Here is your travel tip of the week… Go to Lombok. Bypass Bali and head to the next island down the chain. Why? Well, the island had been described to us as […]
Lombok
The Window Seat
I don’t know if it’s true, but TripIt.com, which I wholeheartedly endorse, tells me that I’ve flown 200,000 miles in one year. Over those miles I’ve developed some habits. One habit is […]
Ramadan III- An Airing of Grievances
Ramadan has ended. Coinciding with the next New moon and culminating in Idul Fitri, the blessed feast or festival. As with the onset, there is some disparity about the end of Ramadan. […]
Ramadan II- The Exceptions to the Rules
We’re two and a half weeks into the month of fasting. I’ve learned some things. There are exceptions to fasting. If you’re pregnant, you’re excused. If you’re sick or infirm, you’re excused. […]
Weekend in Singapore
I used the “force” a while back to get my non-existent scissors through airport security. We were headed to Singapore for a long weekend. Singapore is a stark contrast to Indonesia in […]
Ramadan
Ramadan started this week. This is the Muslim holy month of fasting. I’m told life is going to change. The Islamic calendar is a lunar one and Ramadan starts with the new […]
Down at the D.M.V
Not really at the DMV, but it sure felt like it. After being here nearly a year, I finally got my Indonesian driver’s license. I’m afraid this blurb will not do the […]
S.A.M-Travel Insecurity
I read on the news wires recently about how the TSA failed to find some 90% of illegal items when inspectors tried to get them through. Here in Indonesia it seems […]
America: Head and Shoulders Above the Rest
Secret Asian Man returned to North America for a brief time recently for work and pleasure. It was so refreshing to walk in cities with only limited amounts of trash in the […]
This Week in Virginity… and Other Moral Legislation
There has been a lot of legal news in Indonesia in the last few months. Much morality has been legislated and enforced. Some of it you’ve probably read. The government here carried […]
