Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia My friend Craig, who traveled in Indonesia in September 2010, highly recommended that we spend a few days at Nusa Lembongan – a small island about 12 km from Bali’s main island. In order to catch a boat ride to Nusa Lembongan, we hired a car to take us to Sanur – …
A big sign right outside Denpasar Airport (Bali’s capital) declares, “Bali – the Paradise.” The plane load of “tourists (mostly Chinese) can probably testify to that statement The driver from the Okawati Hotel in Ubud was waiting for us, and it took about 1 hour to reach the city center of the Balinese cultural center …
Bandung, Banjarmasin, Tanjung Puting National Park, Indonesia (Nov. 2010) We wanted our Southeast Asia trip to be an adventure, but we never expected the adventure in Indonesia to begin with Mount Merapi’s eruption. For a few days, our entire itinerary in Indonesia fell into chaos. The first city we were supposed to visit was Yogyakarta, …
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Taipei, Hualian, Taichung, Taiwan Taiwan is one of Ray’s favorite places because of the variety of foods available at every street corner. We are staying at my younger brother John’s apartment in Danshui (which means fresh water), on the outskirts of Taipei. I am truly blessed with loving and generous brothers and sisters-in-law who are …
Happy Birthday, Ray!Shanghai, Hangzhou, China Shanghai, Hangzhou, China My brother Jack, sister-in-law Teresa, two friends from Beijing, and I celebrated Ray’s 70th birthday by doing ballroom dancing at the oldest Shanghai Dance club, Bai-lu-man (Paramount). This club was the “Hot” spot for warlords, high government officials, movie stars, and rich businessmen in the 1930s. Its …