Month: February 2016
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Feb. 17, 2016
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious experiences Far Queue Again The periodic struggle to get vehicles into and out of Ngurah Rai airport was worse than usual on Feb. 5, apparently. We weren’t there, which is probably a good thing. One hour-plus irritation a month already tests our toleration limit. It isn’t […]
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Full Speed Ahead and Damn the Moral Turpitudes
I generally agree with Gerard Henderson, director of the Sydney Institute, whose Weekend Australian columns customarily offer sound – if sometimes arguable – political and policy advice. He sends round a missive on Mondays (“In case you missed it”) as a prompt to those who might have. I don’t agree with his views in his […]
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HECTOR’S DIARY Bali Advertiser, Feb. 3, 2016
His fortnightly diet of worms and other non-religious matters Load of Pit Bull Bali’s attractions as a resort for western tourists (that distinction is becoming more and more important) have taken a hammering lately. It was interesting to see that this received notice in the Jakarta Post on Jan. 27. Or perhaps not a […]