A year – or almost all of a year – spent living in Indonesia. Would you believe it’s 12 months ago that I first arrived in Indonesia? In the midst… [Continue Reading]
Tag: Indonesia
A tale of two ceremonies
Last week was a special Hindu ceremony day – Ćivaratri or Shevaratri – celebrated by Hindu people throughout Bali and in Lombok too. I had been told that it was… [Continue Reading]
Gili horse clinic
The other day I travelled to the next island, Gili Trawangan, where they were holding a horse clinic. In my opinion, the horses on Gili T, as it’s known, are… [Continue Reading]
Living in a muslim country
So I have spent much of this year on Gili Meno, which is a Muslim island, off the coast of Lombok, the Muslim mainland. Lombok is known by the locals… [Continue Reading]
Jalan jalan
Sharing my afternoon in Lombok – long post to read, should you choose to, at your leisure 🙂. Yesterday we went to play bingo – which is fun and culturally fascinating… [Continue Reading]
Temple ceremony
Yesterday we came to Lombok to attend the annual temple ceremony at Made’s village. It was the first temple ceremony for me and was beautiful. Apart from being hot beyond… [Continue Reading]
A divorce, and meeting Gede
Yesterday was rather amazing. Cousin Gusti couldn’t come as it was his baby daughter’s 12 day ceremony, and we didn’t have time to pick up Made’s mother, but we hired… [Continue Reading]
The spirit of the placenta
This is a long post – sharing with you all a bit about the Hindu culture. read at your own risk ☺️. We went to visit Made’s favourite cousin the other… [Continue Reading]
The kitchen is a happening thing!
So yesterday was a big expedition. I took so many photos but they don’t really seem to capture the essence of the unique experience – the smells and sounds and… [Continue Reading]