Travel stories written while I’m on the road exploring. So many adventures and experiences pop up each day, I’ll begin by managing them under travel stories and invite you to follow along.
Hello and welcome along on the next adventure. It’s been four years since I’ve had a long adventure like this. After caring for and getting my elderly parents settled, I’m ready for a break and some exploring. My intent is to start in Bali to see the healers and simply relax for a week or […]
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This is the third time I’ve written this post. Two have vanished and the last one to do so was completely finished. If you are reading this, I had better luck this time! Once the second bus arrived, I got on and rode about 10 minutes to a village where we changed buses. We started
Onward Down to Urique Read More »
The ever evolving travel packing checklist. My first extended trip was in the mid-80’s where I traveled across the US for roughly 15 months. I had my car and loaded it with essentials: books, camping gear, bicycle, camera and clothing. I had more than I needed and didn’t have some of what I did need.
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Hello! I returned home September 1 from two weeks in Chihuahua. I had a wonderful trip! Everything flowed smoothly for me. Before leaving, I had several people tell me how dangerous it was in Chihuahua. I never experienced anything but helpful people including taxi drivers. The first afternoon, I went walking on the newly finished
Chihuahua…beginning Read More »
I got this video link today. Amazing. Watch it! A humble authentic singer
Feeling the fear, doing it anyway Read More »
I always get advice from fellow travelers about what I can bring back in my luggage. I realizing that custom regulations are very stringent in some parts of the world like for Australians where the soil on people’s shoes is reportedly checked and shoes can be confiscated (so I’ve been told). Because of experience, Australians
They found WHAT in a suitcase? Read More »
http://youtu.be/sKTjSj_9dVc?t=3s When I stop and consider all the things in my life I love, travel rises toward the top of the list. There are many reasons for this and chief among them is that I feel so alive when traveling. Everything is new. There are no routines. Being present fully with what is, the experience
Living to die or dying to live? The adventure…. Read More »
My brother sent this to me. It’s in German. The daughter is visiting her father and helping in the kitchen. She asks: “Tell me dad, how are you managing with the new I-Pad we gave you for your birthday?” Understanding German isn’t necessary to understand his response. How do you like the new iPad?
I’ve been exercising my entire adult life. Lately, since my road bike bit the dust, my primary form of exercise has been mountain biking. For two years now, I’ve hardly ridden. Last summer was a blur of taking care of mom and dad while surviving myself. I got in one trail ride last year. I
Persistence, surrender and listening Read More »
It’s late tonight yet I’ve been stimulated to write a piece before going to sleep. Yesterday, I facilitated my first full-day training in 18 months. Unsure whether or not I wanted to do that any longer, I sat with the invitation for a short time and felt it would be good for me to take
Inner Magnificence…human doing or human being? Read More »
It’ll be two weeks tonight that I arrived back home. And I’m still adjusting. The first few days were a blur as I settled into a “return home” rhythm. I slept when tired, ate when hungry, did nothing, read, shopped, and listened to the rhythm as my body adapted. Slowly, I began sleeping through the
Paths everywhere but which one to follow? Read More »
I have arrived home. Marnie picked me up at the airport and I’ve been home long enough for a shower, to till up and turn on my espresso machine and to do a hot water infusion bath. I had a nose bleed on the airplane already so moisture is important. I left the hostel this
Home now remembering and holding on Read More »
There’s a crab apple tree out front of the duplex back in Colorado. When it blooms, it’s really glorious! It’s fragile, the bloom doesn’t last long, the fragrance fills the air and the color is stunning. My favorite part is sticking my nose up into the tree and listening to the bees buzz. Ripe blossoms
One more night and the “hive” is buzzing Read More »
This morning I received an email from my friend who lives in Singapore. She didn’t write earlier because it took her longer to adapt to being back home than she anticipated. She was gone for one month. It takes time and there is nothing a person can do but give it time, be patient and
The pain of travel Read More »
It’s my last day here. I’ve been up since before the sunrise listening and writing. Now, I’m headed to the pool. Later, I may go for a massage or healing session with Nyoman and have dinner with friends. I know, so many plans for my final day. First, the pool for some reading and relaxing.
Hello! Yesterday was my birthday and it was a lovely day. Actually, as my friends from England would say, it was “Brilliant”. After a lazy start to the day, I went out for coffee, shopping for some herbs to bring back, bought a necklace for myself and went back to drop things off at Nyoman’s.
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The evening before NYEPI is the Ogoh-Ogoh ceremony. I hesitate to call it a parade although that’s the closest word we have for it. However, a parade goes all at once, this doesn’t. The Ogoh-ogoh’s are so large, men with loooonnnnggg bamboo poles accompany them lifting power lines and telephone lines out of the way.
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Once I left the Gili Islands, I had smooth sailing all the way to Padangbai, Bali. The captain on the boat said the water the day before was still very choppy and he had to steer around surges. This day, the water was calm and smooth. I went up to a bench behind the captain
Candidasa, Tirta Ganga and Tenganan, Bali Read More »
It’s been a while since I updated here. The last I wrote, I was stranded on Gili Air. The boats were to start running on Sunday when I was there. I arrived early for the 10:30 boat only to find it had already left. Surrendering quickly to the reality that there was no boat, I
It’s been a couple days since I wrote an update. I’ve been told to check with the “agent” near the jetty for the Sea Marlin fast boat schedule and information on when they will resume travel. I have, did again, did again, did again…it wasn’t a pretty picture as they knew nothing. Via Skype, I
Still stranded but, not because of the storm Read More »