by Ian | Mar 24, 2020 | Canada, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Travel in the Age of CoVid-19 I was staring up at the big board as beads of sweat formed on my brow. It could have been the 32-degree heat in Bali, or it could have been the fact that I was tracking the uncertain status of a flight called JQ116. But deep inside I was...
by Ian | May 26, 2021 | Indonesia, Turkey
The Airport With all of the new travel regulations in place, I was taking no chances. I wanted to give myself ample amounts of time in case I ran into any roadblocks or covid-related red tape. I had no other pressing matters for the day and my sole objective was to...
by Ian | Jun 26, 2021 | Indonesia
The Reader I was in the midst of a conundrum. I was accustomed to the answers being clear and was hopeful that a picture of my future would present itself, but every time I crunched the numbers no single alternative would emerge as the clear choice. Fajar grew up in...
by Ian | Jul 1, 2021 | Indonesia
Kite Season Wayan smacked his little brother, Ketut, upside the head with the palm of his hand and yelled, Hurry up, idiot! It will be dark soon! If he was saddled with the responsibility of minding his brother, he would not miss this opportunity to abuse him. They’re...
by Ian | Aug 8, 2021 | Indonesia
Villla Kevin Buduk Peanut stretched out into the middle of the cobbled lane basking in the hot sun completely unbothered by the passing motorbikes that needed to slow down and swerve around him. For a canine, he bore a remarkable resemblance to Hollywood actor Wallace...
