We finally managed a holiday in Indonesia where neither of us were sick, unless you include Gill being seasick while snorkeling off Gili Air (this particular incident involved Andy mistakenly swimming through the floating carrots and wondering what strange marine life it was). We took advantage of the election day and Easter holidays to spent … [Read more…]
We made it through one year in Bogor. Unfortunately, we did not manage to spend the anniversary together. I was in Laos having dinner with Tom, the usual good food at Cave du Chateux. Gill was in Bogor hosting a baby shower with about 30 guests, almost all of them having no idea what a … [Read more…]
[simage=1359,200,n,left,]Earlier this year I visited The Learning Farm in the mountainous Puncak region just south of Bogor. The Learning Farm is a charity that provides education and training for vulnerable youth, using organic farming as a vehicle for teaching life skills as well as organic farming methods. I took a “colt” minivan part of the … [Read more…]
Home to England and Scotland for Christmas and New Year. There were many highlights, and the list includes: Emily, the 11 month old niece we had not seen yet Family, including Jeff, the brother in law we had not met yet Cheese of many origins, but especially Cheshire cheese melted in Stafford oatcakes Beer and … [Read more…]
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