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cute kids playing with bubble wands in Bukittinggi June 12, 2015

Fire, Flood, and Dangdut: The Longest Bus Ride (Indonesia #9)

“Are you joking? Can you check again?” There was only one bus per day, and he

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May 23, 2015

Defying Expectations (Indonesia #8)

Part of this website’s byline is ‘Unexpect’.  I’ve yet to fully

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May 7, 2015

Echoes of Nightmares (Indonesia #7)

THE ACEHNESE GRANDPARENTS in the seats beside me were glowing like a pair of

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Motorbike kids on Bunaken Island March 16, 2015

Other People’s Other Stories (Indonesia #6)

AS WE ROUNDED THE CORNER on our scooter, we were confronted by a swarm of police

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Togean coral panorama February 8, 2015

Other People’s Stories (Indonesia #5)

When I met Liz, it was in the darkness of night. I sat outside my poorly ventilated

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October 27, 2014

Blood and Bone (Indonesia #4)

Dear reader, My few days in Tana Toraja really embodied the Indonesian flag:

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October 11, 2014

Beach breaks and Bogeymen (Indonesia #3)

Wayan, Made, Nyoman, Ketut (banyak!) sk someone what the word ‘Kuta’

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July 21, 2014

Unity in Diversity (Indonesia #2)

After sixteen hours of solid sleep, I woke up feeling slightly refreshed. It had

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Waterfall in Sumbawa May 6, 2014

Puffs and dragons (Indonesia #1)

  Bad brakes and fluorescent skin hen the overloaded scooter beneath us began

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May 2, 2012

From Awe to Bliss (Bali update)

Full Moon It wasn’t hard to spot the little man in the big crowd outside the

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February 20, 2012

How to Live Forever (Thailand/Laos #4)

Shhhhh During the ten years beginning in the mid 1960’s—while the world was

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January 30, 2012

Free Whiskey Buckets (Thailand/Laos #3)

In The Tubing Twelve years ago, Vang Vieng was a quiet riverside town surrounded by

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