There is a steady stream of rats and cockroaches roaming inside our residence, but today one of them was unfortunate enough to taste a snack specially prepared for its purpose, and was partly paralysed when picked up. The neighbor’s cats (they are plentiful) – if they show up here (and they often do) – are […]
On 30 August I went on a, now rather, usual business trip to Manila (Philippines), and Chung-Li and Hsinchu (Taiwan). 30 Aug: Flew from Balikpapan to Jakarta on Lion Air, stayed in Margot Hotel in Jl Jaksa (that hotel now costs Rp 220,000 per night). 31 Aug: Flew from Jakarta to Manila via Singapore on […]
It is now exactly one year since I left Norway, and in connection to this event I have constructed a map showing all locations where I have spent the nights since then (except nights spent aboard planes of course). I think I have included all places, except for a guest house in Phnom Penh (I […]
I am now in Balikpapan again. I flew in here this morning from Jakarta with AirAsia.
My Indonesian visa is good for another two days, but I chose to make the Visa run today, by flying to Singapore and spend a couple of hours there before returning to Jakarta again. I will enter on a 30 days tourist visa this time. I am now sitting in Changi airport in Singapore with […]