Subscribe to
Posts
Comments

Archive for August, 2008

Time is of the essence so another condensed BLOG post is before your eyes. Little text but a lot of pictures.. Some of the best yet. 5 days will be condensed into 2 Bali posts. Here is the first.
In the middle of the island is a small town called Ubud. It boasts a thriving art [...]

The next morning we enjoyed a simply superb breakfast from our hosts at the Ministry of Coffee. Next we headed to the Sultan’s palace, still in use by the current Sultan and his family. In all the place was pretty decrepit and had little to offer except some interesting architecture, paint themes and exotic birds [...]

Borobudur…

We forgot to post the two videos we have of the biggest Buddhist monument in the world…. the path to enlightenment. This is the temple where you ascend from earthly vices, up through transcendence, and finally reach enlightenment through a noble life.
As with any Buddhist monument, one should always proceed clockwise around. Here is the [...]

The following posts on your fabulous last trip are regrettably short on text due to the need to get the posts finished before we go home in a few weeks. So get ready for the reader’s digest versions (massive sigh of relief I’m sure).
We arrived in Bali on a Sunday afternoon. As we approached the [...]

Canadian Embassy

When one ponders one’s national identity on the international playing field, one hopes (especially as a traveler) that we are well-respected, well-liked and welcome in various host nations. In October, Sean’s passport expired. I know, who let’s a passport expire while living abroad on a work visa? Sean. In any case, we had occasion to [...]