Connecting the dots… http://www.connectingthedots.dk/ On family, sailing, travelling, sewing Fri, 03 Jan 2025 11:40:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://i0.wp.com/www.connectingthedots.dk/wp-content/uploads/cropped-macro_green.jpg?fit=32%2C32 Connecting the dots… http://www.connectingthedots.dk/ 32 32 23827379 Ubud – And Our Way There http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2019/07/29/ubud-and-our-way-there/ http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2019/07/29/ubud-and-our-way-there/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2019 20:45:54 +0000 http://www.connectingthedots.dk/?p=4251 For our drive to Ubud, the hotel had arranged our transport. We had told them that if Willy had time, we would love to take the trip with him, and we were happy to see that he was the one...

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]]> http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2019/07/29/ubud-and-our-way-there/feed/ 0 4251 Menjangan to Munduk http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2019/07/27/menjangan-to-munduk/ http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2019/07/27/menjangan-to-munduk/#respond Sat, 27 Jul 2019 07:36:34 +0000 http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2019/07/27/menjangan-to-munduk/ Around noon, Komang, the same driver who took us from the harbour to the Menjangan, picked us up at the hotel, stuck our luggage in the back of the car, and we moved on. The drive from West Bali National...

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]]> http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2019/07/27/menjangan-to-munduk/feed/ 0 4250 The Menjangan – and Getting There from Java http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2019/07/21/the-menjangan-and-getting-there-from-java/ http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2019/07/21/the-menjangan-and-getting-there-from-java/#respond Sun, 21 Jul 2019 15:33:11 +0000 http://www.connectingthedots.dk/?p=4208 We were tired when we left Gubuk Ndéso Homestay – getting up in the middle of the night is not something we usually do, and by now we had done it twice over a few days. That day, the only...

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]]> http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2019/07/21/the-menjangan-and-getting-there-from-java/feed/ 0 4208 Madakaripura Waterfall and Mount Bromo http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2019/07/15/madakaripura-waterfall-and-mount-bromo/ http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2019/07/15/madakaripura-waterfall-and-mount-bromo/#respond Mon, 15 Jul 2019 05:12:10 +0000 http://www.connectingthedots.dk/?p=4175 Following a 6 hr drive to an area that mostly served as a stop on the way to Bromo Tengger National Park, we arrived at our hotel in the middle of the afternoon. The main building which resembled an Italian...

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]]> http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2019/07/15/madakaripura-waterfall-and-mount-bromo/feed/ 0 4175 Yogyakarta and the Temples http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2019/07/12/yogyakarta-and-the-temples/ http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2019/07/12/yogyakarta-and-the-temples/#respond Fri, 12 Jul 2019 09:21:42 +0000 http://www.connectingthedots.dk/?p=4141 It’s almost 9 am, and the girls and I are crammed into the backseat of a Toyota Avanza. Frida is sleeping on my shoulder, Ronja next to her, and Mads is in the front seat talking to our driver, Dendy....

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]]> http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2019/07/12/yogyakarta-and-the-temples/feed/ 0 4141 Music Fleece Sweater http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2016/02/25/music-fleece-sweater/ http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2016/02/25/music-fleece-sweater/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2016 22:44:20 +0000 http://www.connectingthedots.dk/?p=3779 The wonderful fleece sweater that I made for Ronja years ago was lost in New Zealand. Frida had been carrying it on top of her backpack, but at some point while we were waiting to board our plane, it just...

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]]> http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2016/02/25/music-fleece-sweater/feed/ 3 3779 The Final Chapter of this Adventure http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2016/02/04/the-final-chapter-of-this-adventure/ http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2016/02/04/the-final-chapter-of-this-adventure/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2016 21:52:48 +0000 http://www.connectingthedots.dk/?p=3739 The days in Oarsman’s Bay were deliciously slow. Mads and I went diving each morning and spent a lot of time doing as little as possible, while the girls had fun with the Czech girls – hermit crab racing, swimming, kayaking,...

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]]> http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2016/02/04/the-final-chapter-of-this-adventure/feed/ 9 3739 Fiji Time http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2016/01/31/fiji-time/ http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2016/01/31/fiji-time/#respond Sun, 31 Jan 2016 21:25:18 +0000 http://www.connectingthedots.dk/?p=3687 “No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one.” I guess this quote was actually quite true in our case. Though we had the most amazing experiences on our journey through New Zealand, we...

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]]> http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2016/01/31/fiji-time/feed/ 0 3687 Thought-provoking and Optimistic Christchurch http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2016/01/23/thought-provoking-and-optimistic-christchurch/ http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2016/01/23/thought-provoking-and-optimistic-christchurch/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2016 12:17:12 +0000 http://www.connectingthedots.dk/?p=3646 In the morning, we finished up packing and left the camp site to go to the Wendekreisen office to return our motorhome. We had a warm welcome in the office and no problems with the return – only warm wishes for...

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]]> http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2016/01/23/thought-provoking-and-optimistic-christchurch/feed/ 1 3646 Lake Tekapo and the Road to our Final Destination http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2016/01/20/lake-tekapo-and-the-road-to-our-final-destination/ http://www.connectingthedots.dk/2016/01/20/lake-tekapo-and-the-road-to-our-final-destination/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2016 04:03:59 +0000 http://www.connectingthedots.dk/?p=3641 The stretch of road to Lake Tekapo was gorgeous, and seeing the lake turn up when we came out of a corner, I mean, it has the most unreal crystal blue colour, it’s mesmerizing. We had lunch in the small...

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