Webby It has been my worst month since June! Just like last October this one saw a dip in earnings. I came in roughly around GBP 1950 or USD 3750 this month. On the bright side this is five times more than I earnt in the corresponding period last year so at least I am still … Read more
It is amazing how quickly one gets used to the lower cost of living (or higher cost) and then adjusts accordingly. I could not imagine spending over $20 on a meal now like I routinely did in Switzerland. The picture right was taken the other night in the World famous Espresso bar and is of … Read more
Inspired by a comment on another website message board I am going to write a little about comfort zone. The comment went something along the lines on if your life is not making you wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat then you are not pushing your boundaries. I am … Read more
Dont’t be fooled into thinking this little boy on Kuta beach tonight is a lonely soul. Behind him was about 50000 people, mainly from Java on their holidays! So I am meant to be a working nomad. Well at the moment I am more nomad than working. There are plenty of distractions here in Bali, … Read more
Indonesia is in holiday mode now celebrating the end of the Muslim festival of Ramadan. The usual tourists beating a path in Bali are the less mortals of budget travellers and Aussies on their cheap package holidays. The island is heaving with folk mainly from Jakarta (the capital of Indonesia) and mainly of Chinese descent. … Read more
This will be my last post from a temperate climate for a while as I head back towards the equator. The summer in the UK has officially been the longest on record. Despte this people still claim there is no climate change happening! I do believe there is such a condition as seasonal affective disorder … Read more