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One Year in Bogor

February 22, 2009 by Andy Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: travel Tagged: Bogor, Laos

The Learning Farm

February 15, 2009 by admin 4 Comments

[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…]

Posted in: Food, travel Tagged: West Java

Cicak Toast and other Lizard Tales

January 31, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment

Geckos are everywhere in Indonesia, including in your house. There are two kinds of house gecko: cicak (small ones, pronounced chichak) and tokek (big ones). The cicak are territorial, numerous, and very bold; they like to hang out where there is an easy meal, and will sample any food you leave lying around unattended. We … [Read more…]

Posted in: Flora & fauna Tagged: Bogor

Pulang Inggris

January 5, 2009 by Andy Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: travel Tagged: England
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