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July 19th, 2011 | Asia

Surfer Dude…?? Me…??

Kitted up and ready to attempt the surfing thing…!!

Surfing has never been a pastime or sport that I ever considered doing…

When Patti suggested we visit Legian on her day off, and that I try my hand at surfing, I immediately thought of half a dozen reasons why I should not try […]

July 17th, 2011 | Asia

It’s Tough Out Here…!!

Patti and Krista at the launch of the new W Hotel…

The night before Patti’s niece Mikaela jetted in from California to visit for a few weeks, we rode down to Seminyak together with a small group of Patti’s friends from Como, to paint the town red…or any other colour we could lay […]

July 15th, 2011 | Asia

Sights from Around Bali…

On the climbing wall at Como… It had been awhile since I last challenged a rock face, and for the next few days, my aching joints reminded me of that little fact…!!

The days here in Bali seem to drift into each other for me… I often have no idea which day of […]

July 13th, 2011 | Asia

500 down, and about 500 to go…!!

Today marks the 500th day of my Journey Around the World…!!

And it is as near as dammit, to half the time I planned to be on this ride…

But for a 10 day ride across to East Timor, making use of four or five ferries to cross the islands of Lombok, Sumbawa, Komodo, Flores […]

July 10th, 2011 | Asia

Gili Trawangan…

The road to Sanur had become a river…!!

The weather in Bali over the past few weeks has for the most part been superb… Cloudless blue skies were the order of the day, with light winds occasionally, which brought the temperatures down, but hardly made a dent in the humidity…

We planned a […]

July 9th, 2011 | Asia

Confirmation…

Sadie gets a bath before "Mommy" gets home from her trip… Note the look of pure joy on her face…!!

The days I spent alone in Ubud seemed to drift by far too slowly… I had quickly settled into a routine of walking Sadie twice a day, and spending the time in between […]