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Dag 766
mandag 4. august 2025
☁️ 29 °C
Høyde: 6 m
Malaysia Kuah 6.325009, 99.8449786°19’30” N 99°50’42” E
Some days just don’t go as planned
4. august, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Another early start to catch ferry to Langkawi. Short ride to port town only to find out that we couldn’t go on the passenger ferry with our bikes. Next ferry port - almost 30 miles to the north. Off we go. More small roads through rice paddies with threatening skies all around. Get a tad bit wet and fight the wind. Arrive at the ferry too late for the 1:00 one that had not yet left. Wait for the 3:00. Roll on no problem. 2+ hours we arrive in Langkawi but at a different ferry dock. Ride back into town to our hotel. We made it! Off for Syrian food.Les mer
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Dag 765
søndag 3. august 2025
☁️ 31 °C
Høyde: 7 m
Malaysia Kampung Jemerlang 5.968244, 100.3559045°58’6” N 100°21’21” E
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Two ferries and quiet roads
3. august, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Get an early start as we have always to go and 2 ferry crossings. Streets are quiet as it’s Sunday morning (perhaps). Arrive back in Butterworth and head north out of the city. Pretty quickly find ourselves on very small roads amongst rice paddies. Enjoy oceanside road until it disappears on us. Back to bigger road. Arrive at river crossing and easily catch a boat across. Stop for some food and finish our ride, showing up,at small, rural “resort”. Enjoy pool before heading into to “town” for a very unhealthy dinner (bit of fried seafood and ice cream)Les mer
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Dag 764
lørdag 2. august 2025
☁️ 33 °C
Høyde: 10 m
Malaysia George Town 5.415052, 100.3314165°24’54” N 100°19’53” E
A jungle hike and beach
2. august, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
Opt to not ride anymore as the traffic is horrible and drivers worse. Catch a grab (uber-like) to take us to national park on the other side of island. Sit in a lot of traffic but at least it’s air conditioned. Arrive and find that beach walks are closed. Head up and over, going through jungle to get to turtle beach. Swimming is not advised and the water is hot anyway. Relax a bit before hiking back. Return to the city (less traffic) and have nice Indian dinner. Check out Georgetown festival.Les mer
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Dag 763
fredag 1. august 2025
☁️ 31 °C
Høyde: 9 m
Malaysia George Town 5.413036, 100.335365°24’47” N 100°20’7” E
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Kek Lok Si Temple
1. august, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Went out for coffee and wound up eating breakfast after observing the French toast. Quite tasty. Fueled us up to battle the traffic to get to Kek Lok Si Temple - a huge Buddhist temple. The artistry was amazing! Spent several hours there before resting by the turtle pond. Headed to Botanical Gardens which were underwhelming but was full of aggressive monkeys. Head back and out for vegan dinner and then ice cream.Les mer
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Reisende I’d want a tour guide for place like this “s’plain this to me, please”
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Helene Rimberg There weee some useful signs. But yes that would have been good
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Dag 762
torsdag 31. juli 2025 21:38
☁️ 29 °C
Høyde: 9 m
Malaysia George Town 5.413047, 100.3353425°24’47” N 100°20’7” E
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Exploring George Town
31. juli, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Out for good coffees and pastries before exploring the city. Finally some history in this country. Quite the mix of Asian and European influence. Small streets with food stalls abound. Lots of street art. Nice dinner spot - Tina’s Kitchen for local Penang cooking.Les mer
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Hannah Boe Very cool photo!
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Dag 761
onsdag 30. juli 2025
☁️ 31 °C
Høyde: 9 m
Malaysia George Town 5.413047, 100.3353465°24’47” N 100°20’7” E
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Onto Penang
30. juli, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Woke to pouring rain but able to wait it out before leaving. The cloud cover stayed awhile which kept temps down. Long ride through very built up area. Not a great day of riding. Made it to ferry port and caught short ferry to Penang Island. Short ride to hotel. Cool down and out for pizza! Wandered the streets a bit.Les mer
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Reisende I remember this!
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Dag 760
tirsdag 29. juli 2025
🌩️ 33 °C
Høyde: 21 m
Malaysia Kampung Boyan 4.85151, 100.7396554°51’5” N 100°44’23” E
Taiping
29. juli, Malaysia ⋅ 🌩️ 33 °C
Wound our way out of the busy streets of Ipoh. Hugged the river valley as hazy peaks surrounded us on both sides. Found a few quieter roads enabling us to get off of the busy Hwy 1. Stopped for some lunch where Doug finally tried Durian - reporting that it was slimy. Continued on as day got hotter. We really do need to stop riding in the late afternoon. Arrived in Taiping. Checked in to Hotel Louis. Meandered around a bit before finding a dinner spot.Les mer
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Dag 759
mandag 28. juli 2025
☁️ 34 °C
Høyde: 37 m
Malaysia Ipoh 4.610275, 101.0740924°36’37” N 101°4’27” E
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Ipoh
28. juli, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
Returned to Ipoh on foot to explore during the daylight. Saw a few cool, old buildings from British occupation. Nice murals and street art as well. Quite toasty walking around. Ordered in and ate by our nice pool.Les mer
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Dag 758
søndag 27. juli 2025
☁️ 33 °C
Høyde: 39 m
Malaysia Ipoh 4.608175, 101.0728524°36’29” N 101°4’22” E
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A waterfall and cave!
27. juli, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
Take a walk into the hill and jungle behind town to local waterfall. Very nice water! Pack up and head out. Kind of late but short day. Divert off main road to check out Tempunung cave. Very cool. Huge open caverns. Even have little moss and ferns growing. Finish up our ride and eventually make it to our little villa very hot. Enjoy our pool before walking into Ipoh for tasty Indian food. And gelato.Les mer
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Dag 757
lørdag 26. juli 2025
☀️ 32 °C
Høyde: 21 m
Malaysia Kampar 4.308799, 101.1538544°18’32” N 101°9’14” E
Long day on the pavement
26. juli, Malaysia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Long ride along highway 1. Not much besides pavement through the jungle. Not even a monkey to beak up the day. Arrive in Kampar. Opt to try the region’s dish - clay pot chicken with rice. So good! Crispy, burnt rice bits and moist chicken with occasional bites of salted fish. Highlight of day.Les mer
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Hannah BoeClay pot chicken sounds yummy!!
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Dag 756
fredag 25. juli 2025
☁️ 30 °C
Høyde: 51 m
Malaysia Muallim 3.685022, 101.5259473°41’6” N 101°31’33” E
Over the mountain range
25. juli, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Early morning start to try and avoid heat while we make it to the top of the mountain. It is quite hazy with smoke from fires in Indonesia. Stop and chat with monkeys and then are stopped as the road prohibits cyclists - too dangerous. Policeman at checkpoint tries to flag down trucks to transport us with no luck. Finally a car passing the other way stops and offers a ride. Manage to fit everything in and finish the last 1000 feet of climbing with ease. Pop out at next checkpoint and cruise down the hill. Go another 20 miles before stopping in Tanjung Malim. Walk through large university to very good Thai food.Les mer
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Dag 755
torsdag 24. juli 2025
☁️ 30 °C
Høyde: 338 m
Malaysia Genting Sempah 3.356897, 101.8208873°21’25” N 101°49’15” E
Day of rest
24. juli, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
After 6 riding days, we needed a break. Did very little except read, yoga, walked to town to get food.
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Dag 754
onsdag 23. juli 2025
☁️ 31 °C
Høyde: 369 m
Malaysia Genting Sempah 3.356971, 101.8199023°21’25” N 101°49’12” E
Bukit Tinggi
23. juli, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Enjoy a good breakfast before heading back out of the jungle and continuing our westward journey. Rolling hills aren’t too bad thought the trucks carrying palm oil fruits are unfortunately plentiful. Luckily the final miles, which are uphill are mostly in the shade. Arrive in Bukit Tinggi - basically an exit off the highway and make our way up to our apartment. Walk back down to the town for Chinese dinner.Les mer
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Dag 753
tirsdag 22. juli 2025
☁️ 32 °C
Høyde: 63 m
Malaysia Temerloh 3.592401, 102.1448213°35’33” N 102°8’41” E
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Elephants!
22. juli, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Leave the lowlands and head up into the jungle to Kuala Gandah - Ho,e of the Elephant Conservation Center. With our tour guide, get to feed the baby elephants. Watch the big elephants get their bath. After, assist in bathing and exfoliating the baby elephants. Quite rough skin. Interesting note: they utilize the elephants at the center to assist when other wild elephants need to be rescued. Stay at Chalet right next to center. Lovely “local dinner”.Les mer
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Reisende That is as big a smile as I have seen on you Bean. Doug, same beam. ❤️
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Dag 752
mandag 21. juli 2025
☁️ 34 °C
Høyde: 25 m
Malaysia Kampung Padang Tenggala 3.448533, 102.4257613°26’55” N 102°25’33” E
Temerloh
21. juli, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
Short day - for real this time. Busy road for much of the time. A flat tire delays us a bit but still get to our hotel relatively early. Cool off in the pool. Walk into town for delicious roti and curries.Les mer
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Dag 751
søndag 20. juli 2025
☁️ 34 °C
Høyde: 52 m
Malaysia Maran 3.58168, 102.77583°34’54” N 102°46’33” E
Maran
20. juli, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
Get an earlier start as not sure how far we will go. Find a good quiet road along a river - though only catch fleeting glimpses of it. Wind is less favorable but still make good time. Lots of rustling in the trees means monkeys are around. They tend to disappear as we get closer. Opt to keep going. Wind up with a 60+ mile day. Heat gets rough towards the end. Somehow manage to find a homestay - on the grounds of a mosque.Les mer
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Dag 750
lørdag 19. juli 2025
☁️ 34 °C
Høyde: 27 m
Malaysia Pekan 3.485762, 103.3834893°29’9” N 103°23’1” E
Pekan
19. juli, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
Watch sun rise - though obscured by clouds. Long day planned as limited options for accommodations. Seems to be a trend for us here in Malaysia. Fortunately it is flat and we have a good tail wind. Stop for lunch along the China Sea. Arrive in Pekan but can’t find our lodging. Go in circles until the host finally sends us a correct map. New food for dinner - Muetabak. Rolled pancake with tasty fillings.Les mer
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Dag 749
fredag 18. juli 2025
☀️ 35 °C
Høyde: 13 m
Malaysia Bandar Baharu Rompin 2.796771, 103.4888512°47’48” N 103°29’20” E
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Kuala Rompin
18. juli, Malaysia ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Very sunny day. Fortunately the first half of our ride is through forest land with lots of trees and shade. Spot quite a few monkeys - who look a tad bit more aggressive than the ones we saw in Indonesia. Maintain our distance. After a lunch break - re-enter the main road and although it’s relatively quiet it’s more exposed and thus hotter. Arrive at the semi-deserted beach resort and hit the pool and then the beach. China Sea is very warm! Cycle into town for dinner though it being a Friday, many things are closed. Overwhelmed again by the menu (how many types of fried rice can there be) but manage to try something new Tom Yam soup which was quite tasty.Les mer
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Hannah BoeI had tom yum soup last night!
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Dag 748
torsdag 17. juli 2025
☀️ 32 °C
Høyde: 10 m
Malaysia Kampung Pengkalan Batu 2.419501, 103.843922°25’10” N 103°50’38” E
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Futzing around in Mersing
17. juli, Malaysia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
After yesterday’s adventure, opt to only change hotels vs. cycling onward. Enjoy a cappuccino while we do some laundry. Check out the beach - kind of murky and dirty. Decide not to venture out to the islands so check into hotel. Wander back out later for some food. Very tasty fried stingray!Les mer
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Hannah BoeYou are stingray??
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Helene RimbergYes. Was tasty. Tried not to think about it too much
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Dag 747
onsdag 16. juli 2025
☁️ 32 °C
Høyde: 20 m
Malaysia Kampung Pengkalan Batu 2.425178, 103.8402222°25’31” N 103°50’25” E
Jungle hopping
16. juli, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Venture out onto busy roadways, still trying to get out of the city of Johor Bahru. Eventually the traffic ruins and we have a calmer ride. As the jungle builds next to us, see some interesting wildlife signs. Do spot actual monkeys, large monitor lizards and dead snakes. Consider stopping after 24 miles but the accommodations were expensive and not very nice. Press on into the heat. Options are very limited which results in a 71 mile day. Arrive at a hotel in Mersing as sun is setting. Tired and filthy but manage to clean up and find some food.Les mer
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tirsdag 15. juli 2025
☁️ 30 °C
Høyde: 36 m
Malaysia Johor Bahru 1.552122, 103.7926881°33’8” N 103°47’34” E
Malaysia is just a bridge away
15. juli, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
The ride out of Singapore varied from busy roads to beautiful paths. Lots of twists and turns took some time
to navigate as did finding our entrance to the causeway into Malaysia. We were separated with the motorbikes which helped. Popped out on the other side and poof - another country. Big city with hectic traffic. Survived the motorways and found a hotel. Relax before venturing out for dinner. Too chaotic for pictures (few more orchids)Les mer
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mandag 14. juli 2025
☁️ 29 °C
Høyde: 9 m
Singapore Singapore 1.317871, 103.8581411°19’4” N 103°51’29” E
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A colorful birthday celebration
14. juli, Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Fortunately, Doug is feeling better in time for his birthday. Start the day with pastries before hopping on the metro to the Botanic Gardens. Emerge into light rain, but it’s a warm rain. Walk through the greenery before exploring the orchid gardens - the largest collection of orchids in the world. Amazing array of flowers representing native and worldwide varieties. Finish our stroll and go out separate ways to complete shopping errands. Meet up at a mega mall. Drop off our purchases at our hotel and back downtown to catch the evening lights in Gardens by the Bay. Phenomenal light show! Try out Korean BBQ. New experience for both of us. (I need to work on my non-existent chopstick skills).Les mer
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Helene Rimberg The orchids were crazy. So many types
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søndag 13. juli 2025
Høyde: 23 m
Singapore Singapore 1.313054, 103.8547151°18’47” N 103°51’17” E
Singapore on foot
13. juli, Singapore
Doug continues to battle stomach issues so I head off on my own. Wander through neighborhoods, historical sites and even into glitzy malls. Singapore is rather quiet for a large city and very clean. It is also very green as many buildings incorporate greenery. Find my way to Gardens by the Bay. Take a rest on a bench before exploring these gardens. Head back along the bayfront - wandering through the very modern architecture. Quick metro back and after a wee rest we head out for Indian food. 16 miles in total!Les mer
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lørdag 12. juli 2025
☁️ 29 °C
Høyde: 23 m
Singapore Singapore 1.311071, 103.8631121°18’40” N 103°51’47” E
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Hello Singapore
12. juli, Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Very early wake-up but quite easy transport to airport and then to check. Business class got us shorter lines and all our baggage included. And such nice seats! Too bad flight isn’t longer. Arrive in Singapore with all bags intact and proceed to assemble. Find the cycle path and make our way to city first stopping at our storage locker where we left what we don’t need for awhile. Find our hotel with tiny cubby hold room. Showers, metro ride and we are downtown in time for a fireworks display (celebrating 60 years of country-hood. Huge and very busy hawker market for dinner and then metro back. Long day!Les mer
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Dag 742
fredag 11. juli 2025
☁️ 27 °C
Høyde: 14 m
Indonesia Kuta -8.741756, 115.1633868°44’30” S 115°9’48” E
Step 1 to the airport
11. juli, Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Finish most of the packing a manage to stuff ourselves into one car to get to next hotel by the airport. Spend the afternoon trying to do the impossible - get our baggage to be under 80 kilos. Give up and figure we will pay for the extra. Use the gym to sweat off the remainder of the ick. Dinner in the hotel.Les mer
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