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July 4th, 2011 | Asia

Musings from Ubud…

Heleconias grow along every footpath and in every garden… Along with Poinsettias and the large Proton shrubs, they make a bright splash amongst the lush green foliage…

Narrow pathways hug the steep slopes and wind between the houses built on them…

On the morning Patti left for the Caribbean, we took […]

July 1st, 2011 | Asia

Unto Ubud…

Before leaving Kuta, I tried to find the best route to Ubud, and settled on the main road that runs along to coast to Samur, passing through Pesangarran and Senawang. I wanted to avoid Denpasar as much as possible, after experiencing first hand, the hectic traffic there the day before…

Somewhere north of Tolpati, I […]

May 28th, 2011 | Asia

There’ll be no “Blasting thru Bali”…!!

I arrived in Bali just as the sun slipped below the horizon, its dying rays lighting up the ocean we were skimming over just before touching down in Denpasar… The runaway extends out into the ocean, and coming in so low over the water was a little disconcerting… At one point I thought the landing […]