Visiting Samalona Island
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 […]
Snorkeling Samalona Island, Indonesia: Photo Essay
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 […]
Samalona Island: Pirates, Pringles & Play
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 […]
A Few Things We Did Not Hate In Jakarta
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 […]
Monkey Palooza!
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 […]
Jakarta: The Big Durian: Can 10 Million People Be Wrong?
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 […]
Drive by Shootings: Photos of Life in Sabah
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 […]
A Visit To The Agnes Keith House: In Which I Meet One Of My Favourite Ghosts
January 9, 2013 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue
I was about sixteen years old the first time I visited Borneo I arrived via steamer with an eager young wife, accompanying her husband who was the Commissioner of Forestry […]
Bridging the Language & Culture Gap: The Importance of English Education
January 8, 2013 in Inspiration
I have a friend in Canada who works with a government program assimilating immigrants into Canadian society. Similar to this English school in Exeter, she is teaching them English, but […]
Silvery Lutung Monkeys- Sabah, Malaysia
January 7, 2013 in Asia, Malaysia, Travelogue
WE ARE SO LUCKY! Ezra says that we’re always lucky, and I think he might be right. When we were at the Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary yesterday we got […]
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