The Silence of the Snow

I woke this morning with a wave of melancholy washing over me. It wasn’t so much because of the arctic … More

A Coastal Pocket of Paradise

Sadly, it’s a rare day that I emerge from a pool surrounded by beach chairs, solar panels and frangipani trees, … More

Turmeric, She Wrote

It all started innocuously enough. A bite, from a mosquito or ant. Not a big deal. Then the spot turned … More

Floating Wings

A nightly rainy season ritual. The dedalu is clearly unperturbed by its intensely short life-span. One day, tops. Attracted by … More

Dance of the Winds

This past week, the first of 2015, has brought with it monsoon-like downpours and flooding, dazzlingly bright sunshine and a … More

A Pig Dilemma

This past December was a dizzying month of festivities around Bali, and the major bi-annual celebrations of Galungan and Kuningan … More

Rites of Rain and Passage

Sometimes, in the early mornings, especially after a particularly heavy overnight rain shower, and before I unroll my yoga mat, … More

Nocturnal Sanctuary

I’d invited my Startup Weekend team members over last night for a celebratory get-together (and dip in the pool – … More

Musim Konkret

Bali’s dry season typically peters out by now, when the rainy season is ushered in with monsoon-like showers that can … More

Tracks Of Our Fears

I wouldn’t dare compare my own walking adventure on the Camino last year to that which an Australian woman undertook … More