A Family of Monkeys at Monkey Forest in Bali Ubud Monkey Forest in Bali, near the town of Ubud, consists of three 11th-century Balinese Hindu temples on 27 acres dedicated to (again) monkeys. Around 600 of these sassy simians, monkeys otherwise known as Balinese...
Note: This post was written in 2014, when the room cost $65 USD per night. Prices on Lombok Island have changed since then, so check current rates before booking. My birthday was coming around so we decided to leave the peaceful little villa in the rice fields of...
Ducks With a Mission Ducks Preparing to Clean a Paddy Filed of Insects in Bali There is a hidden army in the rice fields of Bali. Although small in stature the soldiers in this army perform a big job —protecting the paddies from invasion. For little glory these little...
Sunrise on the Plains of Bagan Bagan History Located on a scenic bend on the Irrawaddy River in Myanmar (Burma) the temples of Bagan are an enigma. Marco Polo called it, “one of the finest sights in the world” and I have to humbly agree. At its height, Bagan’s various...
Fair Warung Bale in Ubud Bali Ubud, Bail, Indonesia is a town rich with great restaurants but Fair Warung Bale is my favorite. Bail’s cosmopolitan makeup ensures there is great food available no matter what you are craving and over the last few weeks we have...
Prayer Flags by a Prayer Wheel Before I went to Bhutan I had never noticed a water powered prayer wheel before. Perhaps my awareness was low, I didn’t know what I was looking at or the places I have been visiting hadn’t had the right mix of Buddhism and free-flowing...
Note: This post was written in 2014, when the room cost $65 USD per night. Prices on Nusa Lembongan have changed since then, so check current rates before booking. It was my friend Sarah’s birthday and we wanted to do something special to celebrate, but when you are...
