The planes departing from Kuala Lumpur fly over the neighborhood where my hotel is. Just after midnight I seem to hear that the cargo plane my motorcycle is in is taking off. In the morning I see on my phone that my tagged motorcycle is on the stopover in Qatar, so that's going well. Around noon…
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The Nepalese doorman of my hotel in downtown Kuala Lumpur gives me a warm, almost touching, hug as I leave. I will miss our daily chats and would have loved to stay longer in this cosmopolitan city, but my return journey home is imminent. BMW Motorrad Chear… is located in a suburb of Kuala Lumpur.
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Just outside Kuala Lumpur are the Batu Caves that I would like to visit. For this time I leave the bike because I don't want to spend an hour in a traffic jam. The Grab taxi, similar to Uber, takes me to the caves 16 km away for €4. It's very…
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Driving in Kuala Lumpur is a drama. All traffic is jammed from early in the morning until well into the night. Fortunately, motorbikes can get past it in most places, but it still takes me more than an hour to do the 30 km from the outskirts of the city to my hotel in the middle…
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I am in Malacca, a colorful art city in southwest Malaysia. This Unesco world heritage city was an important trading center during the Dutch colonial period and that is still clearly visible. The red square in the middle of the city even owes its color to imported Dutch bricks. Along the river and in the…
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I'm on my way along the coast to the south of Malaysia. When I stop for a drink somewhere on the way, I don't even get the chance to order something because I'm immediately invited to a table where a man is talking to his phone. Apparently he is broadcasting live on…
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The Perhentians consists of a number of islands of which only two are inhabited, Small Island and Big Island. On both islands there are only resorts, some diving clubs and jungle. There are no roads but you can get everywhere by water taxi and some beaches are connected by a jungle path. I would like…
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I am in Besut, a small town on the east coast of Malaysia from where the boats to the Perhentian Islands depart. Indeed, I'm going to an island again for a few days! These Malaysian islands are known for their beautiful dive sites, so I can't pass them by. My homestay is only 300 meters away from…
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With mixed feelings I get on the bike today; like every other day I love to drive again, but today I cross a land border for the 22nd and last time this trip. The last part of the 70 km to the Wang Prachan small border crossing passes through Thale Ban National Park…
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Along the west coast of Thailand I descend further south, towards the border with Malaysia. A short, heavy rain shower just in front of me wets the road, but I don't have to take shelter and a few kilometers further the sun is shining again. I have set the trip meter of the motorcycle on my departure…
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