My True Image

If you ask me, everything is getting too complex now-a-days. It’s hard to tell what’s real and what’s fake; and it just makes me so mad. Back in...
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Motor Scooters in Bali

I love South East Asia, especially Bali; people are so resourceful. In Canada you would never see a family of four, happily going somewhere on a motor...
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Frog on the Terrace

“You may not know it, but I have a very important function here at this guesthouse.” He croaked in a rumbling voice. It was my first day at the Kr...
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Cremation in Ubud

Preparation: The Balinese take their ceremonies seriously; these are community occasions where everyone pitches in, and through this, the community is...
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Pura Dalem Gaurdians

Across the street from my Guesthouse is Pura Dalem, it’s dubbed the “temple of the dead” and is dedicated to the Shiva. Each village has one; in...
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Nara’s Quest

“What do you want me to bring back from Bali,” I asked. “A picture of a bird, a pretty bird,” Nara responded… and so started my Quest. This ...
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View from my Terrace

The view from my terrace at the Krisda Ubud Guesthouse is lush, green and embroidered with many colorful flowers. A burnt-orange Bird of Paradise here...
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