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So Lions can swim. Let’s hope Tigers can fly. How safe is Tiger Airlines, really?
We all like a nice dip in the Bali ocean, but this isn’t exactly what we had in mind… Reading about the plane crash in Bali last night is a bit scary. No one yet knows how it happened…. how exactly a plane could overshoot the frickin’ runway and land in the sea! ”The new Boeing 737-800 had been trying to land at Denpasar’s Ngurah Rai International Airport about 3.30pm local time (17.30 AEST) on Saturday when it crashed,” says …
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And the winners are…
I’ve had to decide on two winners for my Balilicious book competition, and I’ve decided on Sarah Foster and Linzi Thompson, whoo hooo! So congrats ladies, you will both be getting a shiny copy in the post very soon. As soon, in fact, as you email me your addresses! Send me a pic too if you like, like this one of my friend Russ modelling with his copy by London Bridge. I still haven’t managed to hold it for myself …
Are you in the UK? Win a copy of Balilicious – The Bali Diaries!
I’ve just been told some shiny copies of Balilicious – The Bali Diaries are on their way to the UK, which means that two lucky people will get to win one! If you’re in the UK and fancy getting your hands on my book before anyone else (it’s only going to be available in Australia for a while!) caption the photo above! What do you think these gossiping Balinese legong dancers are saying? Leave your comments/captions below and when I …
First photo of my actual book: Balilicious is real!
Here’s the lovely Alex at TNT Magazine holding up what I think is the first copy of ‘Balilicious – The Bali Diaries’ the world will have seen, outside of a jpg. Sigh. I want to touch it but I can’t because I’m in a hostel in Cusco, Peru and all the books are in Australia! *stamps foot You can read a full blurb on the iBookstore page and get ready to order digitally, or hold out for a real holdable …
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New Balilicious – The Bali Diaries interview with TNT magazine…
It’s less than a month till you can get your hands on my second book, eeek! This makes me nervous, as well as quite excited. Bali seems like forever ago as I sit here sipping coffee in Cusco but trust me, I miss it every day and I can’t wait to FINALLY share what I wrote about the mad shaking ashram , my dabbles with magic (black and white – just call me Voldemort) and of course, the infinitely more …
Updated cover for Balilicious – The Bali Diaries
Huge thanks to HarperCollins Australia who’ve jazzed up the cover for Balilicious even more so that even the PDF glitters like a seventies disco ball on my screen. YAY! So excited for you all to read it! The official release date is December 1, 2012. Save the date for a trip to Bali. A lot can happen when you set out to “find yourself”. Sometimes, you can even lose the plot. “From visiting ancient healers with cellphone additions to leaving a …
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Balilicious – The Bali Diaries almost in print…
I said almost. It’s in the HarperCollins Australia catalogue anyway, which is hopefully landing on desks and getting people excited to read it! Here’s a little snap of it sent to me from a friend: The book will be out in December, which seems like a reeeeeeally long time to wait, especially since I finished writing it in February and I’m already in South America working on the next one. But publishing is a funny thing and it’s a game …
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Full Balilicious Book Trailer
Here’s another in my budget book trailer series for the upcoming Balilicious – The Bali Diaries! This one I think provides a fuller overview of what’s in the book, although, I do hate doing voiceovers because I sound like I’m about twelve years old and never really know what to say… but let’s ignore that shall we? Until Speilberg and Keira Knightley decide they like my books and want to help, this is as good as it gets!
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Balilicious Book Trailers Now Up!
I’ve made two book trailer for Balilicious – The Bali Diaries. I suppose you could call these my cultural book trailers, as the first is an excerpt of the text and corresponding footage from a Bali cockfight. The second is the same, but from my friend’s land blessing ceremony! Love your thoughts, and please leave me a comment on YouTube if you like them. I’m going to be making some more soon that don’t include any grizzly sacrifices, don’t worry. …
Monkey Say Monkey Do Not…
It wasn’t so much the fact that he was plying the spider monkey with Bintang from a can, as it was the fact that the spider monkey was clearly used to being plied Bintang from a can, that disturbed me a bit this morning. It started out as a normal boat ride. You know, just your average mid-week boat ride over from Bali to the Gili Islands (ahem). But just as I, along with my fellow passengers were lying back …
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