The Kitemen of Kerobokan

Along with fishing, climbing trees, playing on scooters, and turning leaves into whirligigs, kite-flying is a pastime of Balinese boys. … More

The Day Bali Imposed a Digital Detox

Have you ever heard a kingfisher sing? Or seen swallows flit straight across the sky unhindered (for once) by pockets … More

Adulation of O

If you were asked to choose someone to advocate on your behalf, for just about any cause or argument that … More

The Big Flop

I was feeling all wound up. In extremis, you could say. I wasn’t sleeping long – or well. My eyes … More

Riding the (Street) Rat

My recent move from the bustling city of Ubud to the very beachy town of Sanur came as a surprise … More

Souvenirs of Sanur

It was time for a break. After weeks of wondering about Mount Agung’s “imminent eruption” and navigating through the crowds … More

Getting my Greens (& Golds)

I’d grown weary of the relentless parade of concrete, cement, cinderblocks; the onslaught of chimney-like blasts of smoke pelting at … More

Finding Home… in Oz

The day after the US presidential inauguration, I sought refuge down under. Taking cover in Perth was one way to … More

Your Blood Never Lies (Even From Afar)

The sheepish Balinese clerk at a local medical clinic tries hard to make sense of my unusual request. I don’t … More

The Desa Seni Experience

It is rare these days, and becoming ever more so, to find sanctuary from the sights and sounds of concrete, … More