Going up the country….
Headed out today to view Batur, the volcano that I will be hiking on Monday as well as the one I won’t, Ganung Agung. The latter last erupted in 1963 Read More …
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Bali Spirit Festival
Well, wouldn’t you just know it: I stumbled here at the same time as the 4-day Bali Spirit festival, a celebration of yoga, music and dance. It’s a 4-day event Read More …
Purification
Started off the morning with my own sort of purification: massage, Balinese style. Start with a flower foot bath, lay out on table to receive scented oil massage (the gentle Read More …
Busytown…
Landed late at night and a rainy drive up north from Denpasar to my home base at Sri Bungalows in Ubud. Walked all over town the next morning (although didn’t Read More …
So long, farewell….
Leaving this afternoon and ready to go. Singapore is an amazing city-state and it’s location has been critical to development as the financial and commercial hub that it is. To Read More …
Food, glorious food
Oh baby, am I having fun now. As I wandered up and down streets in Little India, I used the tried and true method of hunting down a good place Read More …
Little India
After walking about 30 minutes through Little India, I was submersed. Little shops filled with cloth for ordering sarees (their spelling), walls stacked floor to ceiling with assortments of colorful Read More …
the Singapore Flyer
Well, the Singapore Flyer is the largest observation wheel in the world. Each “capsule”holds about 12 people with benches, air-conditioning and a little audio earpiece telling you all about the Read More …
Big Jim – in a hurry
Yes, I met up with Jim Rogers for tea, but it ended up he was 15 minutes late and had a dinner to get to, so my 30 minutes was Read More …
Hitting the streets
Got to the Pan Pacific Singapore at 6 am, napped and then headed out into the heat. First stop was Chinatown area – Buddhist and Chinese Temples and learning about Read More …