GREEN RIDERS: Southeast Asia

GREEN Riders Celebrates 12,000+ Video Views!

Posted on July 31, 2014 by greenriders

To mark the two year anniversary of GREEN Riders, Jamie and Kenny are excited to announce that we’ve received 12,000+ views on our GREEN Riders You Tube Channel and 10,000+ views on our website and blog!

It was indeed an amazing journey with lots of new friends, visits to inspiring local communities engaged in conservation and sustainability projects and tons of fun and adventure!

Here are a few stats… see our introductory video below and look for our favorite and most popular videos in future posts!

You Tube Views: 12,119 (and not all of them were from Kenny & Jamie!)
Website & Blog Views: 10,237
Blog Best Day Ever Views: 180
Facebook LIKES: 784
Facebook Reach (June 2012): 83,998
Facebook Reach (July 2012): 186,037
Facebook Reach (August 2012): 145, 884
Facebook Reach Total (June – August 2012): 412,919

Needless to say, we’re both pretty happy about this and honored that so many folks followed our journey!

Who’s to say you can’t make a difference? Two guys with bamboo bikes and cameras did a pretty good job raising awareness for conservation, sustainability and environmental education. SO CAN YOU!

So what are you waiting for?

We hope that GREEN Riders inspires you to get out and have yourself an eco-adventure!

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Gear Review: PedalPower+

Posted on August 18, 2012 by greenriders

Pedal Power + makes a combination of devices that we used to generate and store electricity, to provide power for our GPS/iPhone 4 during our 6-week ride.

In this Gear Review, we take a look at the PedalPower+ Super-i-Cable and V4i battery pack.

PedalPower+: http://pedalpower.com.au/

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Episode 11: Here, is the WHY…

Posted on August 12, 2012 by greenriders

Since GREEN RIDERS began, people have been asking us “Why?”

Here, is the WHY.

Thank you to everyone who’s followed and participated in this environmental video journey. In Southeast Asia and everywhere.

Keep an eye out for future GREEN RIDERS events! (like one in Singapore in November!)

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Episode 10 – YO YO YOGYAKARTA!

Posted on August 10, 2012 by greenriders

We (heart) Yogyakarta!

Yogyakarta, in Central Java, Indonesia is an enigma.

In the heart of the world’s most populous island, one where cities like Jakarta and Surabaya are known for their near endless grit and sprawl, Jogja is clean, friendly, bikeable and teeming with student life, culture and art.

It’s also home to a wealth of social enterprise and creativity, such as the work of Warwick Purser in the Tembi community as well as the many efforts of ViaVia, a travellers cafe and much much more.

Connect:

D’Omah Hotel Yogyakarta, D’Omah Hotel Bali, Via Via Cafe

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Episode 9 – SINGAPORE SWINGIN’!

Posted on August 9, 2012 by greenriders

A long bridge connects Malaysia to Singapore. Every day thousands of moto-mounted labourers stream across to work for the big money in Singapore and return home each night to their families in Malaysia.

Crossing this bridge, Green Riders moved from the resource economy of Malaysia to the wealthy, urban culture of Singapore.

Crossing this bridge, we also crossed into a nation with a sense of urban, nature disconnect, as well as the powerful social innovation and environmental initiatives that middle class cultures can so often breed.

Through our stay, we were invited to connect with many such projects, such as GUI, the Ground Up Initiative and Bamboobee, the makers of our bamboo bikes, and to share our work at a media event, put together by Lastrina from 350 Singapore.