On September 16th we said goodbye to Bali and set out for Nusa Lembongan, which is a small island just off of Bali’s southeast side– it’s actually part of the province of Bali but, as far as I’m concerned, it’s…

After contending with our first (and so far sole… fingers crossed) roadtrip mishap, we left Kintamani and headed for Pura Besakih, Bali’s Mother Temple.  It’s Bali’s largest and most important Hindu temple, and is actually a sprawling complex of buildings.…

August 31 was a busy day.  We woke up before dawn in Pulau Weh and then took a taxi across the island, a ferry to Banda Aceh, another taxi to the airport, a flight to Kuala Lumpur, another flight to…

We always intended to go to Indonesia on this trip. It’s a fantasy location– more than 13,000 balmy islands offering everything: jungles, cities, resort destinations, tiny barely inhabited islands that take days to get to, and so on. Like most travelers,…