A lengthy Bali update will follow, but wanted to share this with friends and family. Thanks to Barb, our awesome CouchSurf host here, we have a mobile phone now! Incoming texts are free, not sure about whether incoming phone calls are also yet, please note this number down for any emergencies or if you really want to call/text us! In fact, if anyone could call us so we can figure out the incoming international call fees (they have a balance star service-like option), that would be great too!
To dial us, we THINK you dial: 011 62 812 37 535597 (yes, that is a lot of numbers!).
It will be our number for the entire time we’re in Indonesia, so until mid-July or so.
Bali is awesome. Oh, and Daddio – Happy Birthday and soon, Happy Father’s Day! We are sitting in a restaurant in Kuta at the moment, which is piping spanish music. “Wantanamera” or however you say it came on and I thought of dinners at Casa Bonita with you. Also, every time I look up at the stars (often!) and pick out the constellations I know, I think of you too. Love you and miss you! Best Dad Ever (Rhys may say that Tony holds that title, but I am partial to mine. And I’m always right. ^__^)
Rhys Martin is an author and photographer from Tulsa, Oklahoma. His love of travel was awakened in 2009 when he sold all of his possessions and left the country. For ten months, he lived out of a backpack and explored southeast Asia and Europe. When he returned home, it was with fresh eyes for his home state.
As he drove the back roads of Oklahoma, Rhys discovered the significance of historic Route 66 to the greater American story. He has traveled all 2,448 miles of the Mother Road and continues to seek out the quiet Main Streets of the Midwest.
Rhys's travel writing and photography has been featured in numerous publications, including Tulsa People Magazine, This Land Press, ROUTE Magazine, Nimrod Journal, The Oklahoman and Tulsa World. He wrote the book Lost Restaurants of Tulsa, which features the stories of nearly 50 iconic eating establishments from the city's past. He has also been a contributing author to multiple Route 66-based travel and history books.
Rhys is the President of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association and serves on multiple boards and commissions related to the Mother Road and its upcoming Centennial in 2026. He loves to connect with people and share his experiences.
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