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Murray Walks Ubud

Posted on April 11, 2026 by murray

It’s 32C and the humidity is 65%. Holy cow it is hot. 32C mid summer in Edmonton is hot but not like this. With the sun directly over head and very little shade on the street I am swimming is … Continue reading →

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Temple Visit

Posted on April 7, 2026 by murray

We only dove 2 dives on Monday so there was time to do a little exploring. Most of the things we found to do here involved long treks but there were a couple of temples that looked worth a visit, … Continue reading →

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Menjangan Diving

Posted on April 6, 2026 by murray

Didn’t know what to expect as far as diving in Menjangan. One of the ladies on the Neptune liveaboard dove here many years ago and told us she remembered diving walls. Our first day of diving we indeed dove walls. … Continue reading →

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Sumberkima

Posted on April 6, 2026 by murray

We booked the Mangroove Bay Boutique Hostel thinking it was in Pemuteran. It is not really in Pemuteran but in Sumberkima. It is not a popular as Pemuteran but it is close to the dock where we can be picked … Continue reading →

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Denpasar to Pemuteran

Posted on April 5, 2026 by murray

We are headed to a new place in Bali. To the NW corner of the island we go. We have hooked up a ride through the hotel and are therefore sheltered from the bargaining with the plethora of taxi touts … Continue reading →

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Sorong

Posted on March 25, 2026 by murray

Spent last night on the plane to Sorong. We chose Garuda Air because we wanted to avoid Lion Air. The last few times we have dealt with Lion they have messed us up. Changing flight times or cancelling them all … Continue reading →

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Mur’s Epilogue Final

Posted on October 5, 2025 by murray

Pretty much every village, town and city in all of Holland and at least Flanders in Belgium have a few common high points. No matter how big or small the place ,they all have at least one and often several … Continue reading →

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Mur’s Epilogue 1

Posted on October 3, 2025 by murray

Here are some of my take aways from the last month in Holland and Belgium. Moving in the Netherlands looks like a very expensive process. I watched some movers working over a couple of days. The unit being moved into … Continue reading →

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The Hague

Posted on September 20, 2025 by murray

Our The Hague explorations start today. We have a 10.45am appointment at the Mauritshuis Museum. It seems you have to book tickets and an entrance time to museums in Europe. It makes for a better distribution of crowds, so they … Continue reading →

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Renesse to Brielle – 47 km

Posted on September 18, 2025 by murray

Over the last few days, we have be stopping en-route to our destination. More things to see with easy access. We have routed ourselves through a few very cool small villages/towns. Shortly after we left Bruges, we passed through Damme. … Continue reading →

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