Author: Ben Sklaroff

I’m Ben. I’m 48. I started this blog when I was 43. I didn’t feel 43 (old people say that). I don’t feel 48. I’m married to Shona. We don’t have pets or kids because we’re too selfish and go away a lot. I would like a pet, like that guy who travelled around the world with a stray cat. I would enjoy that. The cat would not. I know cats. I work in Finance and am Busy. Shona also works in Finance, she is also Busy. We love: Travel, Art, Diving, Exercise and Eating. We don’t know what we want to do when we grow up, but we’re almost grown up now. It will involve travel.

Indonesia… Here be dragons

It’s 5 days later, and we’re in Indonesia. Transferring from Bali, we caught a domestic flight to Labuan Bajo, a small fishing town on west of the Island of Flores, in the Nusa Tenggara region of Indonesia. This would be our base for the next few days as we explore Komodo National Park, the land … Continue reading Indonesia… Here be dragons →

Bhutan – Days 1-4

Bhutan is a small country that most would struggle to place on a map. Sandwiched between Tibet, India, Nepal and Bangladesh it is nestled in the Himalayas. With only 800,000 inhabitants, it is sparsely populated and growing at a very ponderous 2% per year. Bhutan was named by the British, meaning ‘High Land’ (or locally … Continue reading Bhutan – Days 1-4 →

Bhutan – Arrival

The Land of the Thunder Dragon. That’s a pretty bloody awesome tag line for any country. It’s also the land where the government constitutionally operates to maximise Gross National Happiness. Before coming to Bhutan, we had a feeling we’d like it. However, it started off a bit rocky. We arrived at Kathmandu airport (another hairy, … Continue reading Bhutan – Arrival →