11 Ways to Tell You’ve Lived in Bali for a While
You ask for extra sambal at the warung. More, more, MORE sambal! And, when your breakfast comes without sambal in a remote hotel, you ask...
Category: Travel Lifestyle
In Which I Declare Blogruptcy
Hello! Or, as the boy would say, I’m NOT DEAD YET. In fact, I have a bundle of fabulous stories and exciting places that I’m...
I’m Not in a Hurry for My Child to Grow out of Making Sandcastles
I went down to the beach this afternoon, on the request of a friend’s toddler, to see what my spawn and his friends were up...
Two Nyepi Resolutions
Tomorrow is Nyepi. That’s the Hindu day of silence on Bali, when everyone has to pretend they’ve left the island so Bali’s not terribly intelligent...
There Are Some Conversations You Only Have on Bali…
Life on Bali is many things, but it’s never dull. Here’s snapshots of a few conversations here in Canggu, which remains a far cry from...
On Hospitals in Indonesia
On Tuesday, Zac had surgery – to finally remove the metal plate installed at huge expense after our helicopter evac from Mongolia, where he’d broken...
Samabe: Really a Rather Splendid Hotel
En route to the second part of our jolly in South Bali, I am overcome with butler angst. The second hotel we are invited to...
In Which We Visit an All-Inclusive
Barely two weeks into our period of settling down, and I’m thoroughly in need of a holiday. So we decide to take up an offer...
Home Sweet Home? Ubud
New Year’s Day seems an appropriate time to head to Bali and start a new life – and, let’s face it, getting on a plane...
Zac’s Last Travel Birthday
Zac was nine when we started travelling. He spent his tenth birthday in Brisbane, ice-skating with me and his dad. I didn’t take pictures of...