Road Notes
29 notes on this leg
Road Notes are personal field notes from outside the terminal — motorcycle trips, travel, food, photography, and the occasional long road that makes everything feel a little clearer.
The Hayabusa Is Surprisingly Easy to Ride. That’s the Problem.
Everybody warned me about the power. Nobody warned me how normal a Gen-1 Hayabusa feels to ride — and why…
A New 6-Mile Ridge Trail Just Opened in San Mateo County — Here’s the Free Permit You Need
If you've driven Skyline Boulevard south of Highway 92 in the last couple of years, you've probably seen construction fencing…
I Used AI as My Research Layer Traveling Southeast Asia — Here’s What It Got Right and Wrong
I Used AI as My Research Layer Traveling Southeast Asia — Here’s What It Got Right and Wrong I landed…
Bandung’s Café Culture, Dago, and Braga at Night: What’s Behind the Hype
The café was full at 2pm on a weekday. Every table occupied, a steady stream of people at the counter,…
Tebing Keraton at Dawn: The Palace Cliff Above Bandung
At 5:15am, you get on the back of a stranger's motorbike and climb into the Bandung highlands. A 20-minute ride.…
Indonesia Built a 347 km/h Train. Most People Don’t Know About It.
I took the Whoosh from Halim to Padalarang on a Tuesday morning. The train hit 347 km/h somewhere over West…
Indonesia Runs on Coffee. I Found Out Why at a Coffee Shop in Bogor.
At Sudo Brew in Summarecon Bogor, somewhere between an Iced Carasalt Brûlée and a wall of single-origin beans with names…
Lunch at the Fishing Pier: Bangsaray Seafood Restaurant Review
At low tide, the Bang Saray fishing fleet sits on the exposed mudflat. Dozens of wooden boats — trawlers, long-tails,…
Tractor Launch, Monkey Island, and a Jet Ski: Bang Sare Rainbow Yacht Near Pattaya
Nobody told me I’d be boarding the catamaran via tractor. That’s the thing about choosing local over tourist — you…
Eating Where the Locals Do: So Tai Seafood Near Pattaya
So Tai Seafood (ร้านซ้อต่ายซีฟู๊ดอาหารทะเล) near Na Kluea, Pattaya — 4.5 stars on Google, a hidden gem on Wongnai. Squid ink…
