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25 Jan

Americanah

As teenagers in a Lagos secondary school, Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love. Their Nigeria is under military dictatorship, and people are leaving...

22 Jan

Meditations #52

We sailed along the Seven Seas With Bugis at our back Sulu,Timor, Celebes, And lovely Rajampat. We pitched across the Wallace Line And dropped...

21 Jan

And the Walls that Imprison

 On 5 August 1962, an otherwise ordinary piece of road along the R103, roughly three kilometres outside Howick in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal...

19 Jan

Living Without Walls

Bali is a wellspring of creativity.  It all starts with the Balinese themselves who, from childhood, are committed to adopting one art form...

11 Jan

Goodbye to Bali

We spent our last night in Bali at the Oberoi, one of the oldest hotels on the island and still one of the loveliest.  Who would have known...

8 Jan

Into the Hills

Early morning we head into the hills to Ubud, the artisanal heart of Bali.  A good friend of mine, who is married to a Balinese and lives on...

5 Jan

Retail Therapy, Bali Style

I’m no expert on Bali fashion but anyone who has shopped these famous streets of Kuta, Legian and Seminyak knows that Milo Migliavacca...

3 Jan

Ibu Goes to Candidasa

“Ibu Lisa,” called Sempan, “can I help you?”  I’m on crutches and am learning fast that there is no better place...

2 Jan

Good Morning Bali

You could have blindfolded me, turned me around in both directions 100 times before leading me outdoors, and I would have known exactly where...

1 Jan

Bali

I am spending this New Year’s Eve winging my way to Bali.  I have rented a house in Seminyak and will be meeting my family in a few days...

23 Dec

Meditations #51

“Je reviens au bon Dieu,” said the Hatian mother, crushed by her despair. The helpless, the hopeless, the forgotten show heartbreaking...

15 Dec

The Dominican Republic’s North Coast

I have spent the last few days on a reconnaissance trip on the north coast of the Dominican Republic.  What a gorgeous surprise!  My last...

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