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Had a delicious time spending two days in Lovina, on Bali's north shore. Unlike the southern beaches here, the water is calm, lake-like. You can rent snorkeling or diving equipment,… Read more…
Ketut Liyer – visiting with a Balian
Did you read "Eat Pray Love"? Do you want to meet with a famous Balinese Shaman? Ketut Liyer, thanks to the best-selling book, "Eat Pray Love", has found himself catapulted to fame and at least some small fortune as the most important Balian on an island of very spiritual people. And earlier this year, Spirit Quest Tours was in Bali for two weeks with a group of 35 American tourists, many of whom had read the book and were hoping to meet Ketut. Luckily, our Balinese guide knew him, and where he lived, and I was able to send him over to Ubud to set up an afternoon for our group to see him. Read more…- Over the years, I’ve traveled with hundreds of our guests all over the world, and seen dozens of people petrified at the thought of getting on a plane. There’s something… Read more…
After lunch, I wanted to smoke a hookah. Mohamed, our other guide, laughed. “You mean a shisha, my sister. What kind of flavor do you want?” Shisha (called a hookah in places like Turkey),… Read more…
My First Book Review: Forgiving Ararat
Sometimes, something comes along that profoundly affects you enough to need to talk about it... a lot. I read a book that I think, in addition to being highly entertaining, also had a profound spiritual impact on me, and on my own spiritual tour as I careen through this thing we call life. So I thought I would share it with you. Forgiving Ararat is, without a doubt, the most original book I have ever read. Read more…