Canggu – Ao Nang – Chiang Mai “The best laid plans of mice and men go oft awry” – wrote Robert Burns, and it’s been up to us to adapt to the vagaries of travel and changes of circumstances. Three things have resulted in us re-addressing our planning and deciding to return [...]
Canggu – Uluwatu I’ve been called many things in my time, – mate, buddy, pal, most in a general haze of bar-fuelled camaraderie. But, as I don’t frequent bars any more, most of the time my friends and associates call me by my name – Alister or Ali. Now we’re back [...]
Beach combing on Bali The waves roll with a solid regularity. Above, a shining moon glitters in a brilliant sky. A few bubbles break the surface and a shark, caught in the turbulence, ponders the causes briefly. Some weeks pass. The bubbling continues. The shark, who had better things to [...]
Phuket to Bali It has been many years since I felt the thrill of anticipation before getting on a flight, especially when the flight requires a 3am alarm call. The person who invented the “red-eye” has a lot to answer for. The “taxi” arrives; an unmarked car of some fashionable [...]
