Tag: Bali volcano

  • A political crisis, a volcano and extreme drought

    A political crisis, a volcano and extreme drought

    It almost seems like we are looking for trouble. We starting our travel year in Barcelona during the run up to the Catalonia separatist vote, just after the terrorist attacks in August. 2017 was quite a year for the city. Once Madrid declared the vote to be illegal, federal police forces were deployed to the…

  • Roll with it, re-group, change of plans – travel demands flexibility

    Roll with it, re-group, change of plans – travel demands flexibility

    “Mount Agung, in Eastern Bali, spurted clouds of grey and white ash across the Indonesian island and sparked a dangerous flow of debris”, according to the headline news. That’s not good. After leaving Cambodia, we were hoping to spend a blissful month in Bali. The Indonesian Island stop was a key component of our trip,…