Author: snippetsofsuri

Hello! I am Suri and originally from SelatPanjang, Riau Island, Indonesia. It is a very small town with no cars, no airport, no shopping malls. We travel by bikes, motorcycles and tricycles! and we use ferries or boats to travel out of town. Interesting isn’t it? I left my hometown for Singapore when I was 13 years old for education. Lived in Singapore for 4.5 years then moved to Melbourne, Australia for University. I am currently living in this beautiful city, Melbourne, Australia for close to 9 years now. Although far away from home and family, I still love my life here very much and hoping to stay put. Currently, I am a PhD Candidate studying the metabolism of turmeric by the gut bacteria at the University of Melbourne. This study encompasses multidisciplinary areas such as chemistry, microbiology and biochemistry. Currently writing my thesis and hoping to graduate ASAP! When not working for my PhD, I pursue my other passions in life! My passions for food and photography! To read more about me, visit my blog at snippetsofsuri.com. See you there! :D

Picton to Queenstown Via Christchurch | South Island | New Zealand

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023snippetsofsuri

What an incredible experience this tour has been! Some days felt like it was just yesterday that we had our welcome briefing but on other days especially when it was rainy or strong GUSTY WINDS on the downhill, it felt it has been a long journey. It’s always bittersweet when a tour ends. I’m really glad this journey has come to an end but also emotional that it has finished.

Darwin to Broome | Australia

November 19, 2022December 11, 2022snippetsofsuri

To say it’s a challenge is an understatement. It’s definitely the hardest tour I’ve ever attempted thus far. There’s never a good time to catch Covid and to catch it only 2 weeks before tour commenced and tested negative only 3 days before my flight is the worst timing ever. Instead of letting my body recover and gradually get back to how I was, I plunged myself into a physically and mentally draining 3 weeks of cycling from Darwin to Broome. Adding to that the heat and humidity put my body in further shocks. I wasn’t coping well at all. I got really sick on day 2 and 3 and experienced muscles aches like never before. The whole of my hands were achy to the bones, no amount of panadol seemed to lessen the pain. I couldn’t sleep, I was in agony for few days. Worrying that my conditions wouldn’t improve and that it would increasingly become worse, I contemplated quitting at the end of stage 1. Temptation was high to just stop at Katherine.