Photo Credit: BBCBalinese babies are often held hostage when their families can’t afford to pay the clinic or midwife that…
Travel
16 July 2011
Travel Tip: Stay Before You Pay
Never pre-pay a room for more than one night. Never. Ignore this tip at your own risk. I should know…
14 July 2011
Sounds of Galungan
I had a request for some audio to illustrate the noise—I mean, sounds—of Galungan available to me right outside my…
14 July 2011
Bali: Morning Ritual
12 July 2011
Galungan Extravaganza
Good news: Evil has been defeated. At least for the next 6 months here in Bali. Clearly something momentous was…
29 June 2011
Travel Tip: Stay Before You Pay
Never pre-pay a room for more than one night. Never. Ignore this tip at your own risk. I should know…
Widi, a 20-year-old Balinese woman from a village near Ubud, completed the equivalent of an Associates Degree in Graphic Design…
26 May 2011
Reigning Dogs and Cats and Monkeys
In Mysore, it was Butter Naan, a blonde street dog with eerie golden eyes who adopted the yoga students from…
22 May 2011
Fire Dance
Traditional Balinese dance performances are nightly spectacles in Ubud. These elaborate dances are staged at temples and palaces and set…
3 May 2011
A Farewell To Dad
On Easter Sunday, I scattered my Dad’s ashes in the Arabian Sea on the coast of Southern Goa. I’d put…
