The first time we visited Sri Lanka in 2014, we fell in love with this small, pearl shape, multi-cultural, multi-religious, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual country at the southern tip of India. We spent 3 weeks here, mostly exploring the Southern part of…
Our exploration of Bali continues in an unplanned, spontaneous way. We toy with several scenarios that range from flying to the Indonesian islands of Sumatra or Borneo, drawn by the endemic population of orangutans on these islands. Or we could…
After a week in Ubud, we are ready to discover a different part of the island of Bali. We have a home exchange waiting for us in a village near the Southern beachside location of Canggu. One of the fun…
Not everyone will resonate with our monkey coverage. To some, it’s like Ben’s attitude vis a vis baseball… shrug, yup, monkeys. But to us, monkeys are not just a side attraction. They are a core value proposition for this Southeast…
We’re back in Bali. We’re back in Ubud. In fact we are back in the very same, beautiful joglo (Balinese teak house) where we ended our stay in Ubud last year. Bali has remained one of those places that make…
From Bagan, we thought we might take a slow boat up the river to Mandalay, but then decide to take the short plane flight of 30 minutes, rather than spend 2 days on a boat. In addition, I (Peta) was…
This buddha statue inside one of the temples dons the same ruby red cloth as do many of the monks and monk novices in the region. The Burmese culture reflected in the people of the market, both…
