Posts tagged tropical

Fading Flores

After two quiet weeks, waiting for Julia to fully recover from the damn dengue, we left Kupang full of energy en route to Maumere, on the volcanic island of Flores. And we should certainly be filled with energy to board again in a PELNI.

IndonesiaNicolás Marino5 June 2013adventure, bajawa, bicycle, cycling, ende, flores, indonesia, kelimutu, labuanbajo, maumere, ruteng, tropical, tropics, vulcano

Going Extreme!

Two of the toughest bike travelers I know, Salva and Adam, both good friends of mine, met in Sulawesi in 2009 and together they embarked on a journey that both

IndonesiaNicolás Marino30 April 2013adventure, bada valley, bicycle, extreme, gimpu, gintu, jungle, lake poso, palu, sulawesi, traveling, trip, tropical, tropics

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