My balance sheet is n’t quite finished explaining how my money was earnt and spent but I have just worked out my profit (before tax) from the Asia trip and it came in at GBP £2300 or US $4200 which is fantastic news.

I’d originally planned to come home with the same bank balance than when I left. Based on my original goal and these figures I think I can say the trip was a financial success.

Over the next few months in Europe and Africa I hope to maintain this although it will be harder with the higher costs of living and travel. For instance the weekend in London I just had cost me more than a week’s living expenses in Asia!

Switzerland should be a challenge seeing as it is one of the most expensive countries on one of the most expensive continents. I hope to counter this expense by such measures as taking my tent.

Things are picking up web earnings wise. I had a record day on Saturday of over GBP £150 which was unexpected as the weekends are normally way down on weekdays. My weekly earnings tends to peak on Tuesday and then head steadily down to Fri /Sat and recovers a bit on Sunday.

It is still the height of summer here and people are generally more interested in cooking themselves outside than surfing the web, which is fair enough I suppose.

It’s just a few hours before I leave Singapore. Caught the overnight train here and spent most of the morning looking for somewhere to store my big backpack!

This afternoon I escaped the heat and humidity by venturing underground to the secret British bunker from World War II. All in all very interesting. Our Singaporian guide was actually around during the Japanese occupation from 1942-45 and came out with some pretty horrific stories of torture and suffering.

There was a collective relief amongst us tourists that there were no Japanese present as this guy certainly had n’t forgiven or forgot. I guess without having gone through this nightmare it is hard to be judgemental over people’s attitudes, however extreme.

Well I am logging off now for the last time in Asia, but don’t forget that I will still be updating this blog when I am back in the UK and venturing around continental Europe and Africa!

To take my mind off last nights’ events in Germany ( damn penalties )I have decided to spend the day planning what I am going to be doing over the summer and autumn. The plan does not include working in an office either!

So after a few weeks at home, mainly working on my sites and catching up with people, I am going to head off to France or Switzerland to hike in the Alps for a week or two. I am going to start writing a book as well while I am there.

Anyone who followed me through New Zealand will know my love for the mountains and that’s where I plan to get fit (for bigger challenges ahead) and enjoy the majestic landscape!

Later in the summer I am planning on heading to the Atlas Mountains in Morocco and if business goes well to Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. It has been a long standing dream of mine to climb Africa’s highest peak and I am hoping to do it as part of a charity walk.

Thanks for listening, now I feel better!

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 total.

It is sad to be leaving Bali in a way but I definetly feel I have had enough time on the island. Many expats make Bali their home but it is not somewhere I could live long term (thats goes for all of SoutheastAsia).

I really hope the island continues it’s recovery as the tourist numbers are badly needed here. Encouragingly many more Asian tourists are coming here to replace the Aussies who have been put off in recent times.

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.

Well I had no hangover today but enjoyed a few beers watching England last night with some fellow England followers from Norway and Sweden. Now Sweden are out their fans here are firmly behind England. Most of them had England jerseys on and hats!

The Norwegian guys follow the English Permier League religiously and all have their favourite teams. It was good watching the game with such a mix of nationalities and the people you meet on these trips contribute much to the overall pleasure of travelling.

Well Tuesday 4th at noon I will be back on home soil. The Working Nomad site will continue to rumble on with reports from trips around Europe and monthly earnings etc so I hope you still visit the site and participate in our forum!

I am excited now about going home and I should be back at my Mother’s house in time to possibly see England play Brazil (positive thinking!).

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 did a lot of web searches for flights but nothing cheap.

So I decide just to get a flight back to London. It turns out that I have to change planes in Frankfurt anyway and the flights are very cheap! I am wondering whether they’ll let me stay in Germany and miss my connecting flight?

I will only stay in Germany if England are still in the World Cup. I have been checking out various news sites and apparently England have already lost the game against Ecuador tonight due to the predicted hot weather. So no need to stay in Germany!

So I will be back here tomorrow with another Visa card and hopefully a hangover from celebrating the previous nights’ events in Stuttgart…

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. Your security in old age is your offspring. Without children getting old in Indonesia is very tough, hence why so many have large families in the developing World.

Another friend wants a new life in Australia, and who can blame him. An Aussie couple has offered him somewhere to stay in Perth to stay if he can get over there. That’s the problem you see. An Indonesian passport costs 1 million rupiah ($100). This far exceeds what people earn in a month here.

It is ridiculous that the Government here charges this amount which is way out of proportion to everything else. On top of that to make an Australian Visa you need a bank account with a lot of money and you need a return airfare.

Is there any wonder why so many Indonesians risk their lives crossing over to Australia illegally in small boats? Unemployment in Bali is very high with many flocking in from other Islands in the hope of working in the tourist industry, such as my friends from Sumatra.

Next time you get on an airplane consider yourself extremely privileged. I know I will.

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 be having an effect on things. Web traffic does tend to be seasonal. Roll on September!

I am staying up late tonight to watch the England v Sweden game. Kick off here is 3am but there is no way I am going to miss it. I am planning on meeting some people at midnight and we’ll have a few Bintangs before the game, no doubt

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 Cup has coincided with an invite to stay in Berlin for a few days with a friend. It is going to cost me for sure but I am hugely tempted to go (despite England’s lack-lustre performances thus far).

I am going to investigate flights but I think I can get there for not much more than a flight to England. I would then have to get back home from Germany which should n’t be too much hassle.

I am pretty tired now after having stayed up late to watch the England game. The time difference is only 6 hours ahead of Germany but it is starting to become a factor as I am missing out on games I would have liked to have watched.

Anyone who has been to Bali will tell you that Ubud is a pretty relaxed place to hang out. You still get the odd bit of hassle but it is less intense.

In fact Ubud would be a very good place for a Working Nomad to hang out. There is cheap wireless Internet available, some great food, nice mix of expats & locals and lively enough not to be dull. My bungalow is huge as well. For $10 I have a split studio and two bedrooms!

I could n’t stay here too long because of the pull of the ocean. We are only 30kms at most from the sea but with Bali’s traffic it is no quick journey (took nearly 2 hours to get here!)

One thing I miss from home is cheese. I actually had some proper cheddar cheese today and it was awesome! A real treat after months of that ubiquitous processed stuff they have in Asia.

I did spot some proper cheese in a supermarket before but it was over three times the normal western price!

Well after a very quiet week things are looking up on the web site front. I have found a nice cafe here where I can work well and enjoy their lovely gado-godo!