We enjoyed our time in Nusa Penida, but were ready to be slightly more active and explore the Gili islands after our week of straight chilling. We said goodbye to the staff at Penida View Village and Mimi (one of the owners) and off we went with the driver, down the windy, bumpy road toContinue reading “Indonesia: The Island of Gili Air”

After our short stay in Ubud, we headed to the port in Sanur to catch a boat to Nusa Penida, a rugged and beautiful island off the coast of Bali, and is in the province of Bali. The 40ish minute boat ride was cramped, hot and choppy. Luckily (or maybe not?), we had Dramamine toContinue reading “The Island of Nusa Penida”

We left Shanghai and headed for Indonesia; first stop Bali. Bali is an island in Indonesia and also one of Indonesia’s 38 provinces. It is the only Hindu-majority province in the majority Muslim country. Indonesia is, in fact, the country with the largest Muslim population in the entire world (though most don’t live on Bali).Continue reading “Indonesia: Relaxing in Bali”

While the burial mounds post was going to be my last on our travels in China, I decided I had way too many delicious food pics (most Chinese food, some not) that I haven’t posted not to share. I will do my best to remember what exactly the dish was and where we had it,Continue reading “Bonus China Post: Nothing but Food and Coffee”

We saw many Chinese burial mounds during our two months in China, the first of which were in Kunming. We’d gotten a bit off the beaten path (well, there actually was a path, to be fair) and found ourselves descending Biji Mountain down a winding trail through the woods (Phil writes more here). We assumedContinue reading “Chinese Burial Mounds”