Monthly Archives: June 2009

Jameelah was most curious about the tailless cats. She worked up the courage to ask a local. “Why are all the cats missing their tails?” “They are a special source of protein,” the local man said. “They are good for … Continue reading →

I called Expedia today to get my refund on the Bali Nyuh Villas disaster. I was on the phone with them for 50 minutes via Skype. And they could not refund me at that time. The manager of the Villas … Continue reading →

June 17 We took a beautiful walk at sunrise through Ubud’s gentle countryside. It was perfect weather. The sunlight was warm and golden on everything it touched. We practiced our Indonesian with locals on the way. “Hello!” “Selamat Pagi!” (good … Continue reading →

Once upon a time… There was a prince named Rama and his beautiful wife Sita. They journeyed into the jungle one day with Rama’s brother, Laksamana. However, Maricha, the demonic lord, detected their journey. He knew King Rawhana wanted to … Continue reading →

“Fixed price: 4 dollars.” “No,” I said. Fixed price is never better for the passenger. It cost us $2.70–by meter–to get to the beach. Now we wanted a similar rate back to the hotel. We asked all the taxi drivers … Continue reading →