Finding waves by bicyle across Indonesia and Taiwan.

You’ll never know,
unless you go.

Our Story

Two mates, two bikes, and the adventure of a lifetime. In 2009 it started with a simple question over beers: "What if we just cycled and surfed across Indonesia?" Six months later, Dylan and Rian found themselves in Banda Aceh, Sumatra with two loaded bikes, bodyboards strapped to the side, and absolutely no idea what they were getting into.

Our Journeys / Films

Follow the adventure as Rian and Dylan cycle and surf there way across Indonesia and Taiwan.

Indonesia

eat.sleep.surf - Indonesia

Banda Aceh to Bali - 2800km

North to South - 1100km

Taiwan

Bali-Sumbawa

Bali - Nusa Lembongan - Lombok - Sumbawa

eat.sleep.surf - Taiwan

Sendiri - Solo trip

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Nope.

East Java jungle on the way to G-Land.

Cycling & Surfing to Desert Point in one day.

Filmed over 3 days at desert point, I cycled from uluwatu to lombok over a few days. I timed the trip with a swell and got the best of it once at Desert Point.

Clip from the film called Sendiri.

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Dylan Brayshaw

Dylan Brayshaw is a Gold Coast-based graphic designer, surf photographer and video editor. He created eat.sleep.surf with Rian Cope to document raw bike-and-surf adventures across Indonesia and Taiwan, shot and edited all the series, and runs a successful surf photography YouTube channel with 19.5k subscribers.

eat.sleep.surf is a passion project that was brought to life in 2009 with good mate Rian Cope. Inspired by the TV Show Long Way Round Dylan wanted to capture the adventure of getting to remote waves and telling that story. No one was going to help them make the show so they did it all themselves.

Trip planning, producing, sorting out bike equipment, filming, editing and distributing the first DVD sales in 2009, Dylan and Rian did it all.

@dylan_brayshaw

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Rian Cope

Rian Cope is a photojournalist and documentary producer, working globally across remote-location shoots and human-focused stories. His background spans news, documentary, commercial, and broadcast work, with clients ranging from media outlets and NGOs to brands, government bodies, and streaming platforms.

He first stepped into storytelling through Eat.Sleep.Surf (Prime Video/AppleTV+), a travel-meets-adventure TV series he co-created and hosted, exploring remote coastlines and the communities that live by them. That early mix of culture, travel, and documentary filmmaking still runs through his work today.

Rian’s photography blends cinematic framing with raw, unfiltered moments - often focusing on culture, humanitarian crisis, climate change, migration, conflict and human interest. Whether working with digital or film cameras, his approach is hands-on and grounded in trust, with a strong emphasis on connection and authenticity.

Alongside his photojournalism, Rian continues to work in video, branded content, sport, and travel - bringing the same focus on story and substance to each project. This broad experience informs his shift toward more narrative-driven work: stories that amplify unheard voices, highlight environmental and social issues, and capture life in places often overlooked.