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A Stop in Houston

Posted on August 2, 2023 by murray

It has been a long time since we spent a day in Houston. It is a stop over if you are headed to Bonaire and you don’t want to do the hopper flight from Curacao to Bonaire. We have stopped … Continue reading →

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Indonesian Airports

Posted on October 15, 2022 by murray

We have passed through a few Indonesian airports on the trip. Several things stand out about them and the characteristics seem common. As you arrive to check in you will note there are no check in kiosks. Everyone has to … Continue reading →

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Ambon

Posted on October 1, 2022 by murray

Our itinerary originally had one half day in Ambon. Lion Air had other ideas and maybe thought that was not enough time to get a good grasp on the city. So to avoid another Lion Air screw up we arrive … Continue reading →

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Murray’s Thoughts on Sanur

Posted on September 26, 2022 by murray

It’s been a couple of days since we boarded the ‘fast boat’ from Sanur to Lembongan but I had a few notes from Sanur I wanted to include. Sanur is a much more urban environment. Almost a bedroom community to … Continue reading →

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More Random Ubud

Posted on September 21, 2022 by murray

Back around 1990, Bali was on my bucket list. Time passed and Bali became a tourist mecca. Word was that it is crowded. Bali fell off the bottom of the list soon after. Precovid, after booking another dive trip to … Continue reading →

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Ubud’s Magic Rice Fields

Posted on September 20, 2022 by murray

We venture away from tourist central today. The Lonely Planet had mentioned a couple of ‘walks’ that we thought we should take in. One was to the ‘magical rice fields’. The other followed two rivers north of the town. We … Continue reading →

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Ubud, Bali

Posted on September 18, 2022 by murray

After being status 1 on the Gold Coast for over a week. Yesterday around noon we slipped back to 0. As of around midnight local Bali time we are now back at a stable 1. This makes no sense? It … Continue reading →

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A Liveaboard Dive Trip in Indonesia, 2022

Posted on September 6, 2022 by murray

We have been planning this liveaboard dive trip to Indonesia, https://www.indonesia-tourism.com/, since 2019 pre Covid. The Australia part is an add on we attach every time we are in the South Pacific. Our son and daughter-in-law live in Gold Coast, … Continue reading →

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Beavers

Posted on August 21, 2022 by murray

Traveling north of Edmonton earlier this year there were signs of the endemic giant land beaver. A species not well known but definitely one people should spend the time to find out about. It is much larger than its cousin … Continue reading →

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Big Knife Provincial Park

Posted on August 20, 2022 by murray

It is good to get away from the day to day routine even when you’re retired and don’t really have the pressure of a ‘job’. We thought we could sneak in a couple of days of kayaking and went camping. … Continue reading →

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