Dolphins & Disneyfication
Many people go to Lovina Beach in Bali for just one reason: to see the dolphins at sunrise. I will admit that this was a major draw for the two […]
Category Archives: Indonesia
The Lovina Tour
On Saturday, Prescott and I took what our hosts at Lata Lama called “The Lovina Tour”: eight hours of driving, trekking, swimming, soaking, sightseeing, high adrenaline, and serene meditation. We […]
Northern Paradise
When most people go to Bali, they head to the white sand beaches of the south or the central foothills in and around Ubud. But these parts of the island […]
Going Green
Nina, Nelson and I started our last day in Bali at Ubud’s Sacred Monkey Forest. Here, hundreds of semi-tame long-tailed macaques swing through the trees and — more often — […]
Masks in the Market
Our second day in Bali began with a trip to the market. You can shop until you drop in Ubud and then shop some more. They sell everything from paintings […]
Welcome to Bali
My friend Nina and her son Nelson have come to visit from Baltimore, and we’re taking a three-day weekend in Bali! Of Indonesia’s thousand plus islands, this one is the […]
Getting Off the Reservation
Prescott and I escaped the resort this morning; we struck out on our own and took a really hot walk on the road that leads out toward the real world. […]
Happy Birthday, Prescott!
Pres turned 43 today on a very random island in the Strait of Malacca … probably not something he ever expected. And the fact that we’re at a resort makes […]
Indonesia!
Prescott and I have come to Indonesia, home of my Dutch colonial forbearers. Specifically, we are on the island of Bintan, one of the Riau islands, which is just a […]
