“Sudah pilih?” I was seeking out locals on my way home, asking them – point blank: Did you already choose?…
The Book Journey Lands.. in Bali
My memoir has LANDED! A pilgrimage is the kind of journey on which you embark with certain hopes and wishes.…
Tour de Sanur
Right when you think you have it figured out, you’ll be proven wrong. Part and parcel of living on this…
In The Beginning…
“Imagine being transported back in time, all the way to the Garden of Eden.” That is often my answer when…
Sneak preview!
Dear followers, fellow bloggers and first-time visitors! With a brief detour off my regular (or not-so-regular recently, sorry!!), I did…
Capping a Decade of Railroad Bridge Ties
In early 2009, the Cambodian railway system was in shambles. A French company was brought in to repair the network…
Two Beaches, Worlds Apart
I’ve seen my share of beach. From Spain to France, from California, Florida and Mexico to Bermuda and Turks and…
A Bali Pilgrimage
You Can’t Go Home Again, the title of Thomas Wolfe’s posthumous novel, came to mind recently when I made my…
The Spirit of Rouzan
I was reading the New York Times yesterday, when I fell on a recent story which I expected to be…
Sacred Metal (& Mourning)
This past Saturday evening, satiated from another jam-packed day at the Ubud Writers Festival, and fatigued by the blazing sun,…
