It started the day before Nyepi, when a bell in East Bali sounded by itself. The culprit (or perhaps, victim?)…
Musings on Nyepi in the time of COVID19
Unlike in years past, the 2020 edition of Bali’s New Year (aka Day of Silence) hobbled its way into the…
Pilgrimage Redux: The Via Francigena
It was early 2019 when the aching surfaced; a restlessness and longing for… walking. Far. Long. Wide. Open. Nature. It…
Introducing Retreat On Your Feet!
Retreat on Your Feet offers pioneering physical and mental wellness journeys, adapting creative processes into natural settings. This year, join…
When Others Fall
Recently, I switched on my phone and, clicking on Google, I landed on an article about a New York college…
Pulang Kampung
Like the rest of the Islamic world, Indonesians in Bali are about to mark the close of the month-long fast…
Jewel: A Feast for the Senses
It’s shiny. It’s new. And, to paraphrase the tagline on its promotional brochure, it adds “a little sparkle to your…
Stumped in Singapore
A couple of days after the final results were called in the recent Indonesian elections; and in the wake of…
A Fine City… of No-Nos
The Republic of Singapore, a city-state with a current population of nearly 6 million residents, is known by many nicknames;…
The Purple Pinky
“Sudah pilih?” I was seeking out locals on my way home, asking them – point blank: Did you already choose?…
