January 22, 2013 in Asia, Indonesia, Travelogue
On a ten point scale from Wolfe Island to the road into San Marcos, Guatemala, the roads of the highlands of Tana Toraja are a solid 16. Imagine our driveway […]
January 21, 2013 in Asia, Indonesia, Travelogue
The weekly market at Tana Toraja is spectacular And we’ve been to our fair share of markets. This is not a tourist market like the one at Chichicastenago in Guatemala. […]
January 20, 2013 in Asia, Indonesia, Travelogue
Makassar to Tana Toraja is a nine hour drive Covering about 330 km of the stunningly beautiful interior of South Sulawesi. After spending what’s felt like entirely too much time […]
January 20, 2013 in Asia, Indonesia, Inspiration
We loved Samalona Island… So this is another “how to” post for those of you who’d like to visit as well. If you’re searching the web for links to lodging […]
January 19, 2013 in Asia, Indonesia, Snorkeling, Travelogue
Samalona Island is a quiet isle of the coast of Makassar, on the big island of Sulawesi. It’s an easy day trip from the big island. Simply catch a boat […]
January 19, 2013 in Asia, Indonesia, Travelogue
In my children’s memories, Asia is going to taste like Pringles. It’s the only brand of chip that can be depended upon to come in sensible western flavours like, sour […]
January 14, 2013 in Asia, Indonesia, Travelogue
Seven hours and counting left in Jakarta. I love it no more upon exit than I did upon arrival. It’s been a four day marathon, testing our travel zen, and […]
January 12, 2013 in Asia, Belize, Guatemala, Inspiration, Malaysia, North America, Thailand, Travelogue
We’ve been talking a lot about our monkey experiences this month. The kids have been laughing and retelling a lot of great experiences over our travels. We thought that some […]
January 11, 2013 in Asia, Indonesia, Travelogue
We laughed when we heard that Jakarta has a nickname, “The Big Durian,” a nod to NYC’s “Big Apple” moniker. It seemed cute and funny. Until I remembered how much […]
January 10, 2013 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue
Every now and then, when I’m riding a bus somewhere I’ll start to see the world though new eyes. Things that I don’t usually “see” any more pop out at […]
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