What’s the Best Travel Insurance for Indonesia?
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: if you’re travelling somewhere you need to pay for medical care, you need travel insurance. (This...
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I Think We Just Hit Peak Bali
Our gardener comes from a long, long line of balian, or magical healers. He’s a lovely guy. We know him as Pak Kiko, or “Kiko’s...
My Teen Can Literally Sleep Through an Earthquake
Earthquakes, like venomous snakes and everything breaking all the time, are one of those Bali facts of life. As with snakes and broken objects, I...
Where Should I Stay in Ubud?
At least once a month somebody asks me, “Where should I stay in Ubud?” To which my answer is, generally, “What’s your budget?” As someone...
Indonesia Travel Tips
With anything from 13,466 to 18,306 islands, depending who you ask, sprawling over 5,000 kilometres across the equator, Indonesia isn’t the easiest place to navigate...
CSI: Food
I have undergone some unpleasant eating experiences in my time. Decades have passed since I repressed my gag reflex to swallow rancid, sandy goat fat...
The Best Books About Indonesia
When it comes to books, I’m old school. I like to read books about a destination rather than Googling and, in fact, I still vastly...
On Behalf of Self-Employed People Everywhere, Can the US Hold the Election Tomorrow?
Like many people around the world, I find the multi-car pileup that is the 2016 American presidential election at least as addictive as the gif...
This Is Not a Celebratory Forties Post
I remember how very old I felt approaching 30. And, with hindsight, I’m sure 42 will come to seem equally young, equally naive. Yet, like...
Dengue Is Not My Bitch
Having been bar reviewing, on and off, since the late Jurassic, I rarely get hangovers. But the one in Singapore was a corker. The aching...
Eight Reasons to Visit Java
The most many visitors to Indonesia see of Java is Jakarta airport. But, while Indonesia’s gridlocked capital is a tough city to love, and hectic...
