Practical Paradise

By Richard Boughton Jalan Pasar is the street we live on. Market Street – aptly named given that this particular – Read More...

By Richard Boughton In olden days I used to occasionally hear it said that one who lives at the beach – Read More...

By Richard Boughton “Alligators, you say? Abandoned alligators? Starving alligators? Where?” I’m not the world’s greatest cynic, nor even the – Read More...

By Richard Boughton Few men who come to the islands leave them; they grow grey where they alighted. – Robert – Read More...

By Richard Boughton According to a recent article in The Bali Times, “Bali Police chief Hadiatmoko acted this week to – Read More...

By Richard Boughton Last week I wrote about Indonesia’s shortcomings, and listed particular failings of the country, some amenable to – Read More...

By Richard Boughton What do I dislike about Indonesia? Well, short people, for one thing. Oh, I’m not saying that – Read More...

By Richard Boughton I do some writing here for a certain magazine. I guess you would call it a tourism – Read More...

By Richard Boughton How do you feel about grasshoppers? That’s right, those little green bugs that hide in the yard – Read More...