08 – Alue Bilie Bordello Decor and Troublesome Meulaboh
The next major stop on my route was the somewhat major city of Meulaboh. I think Meulaboh is the largest […]
07 – The Road to and from Tapak Tuan – Ocean Paradise
I don’t even know what time I crawled into my tent or what time I finally fell asleep, but it
06 – Camping in a Fish Market on the Beach
After a long, rain-filled day, I arrived at the ocean. I saw a small path that led to the beach,
05 – A Wet, Wet Day from Subulussalam to the Ocean
The distance from Subulussalam to the next town that I knew contained some form of accommodation was 152 kilometers. There
04 – Nantampukmas Hotel and the Road to Subulussalam
Despite practicing hundreds of times while I rode my bike, I simply could not pronounce the name Subulussalam when someone
03 – Downhill to Sidikalang
FROM THE TRUCK STOP TO SIDIKALANG As I anticipated, the first part of this day involved pushing my bike up
02 – A Night at a Truck Stop
I woke up in my rather rough room in Pangururan with a fairly difficult climb ahead of me. I didn’t
01- Riding from Tuktuk
Yesterday was my first day of real cycling in a very long time, and it shows this morning. (I rode
Panic! – Phishing Emails Give Me a Heart Attack
I got an email claiming to be from PayPal saying that there was a problem with my account. They detected invalid information, and I needed to clear it up or they would limit my account. I was immediately suspicious, of course, because there was a log-in link included in the email. As far as I understand these things, official emails from large companies never include log-in links.
The Morality Police Raid My Hotel
It was a Saturday night. This hotel never gets very busy, but Saturday night is probably the busiest night. That’s the one night I might hear some noise and commotion and some rather odd characters (usually half-dressed men) might be spotted prowling the dark balcony. So I didn’t pay much attention when I heard some banging and crashing and loud voices.