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Meanwhile, Bali. The most amazing powerful morning yesterday with prayer and water purification ceremonies with Mama Ati who’s in a league all her own. I had arrived late the night before; they asked me to come to reception before prayers at 7 so they could dress me.
“Prayer” doesn’t do justice to the experience with flowers, fire, water,...
I continue to have catch-up: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh Memorial Park, the 1,500 year old Tran Quoc Pagoda; my overnight boat “cruise” on Ha Long Bay, the kayaking, bicycles and swimming; my days on Cat Ba Island, hiking to high lookouts in the Cat Ba National Park; then my flight to Hoi An (if only I could have stayed long...
Finally, Vietnam, all said and done, my primary destination. While it Chaing Mai, Thailand, I met South-African Sacha, and she invited me me to her writing circle which was taking place on a park, lake-side, a ways out-of-town near the university. It felt too privileged an opportunity to say “no” and besides, I was intrigued and she was very pretty. So I to...
I’ve mentioned before how my travels are as much about service, support and reparations as much as they serve to quench my wanderlust and curiosity.
One thing I’ve managed to hone into somewhat of an art is to seek out “socially-aware” vegan/vegetarian restaurants. Often affiliated with an NGO (charitable organization), they never fail to satisfy (food) and amaze...