Jakarta – Medan, Indonesia It’s been eight years since I returned to my hometown, Medan. And it’s been eight years since I last saw my dad. It was a whirlwind of a day, starting with a two and a half hour delay on my two […]
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Day 284: Gone Are the Vegemite Days
Christchurch, New Zealand – Sydney, Australia – Jakarta, Indonesia My alarm set off at 4am. I packed my sleeping bag and went to check in for my flight to Sydney. By 8am Australian time, I was at Sydney airport, with 5 hours to kill before […]
Day 314: Nippon!
Jakarta, Indonesia – Narita – Tokyo, Japan Being one of the most technologically advanced cities in the world, I wouldn’t have expected to encounter any difficulties with cellular network and free public wifi in Tokyo. I was dead wrong. During my last conversation with my dad, […]