Destination: Indonesia

Should Have Stayed In The Dark

Wed, 16 Dec 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [636]

Yesterday, when I finished writing I was sitting in the transfer lounge at the airport in Jeddah Saudi Arabia. The lounge was a dark, windowless room, with cushy reclining chairs, and a staff that was quite helpful. Lunch was provided for free. (the ... Read more >

Photos: The Trampled Path

Tue, 1 Dec 2015 | By aceite4 | Photo Gallery

Last Daze in Bali

Tue, 1 Dec 2015 | By aceite4 | Views [408]

Bali is done! The summary of Bali is, that we were at least 20 years too late getting there. I know that if I (someone who hardly ever reads fiction and even more seldomly reads popular contemporary fiction) read "Eat, Pray, Love", then 98% of the people ... Read more >

Photos: Scholarship Entry - A Glimpse of East Java Indonesia

Thu, 26 Nov 2015 | By kevinwenning | Photo Gallery

Tags: java indonesia

Photos: off the trampled path

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 | By aceite4 | Photo Gallery

Finally getting off the tourist-trampled path

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 | By aceite4 | Views [422]

We're out of Ubud and up in the mountains at a not-nearly-as-luxurious hotel, but the good news is, we're finally in nature, which is what we do best. Today we got somewhat lost in a winding trail up and down and in and out of jungle and fields filled ... Read more >

More Love, More Yoga and a little self-reflection

Sat, 21 Nov 2015 | By aceite4 | Views [417]

I had a teacher once who used to say, "The answer to every question or any problem is always, "More love, more yoga". We've taken 5 classes each (sampling different classes and different teachers). I finally found one that I like! Her name is Tanya Kaps ... Read more >

More on the good and bad of Ubud

Sat, 21 Nov 2015 | By aceite4 | Views [438]

Ubud (pronounced ooh-bud) wasnt exactly what we'd imagined (thanks a lot Lonely Planet guide), but we're working with it.  The first afternoon when we got here we were appalled by the amount of traffic which consists of 90% motorbikes which seem ... Read more >

5 Mile Hike and lots of Yoga!

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 | By aceite4 | Views [403]

Ace and I wake up early every morning. At first we were waking up at 2 or 3am, but today we slept in until 6! I think we're getting adjusted to the time change now. We went for an early walk through Ubud, past the morning market, past the water temple, ... Read more >

Photos: 5 mile hike - can you find Ace in the picture?

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 | By aceite4 | Photo Gallery

Penny at Vegetarian Balinese Cooking Class - Yum!

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 | By aceite4 | Views [320]

Volcano didn't stop us, we're here in Bali!

Tue, 17 Nov 2015 | By aceite4 | Views [383]

Hello from a day in the future (Monday in Oakland, Tuesday here in Bali). The flights over here were fantastic and on some of the biggest planes Ive ever seen (I guess to fly across the entire Pacific, they have to make it worthwhile). We had a layover ... Read more >

Waterfalls & Rice Fields

Sun, 1 Nov 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [2255]

Wandering through rice fields, receiving a hydraulic massage from a waterfall, and teaching English! What do they all have in common? The answer is that I've done all three today. Gede woke me early as negotiated a lift to the waterfalls with Ahmed, ... Read more >

Photos: Lombok

Fri, 30 Oct 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

Aku Cinta

Fri, 30 Oct 2015 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [2919]

Coming over from Bali for a few days I'd experience Lombok and the "real Indonesia" for awhile. As I exited the ferry I managed to hitch a lift with a local on a motorbike from Lembar where I could immediately tell Lombok is vastly different to Bali.... Read more >