I left my room in Kuala Lumpur before 6:00 am this morning. I was awake so decided to head out early. Everything flowed! The bus was loading when I arrived so I took the SkyBus to the airport. Fare was $12 MYR, roughly $3. Comfortable ride! Roads were empty and the drive described at 1 […]
Bali, I have arrived. Yeck! And “oh wow”! Read More »
The days are flowing here and there is less “thinking” or planning necessary for an amazing experience to flow forth. This morning, I was going to take my friend Lisa to see Eddy but she is suffering from Dengue and needed to head back to bed to rest. My friend from Peru, Vanessa, was to
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The thought occurred to me this morning that I’ve already met so many people in two full days here. Part of what I love about travel is new connections and real connections with travelers. I’ve already met people from Finland, Columbia, Norway, Italy, Holland, Australia, Seattle, New York, and India. I’ve heard conversations in Japanese,
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I’m feeling settled in here. In the past two days, I’ve seen old friends, visited old favorite restaurants, had good coffee, relaxed, been massaged, had some more coffee and seen a healer. Yes, I’m feeling like I’m settled into the blessing and openness of Bali. Yay! Today, I woke early to the sounds of the
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Hello! This is just a quick post to let everyone know I’ve made it. After 35 hours of travel, I arrived at Sandat Bali yesterday afternoon. Lots of smiles and reconnection there! Had dinner with a friend and headed to bed early. Got 11 hours of sleep last night. Feel very good today. Woke with
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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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.
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 »
News arrived here today of the tornado’s and destruction in Southern Indiana, Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee where friends live. I hope they are alright as well as any friends and family you may have there! Sitting here writing this, and realizing that I’m really in Bali, this is quite a surreal experience. I started thinking
Yesterday was a day for visiting healers here. At 8:30, I drove over to Wayan’s for the trip to visit the Holy Knife. I wanted to take the motor bike so I could come back slowly taking photo’s. She was a bit in disarray having lost the phone number for her driver Mario. By 9:00,
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I woke early this morning. My left ear was plugged and I couldn’t near anything from it. Maybe it was the hours in the pool yesterday. Maybe it was seeing Nyoman, the reflexology oriented healer, for two days in a row? Maybe my body is preparing to go home, my ears and sinus’s go through
I wrote earlier today about feeling the energy of my trip changing significantly. On my way home, I had trouble with my motor bike starting up a steep hill. Changing gears and holding the throttle a little too open, I popped a wheelie going uphill for about 20 yards. The front tire landed softly and
Pummeled, bruised and healed! Read More »
Yesterday was the first day of the Balinese New Year. I wrote about NYEPI earlier. I left Dewa’s around 5:00 pm the day before heading toward the royal palace and the Ogah Ogah Parade, the parade of the demon effigies they build. It’s not as large of an event here in Ubud as in other
Today, I had a lazy start to the day. It’s the first time in weeks I haven’t gotten up before 5:30! I went back to sleep and got up at 7:30 happy I missed the dolphin watching trip. The guides are so hungry for money, they parked on my friend Mono’s bungalow porch, signed up
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I’ve been here almost one week. It doesn’t seem possible it’s been that long?! Ubud has it’s own vibe and while it’s a spiritual center of sorts, there is definitely a buzz in the air to get out and do something, go somewhere, have a massage, try a different meal, or take a walk. Hitting
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If you are bothered by reading about decidedly unmanly behavior, stop reading now! The following information may be disturbing to you! On the other hand, if you are flexible, curious and open minded, read on. Before leaving Makassar, I went shopping for an external hard drive. My laptop was quickly filling up with the 5,500
Caution: “UNMANLY” behavior described below!!! Read More »
As I’m writing from Ubud, you are guessing correctly, I was unable to find a flight out of Denpasar two days ago to Labuan Bajo. My flight in from Makassar was good, I was moved to an exit row that I had to myself, and the Lion Air Flight landed relatively smoothly which they are
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Excited, nervous and mostly ready, I’m amazed at how quickly the past few months have flown by. One week from now, I’ll be landing in San Francisco where I wait five hours to lift off for Singapore. Five hours after I land there, I’ll be going to do Kuala Lumpur where my adventure begins. Travel
Lift off and Bali Healers! Read More »