Category Archive: Bicycling in Bali

CYCLING BALI DAY 3: Cruising Down Volcanic Ridgelines

Pura Ulun Danu Temple at Kinatmani CYCLING BALI DAY 3: Cruising Down Volcanic Ridgelines 36.6 km / 20 miles entirely downhill. Not a stroke to pedal. Nothing to do but just cruise downhill, enjoying astounding views of villages perched on sheer ridges, steeply terraced rice fields, stormy clouds floating by below, vibrant roadside flowering bushes …

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CYCLING BALI DAY 2: VOLCANO CLIMB!

  CYCLING BALI DAY 2: VOLCANO CLIMB! I had big plans for today: 88 km / 54 miles of cycling in mountains. That entailed 35 km up the flanks of volcanic Mt. Batur to Batur’s crater rim, another 7 km uphill along the crater rim itself, 36+ km downhill to Bali’s north coast, then a …

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CYCLING BALI DAY 1: Seaside Resort Town up to Bali’s Aritistic Heartland

CYCLING BALI DAY 1: Seaside Resort Town up to Bali’s Aritistic Heartland   I awoke at 5:30am to clear skies in Sanur, resort town par excellence in South Bali, eager to begin my bicycle trip around the island. I’d planned my 1st day as a ‘warm up’. I had merely to cycle 30 km / …

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CYCLING BALI DAY 5: FLYING THORUGH BALI BARAT NATIONAL PARK

  CYCLING BALI DAY 5: FLYING THORUGH BALI BARAT NATIONAL PARK For the 5th day of my trip I had decided to cycle in late afternoon instead of early morning. That would offer several advantages. The greatest was spending nearly a full extra day at my lux seaside resort, which would also provide my body …

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