Don’t Worry, Be Krabi
I’ve decided that Airbnbs are like outcall hookers. You look at the pictures and think, “That looks nice.” Then she shows up at your door and you’re all, “Dude, that was way too much Photoshop.” But what…
All Market, No Flea
My grand tour of the highlights surrounding Bangkok continues. Today’s edition is all about markets, the Maeklong Railway Market and the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. Both of these markets were interesting not because of the…
Gypsy Feet
I’ve gone and done it. I’m in Bangkok, all by myself, leaning into my distaste for sitting still. Dorothy, always more sensible, sees nothing wrong with home and community, while I must trot the globe…
Beach Blanket Christmas
Well, this is new. This is the first trip we’ve taken out of spite. Specifically, spite at obtuse airline restrictions designed to keep you from using your travel credits. We had to cancel our scheduled…
Java Jive
It’s an hour-and-a-half flight from Denpasar to Yogyakarta, and about that long by cab from the airport to our Airbnb in the Kotagede neighborhood. Let’s orient ourselves. Yogyakarta is pronounced Jogjakarta, and is commonly referred…
A Balinese County Fair
All unbeknownst, we arrived in Denpasar in the midst of their annual month-long art fair, Pesta Kesenian Bali. It takes place on the grounds of the Taman Werdhi Budaya Art Centre, which was purpose built…
If It’s Tuesday It Must Be Denpasar
Denpasar, Bali’s gritty capital, isn’t known as a tourist destination. You’re either there for the beaches, as we were in Amed, or you’ve come for the new age hoohah and you’re in Ubud or its…
Ubud: The Heart Of Darkness
Ubud is full of galleries, boutiques, and performing troupes, and is billed as Bali’s cultural center, aside from the capital, Denpasar. It’s also one of Bali’s most heavily touristed areas, which is why, net, we…
Temples & Textiles
Once again, fabric beckoned. After our visit to Tenganan to see their double ikat geringsing, we planned a visit to Sidemen to see songket brocades being made. The Besakih Temple was close enough to Sidemen…
Day Tripper
As lovely as it is to bob in the water, you just knew we couldn’t go a full month with nothing but ocean for entertainment. To what I’m sure will be absolutely no one’s surprise,…