What My Long Haul Flights Are Made Of

Bali, Indonesia to Washington, D.C. It’s one of those journeys that demand patience, assistance and a damn good sense of…

The Last Hurrah

After awhile, well 5 years later anyway, I suppose you get used to hearing sounds at all hours of the…

Living Among the Animals

These are some of the things we forget – and need to be reminded of – when we’ve lived in…

Burning Buffaloes

The burn is on. Understandably so, as it’s once again the season for mass cremations. Bali-style. The greater metropolitan area…

Sidemen Surprise

Every time I escape the throngs and noises of an all too highly-seasonal Ubud, I feel a giddy sense of…

My Dinner with Claude

A dinner to remember. No romantic rendez vous, nevertheless an incomparable treat. At one of Ubud’s top-tier joints. Several seating…

The Monkeys of Batur

It happened in a flash. Just the other day. Invited to join a group heading up to Mount Batur –…

Parade of Sanggah Penjors

Recently, my blogging friends Terri and James over at Gallivance impressed me with their glowing tribute to the Balinese flower-mandala.…

Tropical Horror Show

Long ago I signed up for a weekly news digest that spews out Bali’s most sensational gossip and items at…

The Kumzitz Krowd

Somewhere  on the north coast of Bali, some friends – adults, children and a newborn baby – met up to…