10 Reasons to Visit Yogyakarta
My mother, cousin and paid a visit to Yogyakarta, a city on the Indonesian island of Java — and I’m ready to go right back! It’s a wonderful place with […]
Category Archives: Indonesia
Prambanan: Towers to the Gods
Just an hour to the northeast of Yogyakarta, on the Indonesian isle of Java, lies the remarkable Hindu temple complex of Prambanan. Built in the 9th century under the direction […]
Sunrise at Borobudur
Last weekend, my mom, cousin and I traveled to the giant 9th-century Javan temple known as Borobudur. This is the largest Buddhist temple in the world. In fact, the whole […]
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 […]
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. […]
