Gekotour

11/01/2024

Comox Valley 30 day Drawing Challenge - Day 7 Monument

01/09/2023

Amazing opportunity!!

25/08/2023

The friendly creatures underwater!!! Good to have quality equipment when submerged into these depths!!

18/08/2023

Let's go diving ladies!!!

18/08/2023

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27/09/2022

Happy World Tourism Day! What kind of traveller are you? Post Covid thoughts regarding travel? Scared? Nervous? Or, want to jump in and take advantage of the up and coming touchless societies!
I've just returned from a 72 day, 7 country exploration. I'm impressed by the clean facilities, efficient border crossings, and patience is service staff and fellow passengers.
Let's take off!!
Next voyage...South Africa!

30/05/2022

Covid creation!!! Come explore Bali's newly recognised living traditional village!!

https://www.togethernessproject.net/community-based-tourism

07/02/2022

An amazing revival of cultural assets come alive at village level in Bali now!

Weaving Stories
Textiles of Bali
The Ubud Artisan Market and Indus
present an exciting two-day exhibition of weavers from across Bali.

Weavers from 6 regions will present their cloth and include Tenun Pesalakan from Pejeng, Cap Menuh and Kain Menggahagung from Gianyar, Putri Mas from Negara, Alam Mesari from Nusa Penida, Umah Grinsing from Tenganan, Pagi Motley and Alamanda Sudaji from Singaraja. The program runs from 12pm to 9pm on Saturday and Sunday and includes an exhibition, weaving demonstrations, panel
sessions and film.

Discussions will include weaving through a pandemic, innovations in the industry, the importance of natural dyes and surviving the future. Videos from various villages will also be shown.

Join us in an extraordinary weekend of woven cloth and help support these important heritage industries. Cloth will be available for purchase.

Saturday 12 February to Sunday 13 February, 12pm to 9pm. Upstairs at Indus restaurant. Jalan Raya Sanggingan. +62 821 38773739

15/11/2021

VOTE Janur Yasa
Covid idea - Trading Plastic for Rice!!!
❤️ Wow!!!
Help educate SE Asia. Dream to clean our oceans!
🙏🙏🙏 Terimakashi sukali

Get involved: Help decide which of the Top 10 CNN Heroes will be named CNN Hero of the Year.

17/10/2021

Bali village comes to life during Covid!

This tour offers the authentic experience in Pejeng Kangin Village, who had been known in the 80s for being one of the best weaving villages in Bali. Tourist starts with trekking in the village's rice field area, then see and hear form the guide about Balinese traditional architecture. then touirst....

02/09/2021

The tooth filing ceremony of the six front teeth is a symbol of taming the six human natures which are considered the "enemy of being human". After filing, the young 'Metatah' participants spit their saliva into a small golden coconut which is thrown into the sea to purify the participant.

Pak Wayan Tagel is my Balinese 'brother' and these are his three children I've watch grow up.

18/06/2021

Today's stroll from my Home Exchange led me down a forest paths to the water's edge and along to the Fielburg homestead where you can celebrate with a top class meal on the garden lawns.

10/06/2021

Blessing from the past, maybe pre Hindu...in Bali

Bali Village Tour Pesalakan

02/06/2021

Rural sustainability project revival of the Arabica coffee first planted during Dutch colonial times is trying to educate community members and provide mountain roasted over open fire authentic beans for sale in Indonesia.
www.togethernesspriject.net
Donations 100% for project development for local well being of village during Covid pandamic.

Munduk situation Bali

13/05/2021

Balinese custom involves ceremonies to balance good and evil. Here is a short video from my friend Gede, who lives in a remote volcanic village where traditions are maintained daily!
Honeycomb Home Bali

11/05/2021

Ancient ceremony in Tanah Aron, a small village in Bali gives offerings to the Gods to help bring health and purity to their village.
Honeycomb Home Bali

09/05/2021

Honeycomb Home Bali community sustainability project started during covid. With a dream in mind, director Gede, now provids jobs and garden produce to the Tanah Aron refugee community of Mount Agung.

Come learn more about
Honeycomb Home, Bali Stingless Bee Education Centre
+62 877-6285-1922
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Zw4dbEnG1t4994TP6

07/05/2021

I love my neighbourhood. Now in Covid times, I'm blessed to peacefully emerge in natural wonder in my back yard!!

30/04/2021

Stingless bee farming in Bali

05/04/2021

Finding a new location for a morning stroll. New West waterfront Park along the Fraser River was a joy for all!!

30/03/2021

My home in Bali is safe & quietly awaiting a long term renter.
www.Swallowguesthousebali.com in the popular weaving village of Pesalakan, near Ubud.

24/03/2021

Amazing Indonesia safely opens to domestic tourism. Come learn about the traditional village culture in
Village accomodation at www.Swallowguesthousebali.com

Done together with M&C Saatchi Indonesia, the latest film by Indonesia's tourism ministry features frozen talents and props to illustrate the country waiting...