In February, 2000 I left California on what started out to be a two month-long journey....

....and turned into a final journey that was to be the beginning of the rest of my life.

I carried with me a brand new passport... and an airplane ticket to Singapore.
I really had no special reason to take this trip, I didn't even think of it as a vacation. Maybe it was the start of a new millennium that made me restless.
Deep inside I felt almost a compulsive need to search for something... But what?

What was it that called me? Perhaps I needed a change of scenery? Some desire to live out some unknown adventure?
In time, it all became clear to me. Travel along with me now, this is the story of a journey that changed my life....

On these pages you will see some of the amazing scenery that I found on this tropical island of Lombok. You will see some of the centuries old traditions that are still in practice today. And if you wish, you may also read about some of the things that I have learned living on a tropical island that is so very different from California....