April 5th, 2021 Hold on! The magic carpet is blasting through virtual space, making one more stop in Indonesia for a quick island escape. I originally shared this post nearly six years ago in 2015. I’ve added a few new photos to pump it up. Hope you brought your flip-flops! See you tomorrow, Kelly P.S. The current rate at Telunas
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February 15th, 2021 After yesterday’s visit to Borobudur, today I’m sharing more photos of our villa in Yogyakarta. I’ve written before about villa life in Indonesia and why renting a villa should be on every traveler’s bucket list. The experience brings architecture, nature and the art of living together into tangible, memorable form. Is it any wonder why so many
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February 14th, 2021 Hey, Valentine. After yesterday’s visit to the market, today we’re exploring Borobudur in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. I’ve refreshed the photos and added more to this post, originally published in 2014. Hope you love! ♥ More tomorrow, Kelly Post of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series
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February 13th, 2021 It’s Saturday – market day in many cities, towns and villages around the world. Here’s a post from 2014 showing Yogyakarta’s daily market, with updated and additional photos. Tomorrow we’ll visit Borobudur. Until then, Kelly Post of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features
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February 12th, 2021 We’re back on the magic carpet today, only for a short ride. We’ve hopped over to the island of Java in Indonesia where we’ll start the Lunar New Year with a few relaxing days in Yogyakarta. Here’s your villa! In the coming days we’ll visit the local market, explore Borobudur and have a look around Prambanan. More
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November 24th, 2020 Go ahead, dream. The day is coming! I’ve refreshed and reposted my thoughts on a Bali villa vacation, below. More tomorrow, Kelly Repost of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from my archives, shared with you while staying close to home.
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November 23rd, 2020 After yesterday’s arrival at Uluwatu Temple, tonight we’re watching the Kecak Dance. The dance has an interesting origin as an adaptation of sanghyang, a repertoire of sacred dances in Bali — some of which are trance dances, during which a supernatural force enters the body of the performer(s). In the 1930s, German artist Walter Spies (visiting Bali
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November 22nd, 2020 After yesterday’s fire dancers, today we’re at one of Bali’s six most significant temples, Pura Luhur Uluwatu. Located on a high cliff overlooking the ocean, the origin of this Hindu temple is attributed to Empu Kuturan who arrived from Java in the 11th century. Later, Dang Hyang Niratha, founder of the Shaivite priesthood, arrived in Bali in
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