Gregor has always been encouraged to swim. Between the pool as big as a lake at the house and our frequent trips to Bali’s beaches, he has been a water baby from the start. In April 2005 I brought him a Bodyglove baby snorkel set from America. It added a new dimension to his afternoon […]
Some Background
It is Indonesian tradition to bury the baby’s placenta. The placenta is seen as the older sibling or twin of the child, and thus it is accorded special care. The thinking goes somewhat like this: the placenta as the twin of the baby will act as its guardian angel as the child goes through […]
Hengky’s long lost American cousins came for a quick visit to Bali. As they had grown up in California, Hengky had only met them once- at least 20 years before- when his family went to the States to visit relatives.
Air Asia is simply amazing … after the second Bali Bomb they donated 5,000 free seats to Bali in an effort to promote regional tourism to the island. Now they are giving away 2,000,000 free seats spread over every flight to all of their destinations. Tickets can be booked from 7-28 December, and travel from […]
One of the best things about being a diver and living in Bali is the ease of spontaneous dive trips. You wake up on a Sunday morning and think “Diving would be nice.” A few hours later, there you are, communing with the fishes.
Tom, Mia and I recently became PADI Assistant Instructors. Not that […]