Just a few hours before I leave Bali for Malaysia on the first leg of my journey home. I then need to work my way down to Singapore to catch my flight to Frankfurt then London. Can’t belive it is all nearly over now! The trip will have been a little over 8 months in… Read More »The long journey home starts today
Well I finally managed to book my flight on the British Airways website after using three different cards! They finally accepted my Nationwide credit card. By the way if you are from the UK you should get a Nationwide account because they do not charge you for using your card abroad which is pretty neat.… Read More »Flight home finally booked
Well I am online to book my flight home (via Frankfurt) but the British Airways web site is telling me my Visa card is not a Visa card even though it has Visa on it! Another odd thing is that one way flights to Germany from Asia are way too expensive. I rang around and… Read More »Just over a week to go
Having been in Bali now for six weeks I have really got a good feel for the way the Indonesians live and the struggles they face day to day. One of my Sumatran friends is becoming concerned that he has no wife and more importantly, no children. See there is no retirement pension in Indonesia.… Read More »Seeing things from a different perspective
I think a Google update is happening. I have noticed a surge in traffic during the last two days. This is welcome news because June has been very slow and unless something dramatic happens I won’t be getting near my previous month. Like I said before the summer and the World Cup is bound to… Read More »Limping through June
Well I am scheduled to leave Bali on the 28th June. As some of you may not be aware I only had a one-way ticket coming out. This is something I have not regretted at all. The flexibility it gives you is worth the extra you pay. A sudden urge to be at the World… Read More »Stopping off in Germany, as you do…
I have had a pretty poor start to June in terms of web earnings. Maybe the World Cup or the start of the summer have been major factors? Who knows? A year ago when I was earning a lot less I would have become a bit de-motivated with such a downturn but I don’t anymore.… Read More »Working smarter and taking stock