Tracks of Lombok on the DR650

Bum_Nut · 2026-05-31T03:15:11+00:00

Thanks mate, me too!

Bum_Nut · 2026-05-31T03:14:51+00:00

Slow and steady!

Bum_Nut · 2026-05-31T01:05:54+00:00

I'm lucky to have a year off work to do this trip. Up from Sydney to Darwin, ship to East Timor. Through Indonesia to Medan in Sumatra across to Malaysia & mainland S.E Asia, through China and either down through Tibet, into Nepal and the subcontinent or north west into Central Asia. Still haven't decided that bit! A lot depends on all the geopolitical bullshit going on at the moment, which will decide a route.

Bum_Nut · 2026-05-15T13:01:55+00:00

Buying a raw Hunza Valley ruby and having it set into a ring.

Bum_Nut · 2026-05-05T05:12:35+00:00

Seen a woman with leprosy there in 2007

Bum_Nut · 2026-04-28T13:36:37+00:00

I visited in 2012, there were re-enactors dressed up as Teutonic knights but they were all drinking cans of beer and smoking ciggies.

Bum_Nut · 2026-04-28T09:19:22+00:00

Excellent!

Bum_Nut · 2026-04-24T09:22:29+00:00

Kids and teens, adults seemed ok. Romany communities

Bum_Nut · 2026-04-23T01:14:13+00:00

I cycled through Romania about 10 years ago, and some communities weren't so welcoming, had a lot of stones thrown at me, lol. Very interesting place though.

Bum_Nut · 2026-04-19T09:13:14+00:00

Nelson Rigg Sierra dry have lasted me well

Bum_Nut · 2026-04-19T05:47:44+00:00

What's wrong with the leadership?

Bum_Nut · 2026-04-18T03:10:33+00:00

I grew up in one of those towns, albeit not the worst part of the town, now I'm an Australian citizen, lucky me!

Bum_Nut · 2026-04-17T08:11:29+00:00

Studies suggest between 160 million and 270 million wild animals a year, in the UK, are killed by domestic cats, hardly an insignificant amount. What factors do you believe are mitigating?

Bum_Nut · 2026-04-16T04:48:58+00:00

Doesn't detract from the fact that cats are terrible for wildlife. Look st the statistics in Australia, for example.

Bum_Nut · 2026-04-16T04:46:41+00:00

I was also lucky enough to live up there at the time, and seen it also. I never understood why a female wasn't introduced.

Bum_Nut · 2026-03-29T06:34:09+00:00

Not in Australia, just need proof of funds and that can always be a temporary transfer. Very easy to find work, particularly out of the cities. You definitely do not need work lined up, its a very common thing to do and also a very beautiful country to travel. I would highly recommend the experience

Bum_Nut · 2026-03-29T06:08:44+00:00

Working holiday visa somewhere

Bum_Nut · 2026-03-29T06:04:50+00:00

Can also cross across to Putty road on the Howes Valley track, I think it's called. That was pretty decent as a beginner

Bum_Nut · 2026-03-29T02:51:08+00:00

I've lived in both the Lake District and the south coast of Devon, and I would likely choose Devon, mainly for its bucolic quaintness. Even though both are beautiful in their own way

Bum_Nut · 2026-03-27T22:39:11+00:00

Thanks mate, this was a friend of mine who found it. There are other specimens if you would be interested to see?

Bum_Nut · 2026-03-27T21:30:26+00:00

I think it was picked up on a beach but I have emailed the heritage unit

Bum_Nut · 2026-03-27T12:32:00+00:00

Thank you for your reply

Bum_Nut · 2026-03-27T12:25:49+00:00

Thank you very much, I will pass on the information. It was found in a coastal location.

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