https://noforeignlands.org/2014/11/23/gender-inequality-women-indonesia-food/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_9663.jpgIMG_9663On the other side of the rooms, the men munched on corn, sweet potatoes and bananas. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_9665.jpgIMG_9665The women sat on the right side of the room with only coffee and water. My plate, full of corn is in the foreground. 2014-11-23T12:33:10+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2014/11/18/jakarta-street-life-food-cart-public-space/2019-05-22T11:39:05+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2014/10/20/tense-election-season-indonesia-jokowi-president-inauguration-opposition-parliment/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/jkw4p.jpgJKW4PJokowi rode through massive crowds of supports in central Jakarta on Monday, flashing his trademark "two finger salute" (Photo: BBC) 2014-10-20T09:29:10+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2014/06/28/indonesia-presidential-race-campaign-nazi-video-jokowi-prabowo-dhani/2014-06-28T12:27:34+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2014/06/25/southeast-asia-forest-sumit-cifor-food-systems/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/forest-rainbow1.jpgforest rainbowEcuador's Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve is the second largest park in Ecuador with nearly 1.5 million acres of natural forest, it is also home to three indigenous tribes. (Photo: Bruno, 2012)https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/roots.jpgrootsIn rural Thailand roots, foraged from nearby forests are vital for food and medicine.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/forest-rainbow.jpgforest rainbow2014-06-27T08:12:43+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2014/06/08/scooter-motorcycle-rent-accident-thailand-vietnam-tourist/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/scooter.jpgScooterThais look fabulous whizzing by on scooters in the Chiang Mai night. Tourists don't always fare as well. 2018-06-05T07:18:42+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2014/06/04/there-are-no-foreign-lands/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_89291.jpgIMG_8929Indonesia, from abovehttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_8929.jpgIMG_8929Indonesia, from above2014-06-05T01:56:16+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2014/06/01/anti-coup-flashmob-protests-bangkok-three-finger-salute/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/troops.jpegtroopsToops Flooded the streets in Bangkok's central shopping district Sunday (Photo: @winaithornPNC)https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/three-finger-salute.jpegthree finger saluteProtestors raised the newly adopted Anti-coup symbol. (Photo: RedThroughoutTheLand)2014-06-02T02:21:52+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2014/05/28/mixed-messages-thailand-coup-growing-divide/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/thai-protesters.jpgThai protestersA truck full of protesters barrels through the streets of Bangkok a few days before the military coup in Thailand.2014-05-29T02:56:28+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2014/05/25/chiang-mai-thailand-festival-curfew/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/cm-fest-1.jpgCM fest 12014-05-25T16:42:23+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2014/05/24/thailand-coup-peace-democracy/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/coup-protest.jpgcoup protestProtesters face off with police in Bangkok on Saturday. (Photo: The Nation)2014-05-24T14:53:17+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2014/05/21/thailand-martial-law-coup-selfies/2014-05-21T15:06:55+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2014/04/13/ijen-sulfur-mine/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_39181.jpgIMG_3918A porter emerges from the sulfurous mist on the path from Mount Ijen's crater.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_38721.jpgIMG_3872Sulfurous mist rises from cracks beside the crater lake of Mount Ijen.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_38691.jpgIMG_3869The lake in Mount Ijen's crater is the largest highly acidic crater lake in the world.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_39431.jpgIMG_3943A porter pauses for a smoke along the path down Mount Ijen.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_39221.jpgIMG_3922One load of sulfur sits along the path.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_39711.jpgIMG_3971The weight of the sulfur stones dig into the shoulders of porters on Mount Ijen.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_39791.jpgIMG_3979At the weigh station below the mountain, porters line up to check the weight of the stones they have carried and receive their pay. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3971.jpgIMG_3971Bamboo rods holding baskets filled with sulfur dig into the shoulders of porters on Mount Ijen.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3918.jpgIMG_3918A porter emerges from the sulfurous mist on the path from Mount Ijen's crater2014-04-13T15:06:40+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2014/04/09/indonesias-legislative-elections-complex-presidential-campaign-jokowi/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/toll-road-election.jpgtoll road electionA woman dips her finger in ink after casting her vote during the legislative election at a polling station under the toll road in North Penjaringan, North Jakarta, on Wednesday ( Photo: Jakarta Post)https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/election.jpgelectionAn election officer in traditional shadow puppet costume helps an elderly man vote at in Yogyakarta (photo: the Wall Street Journal)2014-04-09T17:06:33+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2014/04/06/democracy-in-indonesia-presidential-elections-jokowi-prabowo-bakrie/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/jokowi.jpgJokowiPresidential candidate, Jokowi, has a reputation for being a man of the people (Photo: Times Live)2014-04-07T01:16:16+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2014/03/30/nyepi-bali-new-year-day-of-silence/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ogoh-ogoh111.jpgogoh-ogoh11A demon chases a young prince in this "ogoh-ogoh," made out of bamboo and papier-mache by children (pictured) of Pemuteran, Bali. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ogoh-ogoh11.jpgogoh-ogoh1https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ogoh-ogoh1.jpgogoh-ogoh1A demon chases a young prince in this "ogoh-ogoh," made out of bamboo and papier-mache by children (pictured) of Pemuteran, Bali. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ogohogoh2.jpgogohogoh2This ogoh-ogoh was set aflame on the eve of Nyepi, March 30, near Pemuteran, Bali.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/proc.jpgprocA Melasti ceremony takes place on the beach near tourist resorts in Pemuteran, Bali. 2014-04-03T18:18:00+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2014/02/15/kelud-volcano-erruption-java-indonesia-ash-vulnerbility/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/housingashreuters.jpeghousingashreutersHomes near the volcano were dusted with ash (reuters)https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/reutersash.jpgreutersasha man rides is becak through the falling ash (Reuters) (click for more photos from the Jakarta Globe)2014-02-16T06:10:00+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2014/02/11/public-works-are-too-little-too-late-as-the-rainy-season-strikes-floods-jakarta/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wetwetwet.jpgwetwetwetFloods brought Jakarta to a halt in January.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ria.jpgRiaThe driver of this motorcycle- taxi asked my co-worker to get out and walk because the water was too deep. (Photo: Juairia Sitabutar)https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kemang-at-deasychristie.jpgKemang at deasychristieThe street in front of our favorite ex-pat oriented supermarket was unpassable two weeks ago. (photo: Twitter @deasychristie)2014-02-11T14:20:21+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2014/01/09/three-years-after-quake-christchurch-slowly-rebuilds/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1672.jpgIMG_1672Reconstruction plans for the Cathedral are hotly debated, while the bishop hopes to tear down the original building, citizens want it rebuilt.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1686.jpgIMG_1686A Foot Locker sits frozen in time; spray paint on the window indicates that it was cleared for survivors on February 26, 2011.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1688.jpgIMG_1688A mall made of shipping containers brings life back to downtown Christchurch. 2014-01-09T17:03:09+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/12/16/glitz-wilderness-and-dirty-hands-indonesias-top-three-contradictions/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo.jpgphotoA sign in a public restroom reminds patrons not to wash their feet in the toillet2013-12-17T14:05:26+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/12/12/america-is-not-a-banana-republic-a-response-to-salon-indonesia-food-security/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/slum-highrise-2.jpgslum highrise 2Jakarta slums against a back drop of high rise apartmentshttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/slum-highrise.jpgslum highrise2013-12-16T10:44:15+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/12/03/jakartans-jockey-carpool-laws-traffic/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_0187-e1386084728672.jpgIMG_0187On a Jakarta roadside, Jockyes try to flag a ride. 2013-12-04T04:49:42+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/11/10/pedestrian-sidewalk-jakarta-mayor/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/woman-walking2.jpgwoman walking2Motorcyclists encroach on the limited walking space on a South Jakarta roadside (photo: pulitzercenter.org)https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_10191.jpgIMG_1019Lined with small shops and restaurants, away from busy down town, Kemang Raya could be a nice street for strolling, but with limited sidewalks and encroaching street vendors most visitors stay in their cars. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_1019.jpgIMG_10192013-11-11T11:35:36+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/11/03/bangkok-jakarta-megacity-public-policy-quality-of-life/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_0119.jpgIMG_0119Bangkok's elevated rapid transit (aka sky train) covers over 55km of the city and links to a separate airport rail line. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_9913.jpgIMG_9913Ally-ways like this lead to river taxi terminals along Bangkok's Chao Phraya. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_9779.jpgIMG_9779 A man pays homage to God and King by laying pieces of gold leaf on this statue of Buddha.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_9829.jpgIMG_9829Buddhas line the walls of Wat Pho in Bangkok2018-03-15T13:52:29+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/10/18/eid-ul-adha-sacrifice-jakarta/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_9630.jpgIMG_9630Men slaughter a cow on a busy street in south Jakartahttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_9685.jpgIMG_9685Kids waited excitedly outside the mosque.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_9678.jpgIMG_9678This cow lazed in the parking lot of the mosque until morning prayers ended.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_9644.jpgIMG_9644Before slitting the throat of this goat, one man read a prayer over it, and shook hands with the others.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_9637.jpgIMG_9637In the post office parking lot, onlookers watched a sacrifice.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_9682.jpgIMG_9682All the animals wore tags of the families that had purchased them.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_9717.jpgIMG_9717After the slaughter. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_9691.jpgIMG_9691Onlookers enjoyed watermelon as others butchered the carcasses.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_9712.jpgIMG_9712People moved in and out of helping with the slaughter, as guests at a barbecue might take turns at the grill.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_9712_2.jpgIMG_9712_22013-10-19T05:01:53+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/10/14/jakarta-street-livestock-publichealth-eid-ul-adha/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_9585.jpgIMG_9585Signs like this one advertized "sacrifice animals for sale" around Jakarta. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_96161.jpgIMG_9616Just a few days befor Eid-ul-Adha, this man was asking for over $400 for this one goat.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_9616.jpgIMG_96162013-10-14T14:10:32+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/10/10/jakarta-urban-husbandry-day-of-sacrifice-qurban-eid-ul-adha/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_95501.jpgIMG_9550As animals flood the cities' empty lots they draw many on-lookers.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_9555.jpgIMG_9555This man adjusts a sign promising healthy sacrifice-animals for sale. Islam dictates that animals should be in good health before they are sacrificed.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_9552.jpgIMG_9552This ram will be sold for over US$100 to be sacrificed next Tuesday. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_9550.jpgIMG_9550A girl inspects animals for sale in the lot behind our house. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_9497.jpgIMG_9497Cows are the most expensive animal in Jakarta, but they can be shared among seven people for Eid ul-Adha.. 2013-10-15T06:05:51+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/10/09/reckless-bus-drivers-make-headlines/2013-10-11T01:50:41+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/10/05/jakarta-traffic-public-works-daily-slog-car-taxi-okek-bajai/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_9532.jpgIMG_9532With a motorcycle, parking at Jakarta's crowded malls is a little more efficient. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_9516.jpgIMG_9516These bajais wait outside a south Jakarta repair shop that has helped keep them on the road for over 30 years.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_9503.jpgIMG_9503You can hitch a ride any where you see an "ojek" signhttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_9099.jpgIMG_9099Other vehicles rarely respect designated bus lanes on a main thoroughfare2013-10-06T18:36:37+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/09/29/jakarta-miss-world-laddy-gaga-islam-extremists-protest-indonesia/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/miss-world-protest-in-jak-008.jpgMiss World protest in JakartaMiss World protest in Jakarta (photo: Reuters)2013-09-29T08:21:14+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/09/28/jakarta-rent-housing-landlords-pay-upfront/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_9463.jpgIMG_9463Bruno stands at the front door of our rental in Jakarta.2013-09-29T04:41:07+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/09/17/shine-on-for-the-appreciation-of-fellow-bloggers/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/shine-on-award.jpgshine-on-awardThe image that has become a fixture of this populist "award", though I do not know where it comes from.2013-09-22T05:49:09+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/09/14/asian-golden-cat-rare-species-indonesia-market/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_9431.jpg2013-09-14T17:47:44+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/09/08/market-wild-bird-jakarta-streets-indonesia-forests/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_09671.jpgIMG_0967The slow loris, and endangered primate, in the Jakarta Bird Markethttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_0972.jpgIMG_0972At Jakarta Bird Markethttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_0971.jpgIMG_0971A frightened owl in the Jakarta Bird Market.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_0967.jpgIMG_0967The slow loris, and endangered primate, in the Jakarta Bird Markethttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_9169.jpgA typical scene on a Jakarta street2015-08-05T18:51:04+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/08/21/jakarta-poverty-gap-expat/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/untitled.jpgUntitledBeyond the white wall that surrounds a fancy mall in Jakarta lies a very poor neighborhood. 2013-08-21T09:36:46+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/08/08/indonesia-ramadan-idul-fitri-lebaran-mosque/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_9268.jpgIMG_9268On Idul Fitri, I saw the first empty street I have seen in Jakartahttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_9264.jpgIMG_9264Men overflowed into the streets outside the mosque to prayhttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_9262.jpgIMG_9262https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_9251.jpgIMG_9251Women prayinghttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_9242.jpgIMG_9242The courtyard near the mosque was nearly full with women prayinghttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_9229.jpgIMG_9229Tradition meets technology at the end of prayers2013-08-10T02:26:11+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/08/03/doughnuts-for-ramadan-christmass-holiday-indonesia-usa/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/webfront1-e1375590144218.jpgHiliday Donutshttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ramadan.jpgramadan2013-08-04T04:32:24+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/08/01/indonesia-idul-fitri-eid-al-fitr-shopping-lebaran-chear/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_0866.jpgIMG_0866Concerts are popular ways of drawing crowds to this mall, which was packed from 6 p.m. on as families poured into the restaurants to break the fast. More shoppers continued arriving late into the night. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_0871.jpgIMG_0871Though camels are not to be found anywhere in Indonesia, they might remind shoppers of Mecca, the home of Islam. This one draws attention to a supermarket display of fancy dates. 2013-08-02T03:39:52+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/07/31/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-lebaran/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/istiqlal-mosque.jpgIstiqlal MosqueJakarta's Istiqlal Mosque - the largest in South East Asia- expects to reach full capacity this Idu Fitri, with 60,000 attendees.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/honda-selamat-idul-fitri1.jpghonda selamat idul fitri This sign on the door of a Honda dealership reads "Happy Idul Fitri... Forgive my physical and emotional (wrongdoings)". Other sale signs suggest they still hope you will buy a Honda.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/honda-selamat-idul-fitri.jpghonda selamat idul fitriThis sign on the door of a honda dealership reads "Happy Idul Fitri... Forgive my physical and emotional (wrongdoings)". Presumably they still hope you will buy a Honda.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mosque1.jpgMosqueJakarta's Istiqlal Mosque - the largest in South East Asia- expects to reach full capacity this Idu Fitri, with 60,000 attendees. 2013-07-31T10:45:57+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/07/28/fpi-raids-islam-indonesia-resistance-disband-extremist/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sidang-ketu-fpi-jateng-diy-boy_.jpgFPI members rally in Yogyakarta in 2012 (photo: Jakarta Globe)2013-07-28T06:08:24+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/07/21/hitler-in-indonesia/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_88421.jpgIMG_8842What is wrong with this scene?https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_9056.jpgIMG_9056This Jakarta taxi sports a surprising bumper sticker.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_8842.jpgIMG_8842https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_9046.jpgIMG_90462015-07-06T05:07:02+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/07/18/in-central-java-taking-our-time-in-a-becak/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/becak-in-a-line1.jpgbecak in a lineA line of becak waiting passengers in Yogyakartahttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/becak.jpgbecakMe (Katherine) with the becak driver after his prayers.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/becak-in-a-line-e1374156187260.jpgbecak in a lineA line of becak waiting passengers in Jogjakarta2013-07-18T14:59:25+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/about/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_8345.jpgBorobudur, Java, Indonesiahttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1436.jpgIMG_14362015-04-18T15:03:46+00:00weekly0.6https://noforeignlands.org/2013/07/15/fast-times-in-jakarta/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mosque.jpgMosqueMosques in Jakarta are adorned with loudspeakers like these.2013-07-15T14:10:16+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/07/13/tidak-vs-belum-its-about-outlook/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_8463.jpgIMG_8463A statue of the Buddha looks out over Borobudur, central Java. 2013-07-20T10:57:46+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/07/12/ramadan-in-jakarta/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_0720.jpgIMG_0720A Mosque at Sunset, from a Jakarta highway. 2013-07-12T11:01:14+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/07/10/the-natural-alarm-clock/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_89602.jpgroosterI noticed this guy in a residential neighbor about two blocks from a huge mall. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_89601.jpgIMG_8960https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_8960.jpgroosterI noticed this guy in a residential neighbor about two blocks from a huge mall.2013-07-12T09:49:58+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/07/04/the-two-temples/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_8747.jpgIMG_8747Prambananhttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_8640.jpgIMG_8640Detail from Prambananhttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_8551.jpgIMG_8551Shiva temple at Prambananhttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_8377.jpgIMG_8377Borobudurhttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_8311.jpgIMG_8311A story of one of Buddha's incarnations at Borobudur.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_8258.jpgIMG_8258Detail from Borobudurhttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_8237.jpgIMG_8237Borobudur is topped with 72 bells with stone Buddhas under each one. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/prambanan.jpgPrambananPrambananhttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_8450.jpgA Buddha looking out from Borobudur templeA Buddha looking out from Borobudur temple.2013-07-04T16:20:09+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/06/29/karma-for-the-vegetarian/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0696-e1372516371328.jpgIMG_06962013-06-30T16:10:46+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/06/25/making-sense-of-chaos-or-chapter-2-page-1/2013-06-25T16:52:39+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/06/18/singapore/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_8015.jpgIMG_8015Singapore's sunrise, seen through the pollution haze.2013-06-18T14:54:25+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/05/31/back-to-the-future/2013-06-17T09:41:47+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/04/06/training-for-tourism/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sheep.jpgsheepTraditional ways are alive and well in Alausi.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tracks-in-town.jpgtracks in townThe refurbushed tracks follow their original rout right through the center of Alausi.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/nariz.jpgnarizThe tracks make two switchbacks on the climb up the Nariz del Diablo (devil's nose)https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_4858.jpgIMG_4858the curves around the nariz are so tight we could see the back of the train, though it was only 4 cars long. 2013-06-17T09:41:09+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/06/15/come-find-paradise-in-costa-rica-bring-your-fortune/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0503.jpgIMG_0503This cabin has a view over the pacific.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0499.jpgIMG_04992013-06-17T09:40:27+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/06/17/dutchman-in-amsterdam-finally/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_7971.jpgIMG_7971https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_7962.jpgIMG_7962https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_7940.jpgIMG_7940Classic Dutch architecture can be found on every corner, and admired from a plethora of street cafes.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_7965-e1371460632737.jpgIMG_7965Amsterdam's real-life canals and architecture seem picture perfect2013-06-17T09:27:59+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/06/03/11-signs-youve-been-living-abroad/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/escalator.jpgescalatorEcuadorians taught me to just stand still on escalators. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/traffic1.jpgTrafficThis seemed like normal traffic, until I returned to the US last week.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/traffic.jpgTrafficThis seemed like normal traffic, until I returned to the US last week.2013-06-04T05:40:30+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/04/27/bullfights-ethics-culture-and-politics/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/photo-25.jpgphoto-25The opening ceremony for a bullfight in Riobamba, Ecuador.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image.jpgimageGuillermo Alban begins the faena in Riobamba.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_4355.jpgIMG_4355My Grandfather prays the rosary for his son before a bullfight.2013-04-27T15:49:11+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/04/07/ode-to-brunos-year-in-ecuador/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_9760.jpgIMG_9760Bruno tried his hand at bull fighting when the job market was tough. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_8631.jpgIMG_8631Bruno hiked around the lake in a volcanic crater.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_7484.jpgIMG_7484Bruno swam in the Amazon in the Cuyabeno reserve.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_7180.jpgIMG_7180Nacho the monkey fell in love with Bruno's hair (or the gel in it).https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_7151.jpgIMG_7151Bruno found critters in the Amazon. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_6975.jpgIMG_6975Bruno swung at a Pilsner Pinata at his going away party.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_6291.jpgIMG_6291Bruno learned to shoot a blow gun to survive like the tribes of the Amazon.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_5890.jpgIMG_5890Bruno made friends in Misahualli.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_5537-e1365377220426.jpgIMG_5537Llamas love Bruno, a little too much.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_5276.jpgIMG_5276We hiked to the top of Pichincha. 2013-04-07T23:33:42+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2012/10/24/part-8-mind-your-manners/2013-04-01T01:53:11+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2012/08/09/celebrating-a-loss-how-guayaquilenos-can-find-reason-to-celebrate-even-when-their-soccer-team-looses-the-match/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_4901.jpgFlags out of a "mini" vanFlags out of a "mini" vanhttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_4886.jpgthe sidelineshttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_4881.jpgdodging traffichttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_4878.jpgoverflowhttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_4874.jpg3 seaterhttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_4867.jpgIMG_48672013-04-01T01:52:20+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2012/07/05/foreign-residency-on-4th-of-july/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_49911.jpgIMG_4991Visa: It's everywhere you want to be.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_4991.jpgIMG_4991Visa: It's everywhere you want to be.2013-04-01T01:49:57+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2012/07/24/ambiguities-and-adages/2013-04-01T01:49:37+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2012/07/10/an-ecuadorian-hero-lost-at-140-years/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p2210059.jpgGeorge in Februaryphoto cred: Katie Schleit2013-04-01T01:49:23+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2012/07/26/land-of-volcanoes/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/volcan_tungurahua_entra_erupcion.jpgvolcan_Tungurahua_entra_erupcionTunguragua 2010https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/oswaldo_guayasamin_ciudad_de_quito_d5561690h.jpgoswaldo_guayasamin_ciudad_de_quito_d5561690hPichincha's influence over the city was one of Guayasamin's most common themeshttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_51671.jpgIMG_5167The path up to Rucu Pichincha's peak, which is inactive, while the neighboring peak of the same mountain, Guagu Pichincha is active.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_5276.jpgIMG_5276The view from the peak with all of Quito below.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_5346.jpgIMG_5346The path up Pichincha boasts views of the surrounding volcanoes.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_5147.jpgIMG_5147Though it's over 50 km from Quito, Cotopaxi is a constant presence.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_5138.jpgIMG_5138Cayambe, another massive volcano is also regularly visible from the city. 2013-04-01T01:49:04+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2012/08/23/roads-to-nowhere/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ecuador1985.jpgEcuador1985Major throughway circa 1985, Ecuador. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_6429.jpgIMG_6429A good road is important given the many hazards of travel in Ecuador, especially if you are a cow. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_6425.jpgIMG_6425Correa never fails to advertise his public works: "The citizen revolution advances!"https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_64781.jpgExpanding roads, means cutting into mountains.Expanding roads means cutting into mountains; heavy machinery is a big help!https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_64211.jpgIMG_6421Still most roadwork in Ecuador requires a lot of manual labor. 2013-04-01T01:48:32+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2012/08/27/tungurahua-ejects-incandescent-stones-read-the-headline/2013-04-01T01:48:11+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2012/09/04/a-post-about-birds/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_6709.jpgcasiqueThe Yellow Rumped Casique is names after indigenous cheifs (casiques) who can speak many languages because the bird can mimic many other jungle birdshttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/photo-22.jpgphoto-22https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1870.jpgIMG_1870We saw these blue footed boobies on Isla de la plata. They lay their eggs right on the ground, and the young are very vulnerablehttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1253.jpgtanegersWe think these are saffron crowned tanagers which I saw with my family in Zamorahttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_5609.jpgIMG_5609We saw this vermillion tanager in Papallactahttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_5603.jpgIMG_5603Bruno caught this buff-winged-starfrontlet in flight!https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_6122.jpgIMG_6122The White Throated Toucan is actually in captivity, it's hard to get so close to a toucan in the wildhttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_5962.jpgIMG_5962This medium sized Toucan is called an Aracaris. the guide near Tena called it a toucanillo (in spanish)https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_6499.jpgIMG_6499These Blue and Yellow Macaws are always found in pairs because they mate for life. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_6639.jpgIMG_6639Here is a White Throated Toucan in the wild on the Cuyabeno river.2013-04-01T01:47:54+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2012/09/13/welcome-to-quito/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_5398.jpgPululahuaKatherine at the rim of Pululahua, an extinct volcano just north of Quito. The volcano is now a national park, and the bottom of the crater is home to numerous small farms. Note the clouds moving in over the edge of the crater (left).https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_5653.jpgWaterfall in PapallactaKatherine on a wooden bridge above a waterfall in Papallacta. This was seriously one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen.2013-04-01T01:47:28+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2012/09/14/welcome-to-quito-part-2-money-and-food-are-important/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_5901.jpgLarvaeAt a food stand in Misahuallí, a little town on the Río Napo in the headwaters of the Amazon River, you can get palm weevil larvae fresh on the grill. They basically roast them over hot coals, as you would a marshmallow. (We didn't try any, sorry to say.)2013-04-01T01:47:13+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2012/09/17/our-weekend-with-whales/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_8184.jpgIMG_8184https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_80481.jpgIMG_80482013-04-01T01:46:32+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2012/09/20/welcome-to-quito-part-3-crime/2013-04-01T01:46:15+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2012/09/21/welcome-to-quito-part-4-beer/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/pilsener1.jpgPilsenerNearly anywhere in Ecuador, you can always find a Pilsener -- no small feat in such a geographically challenging country.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/pilsener.jpgPilsenerAlmost wherever in Ecuador you are, you can find a Pilsener.2013-04-01T01:45:58+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2012/09/24/welcome-to-quito-part-5-food/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0924.jpgIMG_0924Cuy (guinea pig) is a popular dish in the sierra. It tastes rather like chicken, but there's not a lot of meat on it. When ordering cuy, prepare to receive the head as well. 2013-04-01T01:45:42+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2012/09/27/welcome-to-quito-part-6-whining-and-dining/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_2779.jpgIMG_2779Speaking of food: I don't always buy Ecuadorean-brand balsamic vinegar, but when I do, I prefer "Snob." 2013-04-01T01:45:07+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2012/10/05/off-the-beaten-path/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_8557.jpgIMG_8557https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_8629.jpgIMG_86292013-04-01T01:44:50+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2012/10/06/a-super-market/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_8862.jpgIMG_8862This place sells 21 kinds of hot peppershttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_8869.jpgIMG_8869Bruno scopes out some strange spices.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_8860.jpgIMG_8860The market is a social space for shoppers and sellers.2013-04-01T01:43:59+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2012/10/13/homemade-blueberrie-and-raspberry-muffins/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_8888.jpgIMG_8888Home Made Blueberry Muffins2013-04-01T01:43:32+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2012/11/28/disculpen/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_9226.jpgIMG_9226"In case of volcanic eruption ... run away!" This sign, seen in Baños, is common in towns near volcanoes; they indicate evacuation routes in case the volcano erupts. 2013-04-01T01:43:02+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/01/28/ecua-volley-more-than-just-a-game/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ecual-volley2.jpgEcual-Volley2The crowd was in a hush as the game began. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ecua-volley1.jpgEcua-Volley1Some seem to play ecua-volley just for funny, but it's usually a family affair. 2013-04-01T01:42:37+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/02/23/the-long-road-to-a-new-airport/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0056.jpgIMG_0056Quito's new Mariscal-Sucre International airport is over an hour drive from the city.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0054.jpgIMG_0054The airport has more space for cargo planes, but only six passenger gates.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0049.jpgIMG_0049Long lines have not been improved by a new airport.2013-04-01T01:42:23+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/02/17/today-in-ecuador-i-voted/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/election.jpgElectionI voted by putting my marked papers in these cardboard ballot boxes. 2013-04-01T01:42:05+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/03/03/quitos-housing-boom/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/construction.jpgOut our back windowOver the year we have watch the lot behind our building turn from a house with trees in the yard into a highrise.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3077.jpgIMG_3077Some construction sites are less than a block apart. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3092.jpgreaching for the skyQuito is reaching for the sky.2013-04-01T01:41:43+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/03/24/where-the-amazon-meets-the-andes-papallacta/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_5554.jpgMineral pools are a nice contract to the chilly air.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3264.jpgHumming birsds abound in Papallacta.Hummingbirds thrive in Papallacta's climate (as in much of Ecuador)https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3215.jpgIMG_3215Petting Llamas is one of my favorite Ecuadorian past times.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_5650.jpgRunoff from the highpeaks creats rushing streams2013-04-01T01:41:24+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/03/28/roadtrip-part-1/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3504.jpgIMG_3504We saw quite a few donkeys on our drive2013-04-01T01:40:42+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/03/28/climate-change-comes-to-the-andes/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/could-forest.jpgcould foresthttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/hummingbird.jpghummingbirdhttps://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/horse-and-vally.jpgThe valleys in this area are now mostly cleared for farmland.2013-04-01T01:40:15+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2013/03/31/the-closest-point-to-the-sun/https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4207.jpgWild vicuñas now roam the expansive paramos, as Chimborazo has been declared a national park. https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4447.jpgIMG_4447We made it to the first refugio at 4,850 meters above see level.https://noforeignlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4146.jpgThe evening before we visited the park, we could see how little remains of Chimborazo's snow-cap.2013-04-01T01:39:24+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.org/2012/10/12/welcome-to-quito-part-7-bureaucracy/2012-10-14T01:13:50+00:00monthlyhttps://noforeignlands.orgdaily1.02019-05-22T11:39:05+00:00