Author: Jo Tracey

Daily Planets Wednesday 2/3/11 Nyepi

My last full day in Bali.
My friend went home yesterday afternoon & I fly out at a stupid time tonight. This time tomorrow I will be in Sydney. Some last minute shopping, perhaps a run up to Ubud, maybe just lounging by the pool…not quite s…

If I Could- Mars in Pisces

If I could paint, I’d paint a portrait of you, with sunlight in your eyes to mask the face of truth. And a single tear like a silent prayer is shining so much brighter than a diamond ever dared. If I could do anything at all, I’d do it for you.
If …

Daily Planets Monday 28/2/11 Monkey Bites Pt2

Yesterday morning I took myself off to the hospital medical centre to get whatever anti monkey bite jabs were on offer.
As it turns out I ended up with 4- tetanus (I got a lecture from the absolutely lovely doctor- in fact, the whole experience was he…

Daily Planets Sunday 27/2/11 Monkey Bites

Last night when I told my husband that a monkey bit me he said “that is the one thing i was really worried about.” Actually, it wasn’t. He worried about me wandering and getting lost. He worried about me getting cheated by money chang…

Daily Planets Friday 25/2/11 Grand Designs

I hate time zone changes.
Which is why I am writing this at 5am Bali time. I feel like I have already been awake for way too long…the body is still programmed to the 5.45am Sydney time alarm clock. Anyways, the network is good at this time of th…

Daily Planets Wednesday 23/2/11 Christchurch

The last time I was in Christchurch was actually my very 1st trip to NZ. I have been back many times, in fact almost annually, but this was the first and like all firsts, special. It was September 2003 and the three of us did a roadtrip around the Sou…