The music project list has been so extensive these past months - switching from production mode to marketing mode immediately after my album was completed in November - that it was not until 3 a.m. that I finally completed all that I I felt I needed to do. My husband cannot fathom how I can work for twelve hours at a time non stop. I am simply driven. Perhaps a little insane. But I cannot leave a project I have committed to unfinished, and I am prone to keeping my plate very full. Anyway, one hour later we loaded up a taxi for the airport to begin our twenty eight hour journey to that part of the world that still has a solid grip on our hearts. It feels good to be travelling again, meeting others ... read more

Even though we had been told to expect a city of skyscrapers and high density population, we were still unprepared for the reality when we arrived. We have been in many large, densely populated Asian cities, but none compare to Hong Kong, for unlike the other cities we have visited, Hong Kong is a city built entirely of sky scrapers. Hospitals, schools, churches, shopping malls, all residences, virtually the entire infra structure of the city must fit within a skyscraper design. It is a bit unusual to come across a school zone street marker amidst the towers, as the exact location of the school itself is not apparent, being several stories above you, but this is Hong Kong. Some scrapers are built on property no larger than our fifty foot lot back home, but soar thirty ... read more

The Ashtanga Yoga Bali Conference 2015 was described on the Conference poster as " A once in a lifetime epic event with senior teachers of Ashtanga Yoga sharing their most profound experiences after decades of exploration" . The conference has now come and gone, and it truly was a legendary experience, the presenters all being North American icons of Ashtanga Yoga. One of the presenters - Nancy Gilgoff - was the very first North American woman to have been taught the Ashtanga Yoga method. Three other of the presenters were her students who followed her back to India in the late seventies to study with her teacher, Sri Pattabi Jois. They all later returned to North America to introduce Ashtanga Yoga to the Western world. The conference presenters also included Eileen Hall, the Australian woman responsible ... read more

After our marathon travel weekend to Darwin, Australia, and a quick overnight stop in Bali, we are once again in new unexplored territory on the Balinese island of Nusa Lembongen, just a half hour boat ride off the south eastern coast of Bali. And it feels good to be here. Newcomers visiting Bali for the first time will most likely migrate to the more renowned Bukit Peninsula, home of the world famous Ulawatu surf destination, and equally famous Kuta beach resort area, both of which are very developed and very busy. Nusa Lembongen provides a wonderful alternative, is relatively near, and is basically a polar opposite - quiet and laid back, with a variety of options for accommodations from budget to luxury spread out along its beautiful coastline. Nusa Lembongen has at least four good surfing ... read more

Amed is located on the more remote east coast of Bali and is relatively new to tourism. It is renowned for its diving sites - particularly the Liberty wreck dive site to the U.S. cargo transport ship that was torpedoed by the Japanese during the Second World War - as well as for its prolific colourful fishing boats; and its black sand beaches. As were only able to spend a couple of days in Amed, we decided to dedicate one day to touring the coastline, and the other to diving. The roads, although narrow, were newly paved and not very busy, so we enjoyed a few hours of beautiful biking through rice fields and alongside those coal black sand beaches, which provided stunning backdrops for the vast collections of colourful fishing boats. These boats are tiny, ... read more