Tagged: children

scarlet hibiscus covered in dew, pulau kadidiri, indonesia

#theglamoroftravel

It was on the golden sands of Pulau Kadidiri, in the Togian Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia, as a wave of what I would dearly like to...

little girls in marching band, Rantepao, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

A Fistful of Dollars

Our favoured local, back in Rantepao in the Tana Toraja, was the hangout of the local Guides Association, a Teamsteresque conglomerate of the most amiable...

Maiting River swirls around dark rocks in gorge. Tana Toraja, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Rafting the Maiting River

We spent our last day in the Tana Toraja whitewater rafting. An activity, which in the mind of the child, now forms a kind of...

Video: Dancing Clownfish

This little guy was defending his nest and his baby just left of the dock in Pulau Derawan: he’s straight out of Finding Nemo. He’s...

Sea turtle grazing amid coral. Pulau Derawan, Indonesia.

Turtle Island, Indonesia

***Researching? For more up-to-date information on Pulau Derawan and the Derawan islands, including Maratua, head on over to pulaus.com, which also has current info on...

Giant tree roots grow down over the ancient monastery of Ta Prohm, near Angkor Wat, Cambodia.

Eight Months, Seven Countries

As Z and I enter our eighth month of continuous travel, here’s one amazing thing we’ve done in each month of the year. January: Making...

Brightly coloured stripey cakes for sale in Borneo.

Ramadan in Tarakan

Bobby’s minivan has a melodic horn, which intones a three note melody. “It is the only one in Tarakan,” he explains, tootling merrily at a...

Walking Fish & Long-Nosed Monkeys

We were in two minds about whether to stay in Tarakan, Indonesian Borneo, today. But I’m extremely glad we did. Because 300 metres down the...