Dinner with Mr. Dewa

On Tuesday, October 25, we were invited to the home of Mr. Dewa for a lesson in cooking traditional Balinese food and then staying for dinner.  Mr. Dewa lives in a village near our hotel, and along with putting us to work chopping vegetables, making chicken dumplings in banana leaves, creating coconut milk from grated […]

Ubud – Oct 24&25 – The Art Scene

The most unusual part of our glimpse of the art scene in Ubud was the workplace of an artist who makes gates out of the roots of lychee trees.  The roots themselves are wild with texture and movement and not really wanted by the farmers once the trees are down.  An intricate Medusa head, faces […]