Singapore

Singapore, like Venice, is a real challenge for the budget traveler. Our basic budget on this trip is $50 a day, which is more than enough for most of the places we have gone, but just doesn’t cut it in a place like Singapore, especially if you aren’t...

Bali, baby (Amed and Seminyak)

We wanted to get a little bit off the normal tourist trail (relatively speaking, this is still Bali we are talking about) and spent three days on the north west coast in a town called Amed. Well, sort of: our hotel was on the long coastal road and we never actually...

The Mother Temple of Besakih in Bali

Up on the slopes of a volcano sits a Hindu temple known as Mother Temple of Besakih. The exact origins of the temple are unknown, and the foundations date to over 2000 years old. It is now a series of interconnected temples and courtyards that run up the mountainside,...

Ubud, Bali (with monkeys)

[title type=”h5″ class=”tfuse”]In-flight Entertainment[/title] Towards the end of our flight from Yogya to Bali, one of the flight attendants gave us all a little treat. He got onto the loudspeaker, thanked us for flying with Air Asia, and then...

Borobudur

[title type=”h5″ class=”tfuse”]Borobudur[/title] Borobudur has had my eye for years. I first learned of the temple during my visit to Indonesia back in 2001. But I didn’t make it anywhere close and ended up chasing (and being chased by) Komodo...