, africa, côte d'ivoire, west africa, plantations, palm oil, bananas, cocoa, plantain, village life

The Long Crossing of Sumatra

Several people had told me that Sumatra was "the best of Indonesia", but honestly, after more than three months of cycling through this country, where over and over we had been

IndonesiaNicolás Marino16 July 2013Sumatra, Toba, adventure, bicycle, cycling, hospitality, indonesia, jungle, kerinci, lake, manis, martabak, monkeys, palm oil, plantations, tea, teran bulang, valleys

Never Ending Green

During my years of traveling both as a backpacker and traveler by bicycle, I have been more than once dazzled by what the world has to offer. Its landscapes, its ecosystems and its phenomena are some of the reasons that always make me want to keep going out, to see more, to learn more, to feel more.

IndonesiaNicolás Marino11 April 2013adventure, bicycle, borneo, bugs, coal mining, corruption, cycling, deforestation, extreme, indonesia, jungle, kalimantan, monkey, orangutan, palm oil, traveling

Malaysian Murderers. A Very Bad Experience.

After 24 hs of sailing calm waters we finally reached Sandakan in the Malaysian side of Borneo. The first time I had been to Malaysia was 12 years ago, although at that time, I visited the peninsular part of it and wasn't traveling by bicycle.

MalaysiaNicolás Marino31 March 2013adventure, bicycle, borneo, cycling, deforestation, jungle, malaysia, palm oil, trip, tropical