Gili Trawangan

188.| Gili: farewell 2025!

Today is the last day of the year. It's another day on the fabulous island of Gili Trawangan. Today I spent my day in two timelines. Most of the day in the paradise of the present. And for a while - measured by the grains of sand flowing from my palm - I got a taste of the past. At the end of the year, it's somehow inevitable. A slow walk around Gili Trawangan I live in the world of Lost Slippers. I saw a lot of lost sanda ...

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187.| Gili Trawangan

I arrive in Gili Trawangan. 0.01% Indonesia, after a long journey, bargaining and sore muscles, I arrive on a small, yet huge island.

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184. | Om III.

Om in the city, Om on my hand. Two forms, one meaning: inner silence and action in silence. Not an ornament, but a compass.

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183. | Trash removal

I cleared out everything from objects to doors. What remained became lighter. What went away was no longer me. End-of-year cleanup, inside and out.

Cumi Kuah Hitam

182. | Cumi Kuah Hitam

Cumi Kuah Hitam – black ink seafood soup from Bali. Spicy, deep umami flavors, three sambals, sweating, survival and a brief moment of feeling like a local.

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180. | 95% Christmas

There was no tissue paper, just words, memories, and a few messages. A Christmas that wasn’t about absence, but about connection.