by Robin Sparks | Nov 7, 2009 | Blog
First a note: I returned to Bali one month ago. Oneworld Accommodations in Istanbul is now running full steam thanks to my on-the-ground partner Elif and a host of other supportive friends. I hightailed it out of Istanbul end of September to attend the Annual Ubud,...
by Robin Sparks | Jul 30, 2009 | Blog
. Written yesterday, July 28, 2009 ISTANBUL – I arrived at the Grand Bazaar today bearing a gift for a shopkeeper named Mehmet. We have a mutual friend, Nyoman in Ubud, Bali from whence I have recently returned. Mehmet had requested I bring him some of Nyoman’s...
by Robin Sparks | May 27, 2009 | Blog, Where's Robin now?
“In Kalimantan Brothels Take Over Orangutans’ Habitat” How could I not read The Bali Times today with a headline like that? As it turns out, the mention of a brothel was a largely irrelevant bit in a story about commercial development in a national...
by Robin Sparks | May 23, 2009 | Blog, The Best Places In the World, Travel, Where's Robin now?
Haven’t even left yet and already I miss her. A few photos from the Island of the Gods, 2008-2009. More to come… Yours truly, Robin
by Robin Sparks | May 12, 2009 | Blog
Last night I came across Alexandra’s Goddess site. (www.mygoddesslife.com). I’d never been there before in spite of knowing Alexandra when she was in Bali. I went, curious as to how this Goddess, now living LA, had dealt publicly with the break up of her fiancee....
