Last updated Jun 25, 2021 | First published on Oct 16, 2019 | Bali
I just completed three weeks of living in Ubud and three weeks in Canggu. The two are the most alluring places to live and work in Bali. Now, time to do the unthinkable to help anyone wondering: Which is better, Ubud or Canggu? Warning: This post is chock-full of...
Last updated Jun 24, 2021 | First published on Oct 26, 2017 | Bali
I knew exactly what to do when I hit the ground in Bali. After chasing Sumatran cows in the spring, and having a big Indonesian adventure last year, I assimilated back into the Indonesia groove easily enough. My limited Bahasa vocabulary even bubbled to the surface....
Last updated Aug 16, 2019 | First published on Oct 14, 2017 | Bali
Everyone seemed to be looking at me as I glided through the airport in Chicago. I slowly became aware of the unwanted attention. It was a strange phenomenon. So I straightened my back and held my head higher. I was making a statistically improbable amount of eye...
Last updated Nov 7, 2018 | First published on Apr 28, 2009 | Bali
A cacophony of horns was the perfect soundtrack to what could only be described as exhaust sputtering road rage and chaos. Trucks overloaded three times over with dirty cargo had clogged the narrow intersection and motorcycles were buzzing in a swarm through every...
Last updated Jun 24, 2021 | First published on Apr 26, 2009 | Bali
Well, sort of. But it sounded fitting since my last post was dramatic and fraught with bad luck. 🙂 I decided to escape the drunk Swedes and Australians in Kuta and head north by minibus to the little town of Ubud. This place is still very touristy, but sleepy (things...
Last updated Jun 24, 2021 | First published on Apr 23, 2009 | Bali
The last thing I remember thinking as the third towering, three-meter-tall wave blocked out the sun and my cramped arms stopped moving was: “Oh my God, I’ve only been here three days!” Every day since I have been here on Bali, they have had red...
