As the sky over Ubud grows ominous, threatening rain like yesterday’s which reminded me of a monsoon, I search futilely…
17 July 2011
Paradise’s Underbelly
Photo Credit: BBCBalinese babies are often held hostage when their families can’t afford to pay the clinic or midwife that…
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…
10 July 2011
Sanctuary of Love
An all-species animal shelter in Northeastern Pennsylvania offers refuge, comfort, care and love to more than 100 abandoned, neglected and…
3 July 2011
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Roald Dahl’s “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” features a child-loathing baroness who imprisons all of Vulgaria’s children in her castle’s dungeon.…
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…
