Tagged: religion

Ngada village in the highlands with view down towards the sea.

On the Up in Flores

It is a bright, sunny day and a beautiful ride. I’m starting to feel that the jinx that has befouled our overland mission from Bali...

rural church in flores, indonesia, on road from labuan bajo to ruteng.

We Stay With The Sisters

“Let me explain the rules,” says the young, smiley nun, jiggling the world’s most-indulged baby who’s balanced on her shoulder. “We close the gates at...

The Sound of Silence

On Saturday, town was so quiet you could literally hear the silence. Not the usual raucous night-time non-quiet, the squawking yabber of geckos, the surprising...

Bali cremation: Men tend pyres with kerosene burners.

A Cremation in Bali

The three giant black bulls had been sitting in state outside Ubud Palace for a day or so, golden necklaces adorning their necks, their dangling...

Rice paddies and a house in Ubud, Bali

A Walk in the Rice Fields

When she was a little girl, Su’s father built her a little tower on stilts in the rice paddies. Not to play houses — unusually...