AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 14 Jan 2024 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 13 Jan 2024 | Views [785]
HOODED PLOVERS ARE ENDEMIC TO AUSTRALIA—this means they are found nowhere else in the world. Fewer than 7000s—possibly only 3000—individuals all live along the sandy beaches of South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales.... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 11 Jan 2024 | Views [409]
IF WE EVER MOVE TO AUSTRALIA—not unthinkable considering the political climate back home—Victoria would be our first choice, probably a suburb of Geelong, a place like Newtown. Just an hour from Melbourne and half that from some ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 9 Jan 2024 | Views [390]
IN A STROKE OF PURE GENIUS, if I may pat myself on the back, I booked a room in Sanur for our last day in Bali. We had no intention of spending the night, just a chance to get out of the heat, shower and change clothes before our midnight flight from ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 6 Jan 2024 | Photo Gallery
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INDONESIA | Thursday, 4 Jan 2024 | Views [766]
BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF MASS TOURISM IN BALI, seaweed farming was the major industry on Nusa Lembongan. Even after the island became a destination for diving and surfing and most residents took jobs in tourism, some families continued to farm seaweed.... Read more >
INDONESIA | Wednesday, 3 Jan 2024 | Views [412]
IT IS POSSIBLE TO WALK EVERYWHERE on Nusa Lembongan. It’s only about ten miles around so it isn’t not the distance but the heat and humidity that will do you in. There are few cars and no taxis so motor scooters reign supreme. Everyone rides ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Monday, 1 Jan 2024 | Views [381]
WE FINALLY FOUND THE TROPICAL PARADISE we were searching for just a 30-minute “fast-boat” ride from Bali’s touristy Sanur. One of fourteen small islands in the Penida Archipelago, Nusa Lembongan is what Bali must have been like fifty ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Monday, 1 Jan 2024 | Photo Gallery
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INDONESIA | Sunday, 31 Dec 2023 | Views [448]
2023 WAS A GOOD YEAR FOR US. It began in chilly Madrid and ended here in steamy Indonesia where we spent our final day in Ubud taking care of business—haircuts, a mini-market run and a trip to the ATM. Our last Indonesian haircuts in Boroburdur ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Saturday, 30 Dec 2023 | Views [826]
“NO MAN EVER STEPS INTO THE SAME RIVER TWICE, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.” What Heraclitis said 2500 years ago is true today, especially for us and Ubud. When we first visited in 2009 I wrote Ubud is the other ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Wednesday, 27 Dec 2023 | Views [773]
WE PICKED AMED SIGHT UNSEEN—TELL ME that Coconuts Bali’s description wouldn’t lure you in. Yet another gem that’s perfect for getting away from the crowd, Amed is a coastal region with beach-lined coves! The Amed shores are dotted ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Tuesday, 26 Dec 2023 | Photo Gallery
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INDONESIA | Saturday, 23 Dec 2023 | Views [895]
THE AUDUBON CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT has become a holiday tradition in the United States and we have participated in several. This year we will have our own, the Bali Christmas Bird Count.
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INDONESIA | Friday, 22 Dec 2023 | Views [488]
WE SET OFF THIS MORNING TO EXPLORE BALI. It’s about 95 miles from Jimbaran to Pemuteran in northwestern Bali but the drive took nearly five hours. We didn’t drive ourselves—only a local or a maniacal tourist should challenge Denpasar’... Read more >
INDONESIA | Thursday, 21 Dec 2023 | Views [558]
THE DRIVER FOR THE HOTEL SHUTTLE was still waiting patiently at 1:00 AM. We don’t blame Virgin Australia—the flight from Melbourne to Bali was only twenty minutes late and they upgraded us to Economy Plus. But it took nearly two hours to ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Tuesday, 19 Dec 2023 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 16 Dec 2023 | Views [472]
WE RETURNED TO THE PORT CAMPBELL area on Wednesday in search of some of the local birds. It took a bit of help from Mark, a ranger at Port Campbell National Park, but we were able to locate a gorgeous Beautiful Firetail along an obscure dirt track. Later ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 12 Dec 2023 | Views [679]
THE GREAT OCEAN ROAD, A “MUST-DO” AUSTRALIAN roadtrip is considered to be one of the most spectacular driving routes in the world. It runs almost 250 kilometers westward from Torquay to Allansford, ten minutes from our AirBnB in Warrnambool.... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 11 Dec 2023 | Photo Gallery
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