Thursday, September 6, 2018 4:30 a.m. Room ?, d’Spark Hotel Klang, Malaysia (60 RM/$15 US per night; single room; small but well-appointed, modern, clean; boutique style hotel; A/C; TV; WiFi; nice private bathroom; kettle; instant coffee; bottled water; soap, shampoo, towel supplied;) Much of my fiddling with the trailer and…
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24 – Trapped Among Trucks and a Birdsong Competition
Sunday September 2, 2018 5:00 a.m. Room 208, Cahaya Asahan Hotel Kisaran, Sumatra (130,000 rupiah/$8.50 US per night; great hotel; great staff; professional; indoor parking with security; nice room; two beds; air conditioning; Wi-Fi; nice, clean bathroom; shopping center with grocery store across the street) At long last, I have…
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23 – Devouring Chicken in Langsa, Pangkalan Brandan, and Medan
Thursday August 26, 2018 5:00 a.m. Room 102, Khalifah Hotel Idirayeuk, Aceh, Sumatra The plan is to ride down the road to the town of Langsa today. It’s not terribly far to Langsa, and there appear to be a variety of hotels there, so I wasn’t anticipating a difficult day….
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22 – Fishing Harbour in Idirayeuk
Wednesday August 22, 2018 5:00 a.m. Room 102, Khalifah Hotel Idirayeuk, Aceh, Sumatra (250,00 rupiah/$16.50 US a night – expensive; air conditioning; private bathroom; TV; nice bed; but the room is old and cramped and crowded) When I left from Lhokseumawe, I had two possible outcomes for the day. One…
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21 – The Road to Lhokseumawe
Monday, August 20, 2018 7:00 a.m. Room 10, Wisma Pase Lhokseumawe, Sumatra (170,000 rupiah/$11 US per night; big room; big bed; furniture; TV; air conditioning; nice bathroom; clean; modern; quiet; fast WiFi and strong cell phone reception) From the time being seven in the morning, it’s clear that I am…
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20 – Stomping on Cockroaches
Friday August 17, 2018 7:15 a.m. Room 46, Hotel Fajar Bireuen, Sumatra I’ve definitely stayed in worse places than the Hotel Fajar. In fact, the hotel itself is really large and has a lot of facilities, such as seating in the lobby, tables and chairs outside, a parking area in…
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19 – No Bridge! Crossing the River by Raft
Wednesday August 15, 2018 6:30 a.m. Room 10, Kana Wisma Meureudu, Aceh, Sumatra Well, I’m afraid it is that time again, the time for a graphic account of being very ill. This has been a very bad one so far, but I also got a bit lucky. The lucky part…
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18 – Fixing My Bike and Other Gear in Sigli
Monday August 13, 2019 6:30 a.m Ramshackle Room, Wisma Dian Sigli, Sumatra I was woken up by the call to prayer this morning at around five a.m. I felt like I should sleep longer, but I wasn’t able to. So I got up and went about my early morning routine….
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17 – The Coast Road and a Construction Camp
Sunday August 12, 2018 6:20 a.m. Ramshackle Room up the stairs at the Wisma Dian Sigli, Sumatra (100,000 rupiah per night; big room, two single beds with hard wood frames and hard mats; junky table; plastic stool; no sheets or blankets but supplied towels; private bathroom with occasional water flow;…
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15 – Return to Banda Aceh
Wednesday August 8, 2018 6:15 a.m. Room in the House, Griya Arida Banda Aceh, Sumatra My time in Kuala Lumpur passed easily. I ran some errands, met up with some friends, and bought a couple of items for my bike. Then it was time to head to the airport to…