…Such A Lovely Place…

The vacation resort thing is new for me. As you know, we got here late last night, had dinner, and went to bed. Our room here, as in Jogja, has an outdoor bathroom and shower. I’m still trying to figure out why I want this in a malaria- and dengue fever- endemic region. This […]

Don’t Follow Strangers Who Tell You to Follow Them

I think previously I had stated that this isn’t a city for wandering. I was partially wrong. I had based that experience on the neighborhood just east of our hotel. We definitely don’t want to wander there. Also, as we have been here our eyes have adjusted to what we are seeing and we are […]

The Traditional Post of Plans Gone Awry

This seems to happen every time I travel. The calendar conspires against me to confound my plans. Today, you see, was New Years Day. This means that many of the things we might have seen, such as the Sultan’s Palace, were closed. Also, the city is overall much quieter. Nevertheless, P found something for […]

A Look Back to Things We Missed

Happy New Year, everybody. Not everything done while traveling has made it to the blog, so here are a few random photos to fill you in on things you missed. On the USS Missouri, there was a computer room, with old Macs and even an ImageWriter 2 printer. On the Big Island of Hawaii, we […]

The Post In Which P Becomes Famous

P, apparently, is a local tourist attraction. Yup … I’m not kidding about this one. They love him here. EVERYBODY wants to have their picture taken with him. It all started at the temple this morning. I was looking at something, and turned around to find him taking a picture with people I didn’t know. […]

Finally At A Destination

We landed almost an hour late, got through immigration, got P’s bag, and made our way to the hotel, finally settling in at almost 2 am. I think P was a bit taken aback by the security guard at the gate of our hotel compound, whereas I was less surprised, having experienced something similar in […]