Monthly Archives: June 2010

the last minute

the last minute

One of my goals in Bali was to ride my motorbike past the 20k mark and I finally made it on the last day in …

 

i was framed!

i was framed!

This is quite possibly my last daily photo from Bali and I’m glad that I finally got a reasonably good shot of some of the …

 

goa gajah

goa gajah

We went to this elephant cave temple called Goa Gajah on Casey’s last day in Bali. The best part about it was this huge …

 

hahaha

hahaha

It’s difficult to not see these stone carvings at the temple entrances as laughing.

 

view from the top

view from the top

From our attic.

 

deal

deal

I kept trying to take a good photo of one of our many card games and this is the best one of the bunch.

 

grill’d

grill’d

I saw the coolest car ever at Havana here in Ubud. This is a pretty crappy photo of the car as a whole but …

 

droplet

droplet

In the front yard, after a morning rain.

 

another corner

another corner

I’ve taken a lot of photos of this house. It’s fun and challenging for me to find a different angle that I haven’t shot …

 

safety third

safety third

Which one looks tougher – the one with the leg up or the one with his feet firmly planted?

 

daily offerings

daily offerings

I’m not super proud of this shot but on a photo-light day like today it’s just all that I have. It’s a little like …

 

planet monkey house

planet monkey house

Yesterday I saw a photo like this on Flickr and immediately had to figure out how they did it. I went out and shot …

 

the monkey house

the monkey house

I’m embarrassed to say that I’m extremely critical of our home for the month of June. This place – especially when compared to the …

 

ubud sunsets

ubud sunsets

I’m (obviously) a sucker for sunsets, clouds, and cool tree outlines.

 

out back

out back

This is the view from our office/attic on the third floor. It’s hard to get tired of checking out the many happenings of a …

 

up in the air

up in the air

I love clouds.

 

in sight

in sight

Ha! Apparently I only used my camera for a purely practical purpose today. Our home for the next few weeks is called the …

 

lembongan

lembongan

One of my most favorite thing about Bali is the attention they give to detail, particularly around their temples and shrines – and they have …

 

pandana

pandana

Ok, I did take another good shot of Pandana, our private villa for the weekend on the island of Lembongan. This place was really …

 

poolside

poolside

Last Friday me and eight of my closest friends all took off for a weekend on the island of Lembongan. For about $11/day each …

 

just add water

just add water

It’s hard telling people where to find our house. There’s not very many easily identifiable markers for it and the new gallery it sits …

 

on the water

on the water

Vanessa walked through our house putting flowers and Bali offerings everywhere one day, including the water where the fishies live. It looked soooooo cool. …

 

t n’ s

t n’ s

I love my life, I love my friends!

 

nuri’s night out

nuri’s night out

When we came out to Bali we invited our friends hoping at least one or two would show up. Amazingly, we’ve already had more …

 

hotel ananda

hotel ananda

Here’s another day where I only managed to take only one photo. Years ago, when I first started traveling full-time, I got in the habit of …

 

tanah lot jump

tanah lot jump

Casey and I went out of our way to visit Tanah Lot, a temple on the sea near Denpasar, but most of the really cool …

 

monkey temple

monkey temple

One the way around west Bali we found this cool temple on the roadside infested by monkeys. All of the temple volunteers had slingshots …

 

git git

git git

June 3 was day full of water when you needed a dry camera the most. We rode our motorbikes to this great waterfall in …

 

lovina

lovina

Out of three attempts, this is the ONE day that I was able to take photos from the beach in Lovina. So I took …

 

git git sunset

git git sunset

I’ve been taking a lot of pictures of sunsets lately (as you’ll see in later posts). Here is one from a roadside pit stop …