Portraits of Indonesia

I have developed a small slide show showcasing some of the amazing people and faces that I encountered in Indonesia. Check it out.

French Riviera

Many things have happened since I left Bali and somehow I find myself in the French Riviera. I met up with David Prajoux, a good friend of mine in Paris. After sampling the 10 euro coffees looking onto the Eiffel Tower, and figuring that we could probably find cheaper coffee somewhere else, we headed south. I am currently in Cannes, home of the world renowned film festival. It is of course a little bit quieter here right now, thankfully.

Yesterday we had the pleasure of visiting Monaco and Monte Carlo. The richese there was simply too much to handle after leaving Bali. Two completely different worlds, the wealth present in the western world is quite ridiculous.

Heading west and north......

Paris Bound

Well, this is it. One last lemon ginger soda and I am headed to Paris. What a time, 6 weeks has flown by and I can't begin to recount all the experience. Some highlights. The terrifying ride on a motorbike through the jungle of Bali. Cooking and sampling the fire of the spice island cuisine, Lombok. Working on pictures in Kuta, Lombok at the wonderful Ashanti cafe overlooking an incredible vista. And most importantly, I can not forget the life changing experience of the UN conference. You can expect to see me turn my lens on the climate change issue throughout this year. Exciting things are happening back home and around the world and I look forward to being a part of it all.

There are over 7000 images to go through from Indonesia, surely a serious and wonderfully anticipated adventure into the hard drive(s).


I leave you with another portrait...

Haji Aminullah

The sweet fresh

Simply move to Kuta, Lombok and we can offer you the fresh ocean breeze for your shirts and sheets.

The end, sniff...

Alas, they did their job valiantly for 5 years. May they rest in peace.

Duck Bengkiwe à la Lombok

Serves 6

Ingredients
- Chili
- Coriander
- Ginger
- Shallots
- Lemon Grass
- Kunyit (ginger like orange root)
- Thyme
- Lemon Leaves
- Peppers
- Kemiri (like chestut)
- Phalla (cloves)
- One Fresh Duck

Directions:

Go to market and pick out a fresh duck, the larger the better. You shouldn’t have to pay more then 60,000 rupiah for your duck, (the equivalent of about $6.50 CAN). You should purchase the rest of the ingredients at the market and combined should cost around 15,000 rupiah. Transport your duck in a burlap bag on board the public transport system to you house.

When you get home, prepare the fire with palm leaves and heat up some water to facilitate the removal of the ducks feathers. Meanwhile, chop up all the spices and using a mortar and pestle, create a paste for the duck.

Kill your duck, the preferred method is to have one man hold the body, another hold the head and then slit the ducks throat. Please give thanks to the wonderful duck for providing you with a meal.

Take your duck and soak the body in hot water and remove all the feathers. Chop it up into several pieces and cover with the spice paste. Place duck in a large wok over a medium fire and fry. Meanwhile, climb a coconut tree and cut down two coconuts. Add the juice from the two coconuts to the duck and allow to stew for several hours.


During this time, listen to some tunes (Pink Floyd, Bob Marley, Dylan etc.) and drink Palm Wine. Palm wine is a liquid extracted from a palm tree that has already fermented in the tree. When your duck is ready, eat with lots of rice using you hands.
Enjoy!