After a disappointing phone-call with the lost-luggage counter of Jetstar airways, it became clear to me that my bag, although it had most likely arrived in New Zealand still wasn't cleared by the customs. This was very disappointing, especially since the first couple of days of the round-trip will be pretty intense and we will be covering big distances everyday. But, nothing could be done, so I headed out for our tour bus at 8:00 am. After meeting our tour lead...

After my stay in Bali I went to New Zealand. Unfortunately my bag did not arrive together with me in Christchurch, but was still in Sydney where I had to transfer planes. This was certainly a bit of a disappointment... Luckily I had two days before the tour was to start, so probably I would have my bag before starting the round-trip. After filling in all forms concerning missing luggage and passing through customs I finally went to the backpackers-hostel at Cat...

After breakfast (nasi goreng ) I decided to go for a walk in the surroundings of the hotel, as Martinus, the driver that would come pick me up and bring me to my aunt and uncle would not arrive until 12:00. I recognized some things from the last time I was in Bali, but apparently not the way to Kuta Square. After walking for quite some time I had to turn around in order to make it back to the hotel on time. When I got back to the hotel Martinus was already ther...

After sleeping in and spending some time on the airport in Osaka I finally fly to Bali (Indonesia) in the beginning of the afternoon, only to arrive there at 23:30. When you go to Bali, you have to buy a visum on arrival. There are two types, depending on the length of the stay in Indonesia: 7 days or storter and 30 days. Since I still arrived on Wednesday, I was technically to spend 8 days in Indonesia and therefore had to buy the 30 day visum, which cost me 2...

After packing my bag it was time to go. Firstly we went to the post office, so I could send all kinds of stuff back home that wouldn't be usefull in Indonesia and the rest of my trip. Then I say goodbye to Shinya and take the train to Osaka. After some initial difficulties I finally arrive at the hotel, which appears to be close to the airport but far from the city centre. I take a nice shower and head back to the city, as I only have one day in Osaka. Firs...