Along my 100th world record journey, I met hundreds of pleasant people. The residents of Borneo – and especially Kalimantan – are mostly great. This excludes the few who schemed to rob, deceive and take advantage of me. Almost all…
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Now that I’ve completed my biggest world record attempt hitchhiking journey, which was dubbed Chaste in Borneo, I’ve got to process all the required evidence. Once that’s done, we’ve decided to do something unique. We’re going to offer the public…
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Having taken the final waypoint measurement for my evidence-collection process, I trotted up the steps of a hotel arrivals area in east Banjarmasin to where I had pre-arranged independent witnesses waiting for me. I’m sure you don’t want to know…
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The final leg of my epic 100th world record attempt trip through Borneo ended well. My hitchhiking back north from Makassar to Barru was easy. Half the journey I undertook on the back of a motorbike; the other half with…
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Today, from Makassar I’ll backtrack to Barru, where I’ll catch the ferry (which plies the same route I used to get here) over to Batulicin in Kalimantan. This will be exactly the reverse of the journey I undertook to get…
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That’s right: I’ve got fewer than 100 hours before this world record attempt terminates. Now that I’m approaching the end of my huge Borneo hitchhike, I guess it’s time for a recap. I’ll write more, but for now, I just…
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My trip from Borneo to Sulawesi (Batulicin to Barru) was made extra pleasant by the staff on board the Indonesia Ferry vessel. The majority of passengers chain-smoked non-stop, and – since I was sitting among them – I began to…
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The Batulicin contact who’d offered to host me was an English student, so my prime difficulty was not an issue: we could speak freely. And he knew just what to do. Kiki helped me arrange my surface transport from Kalimantan…
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In the dark, at roadside in the urban sprawl to the east of Banjarmasin, I was transferred from one vehicle to the next in order to get me to Batulicin. I hopped in, shook my new driver’s hand and made…
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Management at the Aston Tanjung Hotel had heard I was a top world record breaker. This, I could see, impressed them and their behavior reflected their thoughts. I sat in the ground floor dining room, waiting for the next gift…
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