What to do when the only digital camera you own, the one that goes wherever you do, lest you miss … More
Tag: adventure
The Joys of Banking in Bali (or How I Learned to Forge My Own Name)
I opened my first bank account, back in Canada, while I was in high school. Since then, I’ve set up … More
A Southern Odyssey
There is joy in small things. Even here in Bali. Especially if you live in Ubud – and find yourself … More
The Great White (6) North
It happens while I’m watching a Chinese acupuncturist pull needles out of my dad’s arms: My phone rings. It takes … 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
A Cacophonous Country
After an absence of nearly a decade, and although I’ve already been in this land for a month, the truth … More
The Masked Men of Siam
You’d never believe that this bustling nation is under siege – by what looks like a roving gang of bandits … More
Nu, Where Am I (Going)?
You know how every once in awhile, signs appear in your life, like fortune-telling fairies bearing hints of what’s to … More
A Slightly Manic Morning
So if you get a virus when the internet at your guesthouse has suddenly cut out, with no explanation, and … More
King of the Castle
Call it existential angst. Finding myself in this limbo-esque holding pattern, feeling marooned, stressed, sleepless and teetering on the edge … More