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Balinese Mornings

April 19, 2011

I recently signed up for a 10-week creative writing course and have been loving it! Today’s post is an excerpt from last week’s assignment. The task: to write about a season in the context of place. This piece was inspired by my time living in Bali early last year. There is a faint musk in […]






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Wisdom from Ganesha Bookshop in Ubud

January 20, 2010






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Dear Ubud, thank you for EVERYTHING

January 17, 2010

What a day!  One of the best days ever.  God has a funny way of doing things.  Just when I am about to leave this place, he shows me the best time ever.  =)  Maybe it means I am meant to come back again! I was going to write all about this ridiculously amazing massage […]






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The gods must be crazy (if you haven’t seen the movie, go rent it!)

January 14, 2010

I’m sitting in Art Kafe in Ubud for the 3rd night in a row. There are two men playing their guitars, singing live music. I’m at my usual couch, candles strewn all around as it pours rain on the street just a few feet away from me. The usual DOM (Dirty Old Man) has just […]






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Through the heart of Bali

January 13, 2010

I’ve done a lot of weekend travel through much of Europe. The crazy 3 day Friday evening to Monday morning stints from London to Lisbon, to Dubrovnik, to Paris, to Barcelona, to Athens. They’ve been fantastic and remarkable and beautiful. But more and more over the last year, the desire to see as many places […]






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Another Bali movie

January 12, 2010

This is how it poured a few days ago. Thank goodness that the sun came out this morning, with bright blue skies and the slightest of breezes! I’m off for a day tour of Eastern Bali today and will post pictures soon! Things have been a bit of a whirlwind these last few days – […]






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A day in the life here in Bali

January 10, 2010

Today has been one of the most perfect days here. It has taken me a while to adjust to being in a place so new all by myself but the mind and body have a way of adapting to anything. For the last few days, I’ve set goals to go and do all of these […]






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Of ghosts and demons

January 9, 2010

I met a lovely Calgarian couple (Rita and Ken) yesterday on my cycle tour and like so many other Canadians I’ve met on my travels, they’ve done enough miles to circumvent the globe.  It’s always nice to talk to other travelers about traveling.  Usually they’ve learned the same tips and tricks and have garnered insight […]






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