1/15/99: Today was our last day in Indonesia. In fact, it was the beginning of the end of the international part of our big adventure! We’ll be back in the good ol’…
Tag: Bali
Beware The Temple Guardians
1/14/99: The tour of the island was fantastic. We started at the Elephant Caves, named for some of the iconography, not because it is an elephant burial ground or anything like that……
Adding To My Collection
1/13/99: Bummer! I forgot to give Andy one of his CDs with media files on it for the brochures, so this morning we took a taxi to Granyar, a nearby town, and…
Under Budget
1/12/99: After doing come accounting of our expenses so far, Ruth found that we’re well under budget. But we are only five days from arriving back in the U.S. where we will…
Balinese Gamelan
1/11/99: Enjoyed a very nice breakfast on the patio of our room… Ubud is up in the hills of Bali, and incredibly lush with jungle foliage… There are no buildings more than…
Alright In The End
1/10/99: From the moment we boarded the bus, I had a weird sense that the driver seemed a shifty character, and I should have trusted my instincts instead of him… When the…
Won’t Be Coming Back Here
11/30/98: Just half-a-day more in Denpasar… Ruth went out for a walk around town and was groped by some street vendor selling something or other… I went looking for the guy, but…
Sunday, That’s My Fun Day
11/29/98: A very strange Sunday… Awakened at 4am to the noise of a drunk guy stumbling around outside in the hall and couldn’t get back to sleep… Found a church in Kuta…
Chomping At The Bit
11/28/98: Today marks 250 days on the road… We are both chomping at the bit to get on to our next work in Malang on the island of Java, so we’re a…
Giving Thanks
11/27/98: Today is Thanksgiving Day back in the US, so we rose early to call Shimandle family, gathered back in Chicago for Turkey and other delicacies… We miss our friends and family…
Words Hit Hard As A Fist
11/26/98: Caught the shuttle to airport… Made the flight… Very crowded and turbulent flight… Arrived safely in Denpasar, Indonesia… Found a cheap hotel near Kuta Beach and managed to catch a beautiful…