Tuk Tuk from Krabi to Jakarta!

**sabai sabai** · 27-02-2012, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

1. It's fucking cool! 2. It's fucking Dangerous 3. The 3rd rule of the tuk tuk run is you don't talk about number 2 Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia are full of creepy crawlys It's more than 2400 km between Jakarta and Krabi I don't know the way We have no support along the way We have no route

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

All three of us enjoy a beer Tomato Ketchup travels at a speed of 23km per year

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

Sumatra should be fun

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

Does anybody live there?

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

How bad are the jungle mozzies in Sumatra?

Originally Posted by Chico the Fox

Does anyone know if we can hook up a stereo to a tuk tuk engine

I don't wish to sound harsh but you 2 come accross as you don't have a clue, and that's with access to the internet

God help ya

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

I love Rendang!

**The Fresh Prince** · 28-02-2012, 08:17 AM

Originally Posted by sabai sabai

I don't wish to sound harsh but you 2 come accross as you don't have a clue,

Well, I've got the route pretty much sorted now. Apart from that, it is hard to work full time and organize something like this. So yep, there are a lot of areas where we don't have a clue. That's part of the fun of it.

**somtamslap** · 28-02-2012, 09:05 AM

I do hope you'll be making a a vid and sticking it on youtube?

How long do you anticipate the trip will be?

**kingwilly** · 28-02-2012, 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

Originally Posted by Sir Wilson

South Jakarta. Yes.

Cheers Wilson! Not sure if we are going south of Jakarta but I'll let you know.

Not south of, I'm in South Jakarta.

But up to you guys.

**VocalNeal** · 28-02-2012, 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by Chico the Fox

Does anyone know if we can hook up a stereo to a tuk tuk engine, or if we can run a charge off of one?

I must be getting old?

Why listen to music? If that's what you want to do why not just sit in a Tuk-Tuk outside Hualampong for eight hours a day for two weeks listening to your I-Pood.

Oh Ok I understand. You'll need them because it will take a week to figure out how to get Tuk-Tuks on said passenger ferry from Penang. Or while waiting a week for the tramp steamer to get tuk-tuks from Penang to Belawan.

Better when you get there (or before), fit said tuk-tuks with a CD player and buy local music CD's as you go. That way you will experience the local music as well. 99% of them will be crap but....

Sabai thinks

On google maps, it looks like there's only one road that goes all the way down in Sumatra, you can't really go wrong, unless you get kidnapped, which looks a good possibility

That's because Google maps of Sumatra are sh1te. There are two primary routes that split outside Medan one goes down the east coast to Pekanbaru then inland through Jambi the other goes through the middle and a bit west towards Padang and Bengkulu.

He's likely to fall in lust at the wayside inns but not kidnapped.

**DrAndy** · 28-02-2012, 09:19 AM

Originally Posted by Chico the Fox

Does anyone know if we can hook up a stereo to a tuk tuk engine, or if we can run a charge off of one?

yes, of course, they have a charger

there is a tuktuk that runs around CM with a massive stereo and all sorts of flashing lights

**DrAndy** · 28-02-2012, 09:21 AM

Padang food is good! go that way

**kingwilly** · 28-02-2012, 09:33 AM

Padang food can be found all over Sumatra and Java, no need to go to Padang jsut for the food.

KW did a thread about Padang and Bukktiinggi, one of the biggest issues in Sumatra is the condition of the roads and underestimating the times to travel them.

https://teakdoor.com/indonesia-forum/...t-sumatra.html

**DrAndy** · 28-02-2012, 09:49 AM

^ I know that, I first tried it in jakarta, but it is much better at the source

**kingwilly** · 28-02-2012, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by DrAndy

I know that, I first tried it in jakarta, but it is much better at the source

OK.

fair call.

**The Fresh Prince** · 28-02-2012, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by somtamslap

I do hope you'll be making a a vid and sticking it on youtube?

Yes, we will hopefully be able to do a daily video for youtube. The only constraint will be wifi access.

Originally Posted by somtamslap

How long do you anticipate the trip will be?

The start to finish event is 14 days but they give you 21 days with out extra tuk tuk rent in case you get lost or have a serious tuk tuk breakdown.

**Mr Orange** · 29-02-2012, 05:26 AM

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

along with 2 other Teakdoor Members, Chico The Fox and BKK Spiderman,

God fcukng help you

**DrAndy** · 29-02-2012, 08:04 AM

why's that? never heard of either

**The Fresh Prince** · 29-02-2012, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by Mr Orange

God fcukng help you

Not as bad as taking you!

**sunsetter** · 29-02-2012, 10:49 PM

good stuff mate, good luck!!!!

**Neep** · 01-03-2012, 12:50 AM

Originally Posted by Sir Wilson

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

Originally Posted by Sir Wilson

South Jakarta. Yes.

Cheers Wilson! Not sure if we are going south of Jakarta but I'll let you know.

Not south of, I'm in South Jakarta.

But up to you guys.

You should take Sir Wilson up on his kind offer Fresh Prince.

As SW says South Jakarta is part of the city, and has a good bit of entertainment available. I used to live in Kemang and Cilandak and there was no shortage of bars and restaurants.

Cracking road trip by the way, i hope you have a great time.
Looking forward to the photos.

**The Fresh Prince** · 01-03-2012, 01:00 PM

Originally Posted by Neep

You should take Sir Wilson up on his kind offer Fresh Prince.

I most certainly will.

A huge thanks to VocalNeal for helping me with the Sumatra route. Amazing source of info. Cheers!

**Mr Orange** · 01-03-2012, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by DrAndy

why's that? never heard of either

He's never posted on here; just signed up - known him for years however.

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

Not as bad as taking you!

I'll take that as a compliment

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**isanmick** · 04-03-2012, 04:33 AM

Happy trails.

**The Fresh Prince** · 27-03-2012, 01:17 AM

Hi everyone!!!!!

I'm back and I completed the race all the way to Jakarta.

We didn't set out to win the race but guess what! We bloody won it!

I'll start a day by day up date with all the photo's tomorrow when I get all the pics back. There was no internet in Sumatra or Malaysia so I couldn't update on the fly.

Here's a video of me on TV in the mean time, the presenter was really fit.

It's bloody good to be home though. That was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life.

**rawlins** · 27-03-2012, 01:47 AM

Good on you FP...

Did you win a tuk tuk?

Can't view vids coz I'm at work so hurry up and get the photos up...

**The Fresh Prince** · 27-03-2012, 02:04 AM

Originally Posted by rawlins

Did you win a tuk tuk?

Nah, but I am thinking about buying one to do a yearly road trip with the lads.

Originally Posted by rawlins

Can't view vids coz I'm at work so hurry up and get the photos up...

I've got them all here on my mates laptop but IO forgot to get the charger. I'll sort it tomorrow.

**kingwilly** · 27-03-2012, 03:15 AM

Fantastic effort! Look forward to the pics.

**jizzybloke** · 27-03-2012, 03:17 AM

Well done Princey!

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