Another day, another boatload of excited but tired passengers from Bali arrive on the island. The transfer boat pulls up alongside the floating jetty and the newcomers stand up to… [Continue Reading]
Tag: Lombok
A little (big) love story
Once upon a time there was a Welshman who loved to ride bikes, climb mountains and dive in the ocean. Steve had been through a lot; a life of service,… [Continue Reading]
A non-first-world problem
Last night, with literally just a few hours notice, the fresh water supply on our tiny island of Gili Meno was turned off by order of the government. Today nobody… [Continue Reading]
Changing the world one pony, and child, at a time
It’s hard to teach old dogs new tricks, right? Even more so if there’s big odds stacked against you. Odds like culture, religion, superstition, tradition, poor education and poverty. Horses… [Continue Reading]
SpiRITUALity – Made’s cremation ceremony
Prologue Made died on a moonless, windy evening in July. It happened so chillingly fast. He’d suffered a sudden attack of excruciating chest and stomach pain at home for half… [Continue Reading]
A tiny tourist island… with no tourists
Gili Meno, the tropical island that’s been my home for the last five years, is tiny. I often walk around the whole island, barefoot-in-the-sand-at-sunset, and my phone shows me it’s… [Continue Reading]
To be or not to be… hairy?!
“I love your body.” How often has someone said THAT to you? If you’re lucky, a lover has (and you received it with grace and appreciation and belief). But it’s… [Continue Reading]
Sweet Sugar – Manis Gula
In Indonesia, the customary manner of greeting and also of saying goodbye is that if you are the younger person you gently hold the older person’s right hand and lift… [Continue Reading]
Spectrum
Do you remember the story of Black Beauty? I’ll never forget the tears streaming down my face when he was separated from his friend Ginger, nor the horrible images of… [Continue Reading]
Uncharted Waters
When I first came to Gili Meno I used to look at the view across the ocean to Mt Rinjani on the island of Lombok, and think to myself, ‘ah… [Continue Reading]