Jubilant! Amazed! Awed! Honored! These are the words that come to mind as to the opportunity we have been afforded. One of the workers at the home exchange house where we are staying, belongs to a temple in the regional capital of…
A luxurious meander in East Bali, Indonesia.
I’m lying on a white sand beach, the sun warming my back, getting a massage while having sips of a fresh watermelon juice and waiting for our lunch of fresh mahi mahi satay with peanut sauce. I am on a…
Ubud, Bali, Indonesia ~ vortex for artists, temples and healing.
Ubud has been a vortex for artists such as sculptors, woodcarvers, painters and musicians since as long as anyone can remember. The prominence of all this creativity is a result of the residents of Balinese Royalty in Ubud for…
Going to Ubud’s central market ~ Bali, Indonesia
Sometimes jetlag can be a good thing. We are easily up and out the door on our motorbike and on the way to the local market at 7 a.m. We’ve been told that by 9 a.m, when the tourists…
Balinese mythical creatures ~ intermediaries between humans and gods
Balinese mythology is not a distant topic that Balinese children study in school and promptly forget. How could they? it’s all around… After just a few days here, we have zero grounding to talk authoritatively about the individual actors in…
A most surprising find: Bali’s Long Tailed Gray Macaque ~ Bali , Indonesia
This entry may only interest those of you out there who have a bond with animals. Dogs and cats and the occasional goat have made their way into Peta’s heart. Ubud offers us an unexpected opportunity to engage frequently with…
12 hours in Singapore (via L.A.)…
Ben and I reunite in LA for a few days before making the big trip back to Asia. Our bags are packed… we are ready to go! One small carry on bag each, plus our well worn backpacks ready the…
17 hours in Tokyo ~ launch of Climadapt face masks
Wrapping up our 100 days in Viet Nam, an opportunity for a grant that we have been working on for 18 months, for our amphibious housing project, yanks us back to Nicaragua. While booking our ticket, we find one…