So we find ourselves now living in a time of chaotic isolation. Or isolated chaos. A friend said to me today that maybe introverts are happy as pigs in clover!… [Continue Reading]
Tag: Travel
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]
A new home in just three months! Really?
I’m living in The Land of Three Months, aka Indonesia. That’s how long everything seems to take here. I’m told it will again take three months to get my next… [Continue Reading]
Hiya!
Hello from whynotstories! 😊 A few years ago I hadn’t even heard of Lombok. Then tragedy struck and my life was changed forever. Now I’m living a new chapter of my… [Continue Reading]
You can’t win if you don’t play!
Remember the Beach Boys’ song, “Wouldn’t it be Nice If…”? All Aussies know it really well because it became a ditty on a famous tv ad. It’s the soundtrack to… [Continue Reading]
Around the next corner – buying land in Indonesia
The Next Road on this Journey called Life (warning: another marathon bloggy) At Christmas time I was lucky enough to go to England to spend it with my amazing daughter,… [Continue Reading]
Roughing it
Hey friends 😊 It’s been a while since I posted anything – been preoccupied for the last few months doing a couple of short online writing courses. Very time consuming… [Continue Reading]
He sells sea shells by the sea shore
Last weekend Made and I went on a Robinson Crusoe adventure to visit some quieter less inhabited small islands off the south-west coast of Lombok. They are known as “The… [Continue Reading]
Gili Meno-pause
This one’s for the women out there. And of course, also for you men that care about women. To start with, a travel warning for women coming to Indonesia. Do… [Continue Reading]
The little things – a simple life
Ah, the little THINGS SomeThing I said often in a couple of earlier chapters in my life was: “I could quite easily live in a tent!”. If it meant being… [Continue Reading]