To each city, it’s preferred mode of transportation. In Jogja, it’s the Beca. (Pronounced Betcha) These 3 wheel variants on rickshaws (thus the name TRIshaws), are ubiquitous. And, since as mentioned before, Yogyakarta residents are a creative bunch, it makes…
Those who know us know that markets are a favorite destination for us. Here are highlights of our Jogja market visits and scenes: A spice store with old wooden boxes filled with great smells such as anise, cardamon, fennel seed.…
Western media tends to relish the association of fully covered muslim women in dark head scarves and black full body kaftans/robes, with Islamic fundamentalism. (Such as in the photo below, taken in Iran, not by us…) NO this is NOT…
It is not without some trepidation, that I find myself in a dentist chair in the city of Yogyakarta, in desperate need of a tooth repair. I am a big baby when it comes to my teeth. And….I am very…
We finally decide to brave the big city… A bit of geography (but see below for amazing street art if you are not interested in the geography bit); …
Coming out of idyllic Ubud, we realize that there is going to be quite a shift with our arrival in the Muslim and urban part of Indonesia. Having done, uncharacteristically, precious little research, Peta’s task is to find us places…
As hard as it was to leave Hoi An, Viet Nam, which we loved to the point of being ready to declare it our new home, it now seems incredibly obvious that Ubud is a natural habitat for us. So…
Anyone who has dipped their toe in bamboo world quickly learns about “The Green School”. There is an aura of reverence about this bamboo architectural achievement that spreads well beyond Indonesia’s shores and Peta had long been wanting to see…