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Blogs about: Mark Ulyseas

John Pettigrew - A distinguished member of the “green finger fraternity” 3 comments

marculyseas wrote 4 weeks ago: (October 2009 issue Maxx-m, Jakarta) Who is this jolly green giant of a man who has romanced Bali fo … more →

Tags: john pettigrew, Anindra Novitsari, Art, Ashtamudi Lake resort, asia travel writer, Bali, Begawan Giri, Bell Pettigrew, Bulgari Resorts

Momentary Lapse of Concentration

marculyseas wrote 1 month ago: The night is still as the candle flame stands upright licking the air. A symphony of clicking cricke … more →

Tags: Momentary Lapse of Concentration, Art, asia travel writer, Bali, Bob Dylan tonight I am staying here with you, Cigar, Culture, Dance, extra marital affair

Butterfly in the rain

marculyseas wrote 2 months ago: The rain, incessant and irritating Wetting him to the soul Monday, funny Monday Began and ended Like … more →

Tags: Poem - Butterfly in the Rain, Art, asia travel writer, Bali, Balinese, birds of paradise, Culture, Indonesia, Journalism

It's all over now baby blue...

marculyseas wrote 2 months ago: (Apologies to Bob Dylan and all who claimed they knew and loved me) It’s time to wander into t … more →

Tags: it's all over now baby blue, Art, asia travel writer, baby blue, Bali, Boby Dylan, Culture, death, Despair

The Shaman of Culik 2 comments

marculyseas wrote 3 months ago: There comes a time in life when one is confronted with diversities that addles the brain and confuse … more →

Tags: Shaman of Culik, Arak in Herbs, Art, asia travel writer, Bali, Balinese, black magic, Culture, Dark Moon

Professor Unni Wikan - A Balinese formula for living

marculyseas wrote 3 months ago: Professor Unni Wikan, celebrated Norwegian anthropologist and author of Managing Turbulent Hearts –  … more →

Tags: Professor Unni Wikan - A Balinese formula for living, Art, asia travel writer, Bali, Balinese, Balinese Worlds, Behind the Veil in Arabia - Women in Oman, Bhutan, Culture

Biorock - Delphine Robbe, Gili Trawangan, Indonesia4 comments

marculyseas wrote 3 months ago: “I prefer to see Tuna in the sea than on a plate” – Delphine Robbe, Agronomist, Co-Founder of … more →

Tags: Biorock - Delphine Robbe, Anna Walker, Anthony Clubbey, asia travel writer, Bali, Balinese, Big Bubble Diving, Biorock technology, CNN

The story of a rice farmer somewhere in Bali2 comments

marculyseas wrote 3 months ago: “I want to tell my Gods, it’s not fair” Seventy five year old Pak Wayan Runia is a farmer who has be … more →

Tags: Story of a rice farmer, Ubud, Bali, Culture, Expats, Family, Random Thoughts, Indonesia, paradox in paradise

Who draws the crowds and plays so loud? Baby, it’s the guitar man! 5 comments

marculyseas wrote 3 months ago: Slowly as a lovers’ dawn We lay here in this bed ablaze Long were the days when I needed love Every … more →

Tags: MAXX-M, Ubud, Bali, Music, jazz, Journalism, Single Women, Friendship, Culture

The Grand Central of Cultures 2 comments

marculyseas wrote 5 months ago: Imagine there’s no country It isn’t hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagin … more →

Tags: Grand Central of Cultures, Ubud, Bali, Food, Art, Love, Culture, Religion, Cuisine

High jinx at boot camp on Gili Nanggu

marculyseas wrote 6 months ago: There exists on this fragrant island a rare and dwindling species of party mammals who have survived … more →

Tags: High Jinx at Boot Camp, Art, asia travel writer, Bali, Beach Party, Blue Water, Boots, Coral Reef, Culture

The Voice

marculyseas wrote 6 months ago: … more →

Tags: The Voice, Ubud, paradox in paradise, Bali, Indonesia, Travel Writer, asia travel writer, Photography, amed

A sojourn in Amed and a meeting with a Balinese Yoga Master5 comments

marculyseas wrote 7 months ago: Incongruity is celebrated on the eve of the Balinese Festival, Galungan, in the form of a band playi … more →

Tags: A sojourn in Amed, Bali, Indonesia, paradox in paradise, Travel Writer, amed, asia travel writer, Mark Useless, Travel Writer Bali

Bali’s Cultural Nasi Campur

marculyseas wrote 8 months ago: Bali’s signature culinary concoction is the ubiquitous Nasi Campur, rice with meat and vegetables th … more →

Tags: Bali’s Cultural Nasi Campur, Bali, Religion, paradox in paradise, Travel Writer, Balinese cuisine, asia travel writer, Terje Holte Nilsen, Norway Navy

Are we the Gods themselves? 2 comments

marculyseas wrote 10 months ago: If this is a flight of fantasy or tripping the light fantastic with historical events, so be it. Ame … more →

Tags: Are we the Gods Themselves?, Bali, Music, Art, Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Journalism, Hinduism, Single Women, Love

Esoteric Enemas and Clash of Clichés 2 comments

marculyseas wrote 10 months ago: In Bali many ‘long stay’ visitors aka derelicts are bereft of common sense for they succumb to the c … more →

Tags: Esoteric Enemas And Clash of Cliches, Bali, Art, Travel, Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Journalism, Friendship, Personal, Culture

Avatar of Henry Miller in Bali.2 comments

marculyseas wrote 10 months ago: The day commenced with a downpour that drenched his spirit and kept him closeted within himself as w … more →

Tags: Henry Miller Avatar in Bali, Ubud, Bali, Art, Travel, Journalism, Single Women, Love, Culture

Whose New Year 2009 is it anyway?2 comments

marculyseas wrote 11 months ago: The year begins with a hangover for party goers, while many others have to trudge to work often walk … more →

Tags: Whose New Year 2009 is it anyway?, Ubud, Bali, Music, Art, Hinduism, Friendship, Love, Personal

The year of living foolishly - 20081 comment

marculyseas wrote 11 months ago: Happy New Year 2009, 10, 11 ….? Let’s ask ourselves the question – Has anything ch … more →

Tags: The Year of Living Foolishly 2008, Ubud, Bali, Art, Travel, Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, iraq, Culture, Religion


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