Author Archives: Ursula Last Sunday marked 100 years since the signing of the Armistice with Germany, after World War I – “the war to end all wars.” My understanding of history has always been a bit fuzzy, but I had direct ancestors on both sides of that horrific conflict and the one that followed. Growing up in a […]  It is so easy to fall in love with Bali. Last year, my husband and I visited for a second time: we were only in the country for just over 2 weeks – based in four separate locations – but even allowing for plenty of down-time, we felt like we did and saw so much! […]  According to the guide books, the Mursi people have “an aggressive reputation”. This fierce reputation is probably what helps them maintain their cultural traditions and their animist practices in the face of the “artificial” geographic boundaries enforced by the Ethiopian state, the tensions between themselves and other tribes, and the onslaught of modern tourism. That reputation, […]  If there is a single problem with the annual Easter-weekend Bluesfest music festival in Byron Bay, it is deciding what to miss out on! It is hard not have “music envy”. Every year that I attend, there are headliners that I have to forfeit. Or there are the days or years that I don’t go at […]  It is true that the Costa Blanca in Southern Spain is ‘touristy’ and full of high-rise buildings. But, when ‘touristy’ means plenty of places to visit and things to do, cheap and interesting shopping, fresh, tasty local and international food, and service personnel who speak your language, it is easy to argue that it is […] |
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