{"id":1045,"date":"2023-06-18T14:16:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T12:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.backeman.se\/?page_id=1045"},"modified":"2025-01-01T20:42:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T20:42:23","slug":"trip-to-asia-and-world-scout-jamboree","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/trips\/trip-to-asia-and-world-scout-jamboree\/","title":{"rendered":"Trip to Asia and World Scout Jamboree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During 2023 it was once again time for a World Scout Jamboree, this time in Saemanguem a few hours south of Seoul in South Korea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I applied in 2022 and got accepted and at a gathering for all Swedish ISTs, I met Jonas E who was part of the same scout troop in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.karlsro.nu\/\">Karlsro Scoutk\u00e5r<\/a> when I grew up. We teamed up and did some traveling before and after the Jamboree itself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the travelplan I had: <\/p>\n\n\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/travelmap.net\/itinerary\/backeman.se-R7q1oc?map-only=1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"550\" class=\"travelmap-iframe\" allow=\"geolocation\" scrolling=\"yes\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"box-shadow: 0 2px 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14), 0 3px 1px -2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 1px 5px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-2fc57c17 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1050 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/06\/19\/one-month-until-takeoff\/\" target=\"_self\" >One month until takeoff<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In just 32 days my journey to South Korea and Asia begins. This first post will kick off the relatively long series of stories that I will tell from my trip to the 25th World Scout Jamboree, Seoul, Singapore, and Jakarta. The plan is to publish a post per day. Jonas and I will meet<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/06\/19\/one-month-until-takeoff\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-06-19T14:14:36+00:00\">June 19, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1063 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/07\/17\/be-prepared\/\" target=\"_self\" >Be prepared<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In just four days I&#8217;m on a plane heading eastwards for South Korea. The &#8220;travel jitters&#8221; has begun to set in. In an effort to try and calm myself, I spent the Sunday packing and made sure to go through the list I&#8217;d made and see that it all fits in the bags. The problem<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/07\/17\/be-prepared\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-07-17T11:19:48+00:00\">July 17, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1074 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/07\/22\/business-class-humid-heat-football-tired\/\" target=\"_self\" >Business class, humid heat, football, tired<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Today was the day. Finally, time to start the trip towards Asia, South Korea, and the 25th World Scout Jamboree. Even though I don&#8217;t have any trouble getting up in the morning if I need to, I&#8217;m not really a morning person. 4:45 is way before my preferred time of waking up. I fixed the<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/07\/22\/business-class-humid-heat-football-tired\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-07-22T16:36:21+00:00\">July 22, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1108 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/07\/23\/war-museum-seoul-tower-korean-bbq\/\" target=\"_self\" >War Museum, Seoul Tower, Korean BBQ<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">It was a long time since I slept this well. As you say hunger is the best spice, I guess exhaustion is the best sleeping pill \ud83d\ude42 I woke up to the sound of rain hitting the windows and when I looked out it seemed to pour down. I should have bought the umbrella yesterday.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/07\/23\/war-museum-seoul-tower-korean-bbq\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-07-23T16:58:37+00:00\">July 23, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1168 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/07\/24\/the-palace-and-south-of-the-river\/\" target=\"_self\" >The palace and south of the river<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Today we walked in the opposite direction than yesterday to find some breakfast. We discovered that we have a Paris Baguette Cafe just around the corner. After a couple of sandwiches and some juice, we stepped into the subway, heading for one of the palaces. Since our finish friend from arrival day lived close to<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/07\/24\/the-palace-and-south-of-the-river\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-07-24T15:36:03+00:00\">July 24, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1200 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/07\/25\/dmz-and-new-friends\/\" target=\"_self\" >DMZ and new friends!<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Even though we were gonna have an early morning, I woke up even earlier because of the heat. My AC unit turns off when it reaches its set goal (18 C, the lowest possible). However, according to my thermometer, it&#8217;s 26 degrees in my room. So I spent my time in bed watching tonight&#8217;s game<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/07\/25\/dmz-and-new-friends\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-07-25T17:01:07+00:00\">July 25, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1229 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/07\/26\/the-final-full-day-in-seoul\/\" target=\"_self\" >The final full day in Seoul<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Since I&#8217;m going through clothes rather rapidly in the humid heat and there are laundry machines with free detergent at the hotel, we decided to do a round of laundry this morning. We got down to the second floor, started the machines, and then went out to the Paris Baguette caf\u00e9 again for breakfast. When<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/07\/26\/the-final-full-day-in-seoul\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-07-26T15:08:23+00:00\">July 26, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1242 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/07\/27\/travel-and-funny-pictures\/\" target=\"_self\" >Travel and funny pictures<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Time to leave Seoul! We got up and headed out for breakfast at our &#8220;usual&#8221; place. Then pack up the last stuff, check out, and head towards the subway and Seoul station. The board for departures only showed the upcoming six trains and since I like to travel with margins, we had about 45 minutes<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/07\/27\/travel-and-funny-pictures\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-07-27T13:45:47+00:00\">July 27, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1264 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/07\/28\/the-day-before-d-day-everyone-is-here\/\" target=\"_self\" >The day before D-day, everyone is here!<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Woke up in our nice apartment and then showered followed by breakfast. Not the best solution for the bathroom because the humidity couldn&#8217;t go anywhere and without any shower curtain and the drain under the sink, you got water basically everywhere. We left the apartment and grabbed a taxi just outside the apartment complex. I<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/07\/28\/the-day-before-d-day-everyone-is-here\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-07-28T15:36:47+00:00\">July 28, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1286 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/07\/29\/warm\/\" target=\"_self\" >WARM!<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Today was the day to head to the campsite. We woke up, had breakfast, and waited for the buses to arrive at nine. They came at eleven&#8230; We went to a welcome center where they checked that we had done Safe From Harm and got our ID badges. We also had lunch. The whole operation<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/07\/29\/warm\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-07-29T14:58:30+00:00\">July 29, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1296 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/07\/30\/more-heat-and-rain\/\" target=\"_self\" >More heat, and rain<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">It was cooler than I expected in the morning. I turned off my fan around 5 in the morning but never needed to pull anything over me. Got up at 6:45 and got prepared for breakfast. A few of us joined in the ten-minute walk to the dining hall. When we arrived the queue was<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/07\/30\/more-heat-and-rain\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-07-30T15:41:49+00:00\">July 30, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1334 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/07\/31\/some-arrived-early-some-are-postponing\/\" target=\"_self\" >Some arrived early, some are postponing.<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The rain helped with the temperature so it was only 26 degrees in the tent. Woke up a lot during the night and at six I got up, heading for breakfast. At the dining hall, we met a subcamp chief that lives in the furthest subcamp. If the shuttle bus is full or canceled, they<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/07\/31\/some-arrived-early-some-are-postponing\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-07-31T14:43:08+00:00\">July 31, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1343 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/01\/arrival-day-1\/\" target=\"_self\" >Arrival day, #1<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Got up at 5:30, leaving for breakfast fifteen minutes later. Some queue but it was alright.Met Sandro in the dining hall, nice to meet him four years later. He has some insight into the Wosm organization so it was interesting to get his perspective. Just got back to my Subcamp in time for my shift<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/01\/arrival-day-1\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-01T15:40:06+00:00\">August 1, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1352 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/02\/a-birthday-in-different-shapes\/\" target=\"_self\" >A birthday in different shapes<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Almost slept until 7, then the temperature reached 30 and I couldn&#8217;t stay in bed \ud83d\ude42 Got up and went for breakfast, I had asked my team lead to sleep in. I sat at the Swedish CMT flag and spoke to a couple of Swedes working at another Subcamp. I get more and more of<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/02\/a-birthday-in-different-shapes\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-02T20:01:00+00:00\">August 2, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1372 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/03\/first-day-of-the-normal-routine\/\" target=\"_self\" >First day of the normal routine<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Since I got in bed at three in the morning and didn&#8217;t start my shift until 12 I was trying to stay in bed as long as possible. At seven it got too hot in the inner tent, so I crawled out of it, to the outer tent, bringing my mattress, opened the door, and<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/03\/first-day-of-the-normal-routine\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-03T14:15:31+00:00\">August 3, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1383 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/04\/soooo-uk-is-leaving\/\" target=\"_self\" >Soooo, UK is leaving<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Yesterday I was fine to volunteer for the morning shift and food distribution, starting at 5. When the alarm went off I wasn&#8217;t as eager as the day before. It was a beautiful morning though. Quickly dressed and set off to the food tent. We started about 10 minutes late and it went rather smoothly.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/04\/soooo-uk-is-leaving\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-04T17:33:40+00:00\">August 4, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1406 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/05\/promotion\/\" target=\"_self\" >Promotion<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Today I was working the evening shift so I tried once more to sleep in. At seven it was an unbearable 32 degrees in the tent so I got up, got dressed, and moved over to our resting tent with the beds. Dozed off for some time but it was still really hot so I<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/05\/promotion\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-05T17:02:13+00:00\">August 5, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1408 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/06\/its-so-damn-hot\/\" target=\"_self\" >It&#8217;s so damn hot!<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I woke up before 7 with almost 30 degrees in my tent. Tidyd up a bit, put away my laundry, and tried to sweep the sand out of the tent. There is literally sand everywhere. The problem is that it increases friction and creates blisters when it gets into your shoes. I left for breakfast<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/06\/its-so-damn-hot\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-06T16:42:35+00:00\">August 6, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1418 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/07\/constant-change\/\" target=\"_self\" >Constant change<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Got up and went to the dining hall to get breakfast. Spoke with a couple of Swedes, interesting to hear their stories from the Jamboree. Had some trouble finding a working adult male toilet with paper, a continuing issue at this camp. Before lunch, our Deputy chief got the message that the whole camp is<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/07\/constant-change\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-07T16:28:08+00:00\">August 7, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1420 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/08\/departure\/\" target=\"_self\" >Departure<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The alarm went off at 4 and I got up quickly so I shouldn&#8217;t fall asleep again. Took a few minutes before my colleagues joined me and we started to tear down our office. I took it upon myself to start delivering big bags to the units for storing tents and cooking equipment. We didn&#8217;t<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/08\/departure\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-08T16:56:39+00:00\">August 8, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1449 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/09\/mud-festival\/\" target=\"_self\" >Mud festival<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">My alarm was set to 7:30 but Jonas got up a bit earlier. Another shower and then head down to breakfast. They told us that we had to be there at 8. During the breakfast, which contained a BLT sandwich from Subway and a juice box, we got informed that today&#8217;s program was the Mudfestival,<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/09\/mud-festival\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-09T16:27:57+00:00\">August 9, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1468 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/10\/there-are-slow-days-and-there-are-slow-days\/\" target=\"_self\" >There are slow days, and there are slow days<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Breakfast was served between 7:30 and 8:30, so we got up to get some. I was still really tired and would have preferred to sleep for a couple of hours more, but on the other hand, I was quite hungry and probably needed the food. However, I have a hard time getting used to the<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/10\/there-are-slow-days-and-there-are-slow-days\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-10T15:56:05+00:00\">August 10, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1490 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/11\/the-end-of-wsj23\/\" target=\"_self\" >The end, of WSJ23<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Early morning is relative but this one felt like it. Got up at 7 to pack the last stuff and then breakfast. Still not used to the Korean breakfast. Said thanks and goodbye to our IST support Henrik and Jacob who, with colleagues, have helped us through this historical Jamboree. They have been amazing, and<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/11\/the-end-of-wsj23\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-11T18:29:47+00:00\">August 11, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1506 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/12\/navigation-is-heard-and-seoul-is-great-with-signs\/\" target=\"_self\" >Navigation is hard and Seoul is great with signs<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I woke up at 10:30. I slept really well, except I couldn&#8217;t get the AC working so it was 26 degrees in my room in the morning, just like the tent. Got down to the reception and via Google Translate she told me I had to use the TV remote to start it. The setting<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/12\/navigation-is-heard-and-seoul-is-great-with-signs\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-12T17:19:04+00:00\">August 12, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1553 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/13\/good-bye-seoul\/\" target=\"_self\" >Good bye Seoul!<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">So I slept even better this night thanks to the AC being turned on, that helped a lot \ud83d\ude42 When I woke up Jonas had already messaged me that he was going to meet the others somewhere at 10:30 so we would be leaving the hotel separately. Packed up the last of my stuff and<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/13\/good-bye-seoul\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-13T16:26:24+00:00\">August 13, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1572 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/14\/hellooooo-singapore\/\" target=\"_self\" >Hellooooo Singapore!!<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I slept terribly last night. Probably to some extent because of realizing last night that my bags are around 2 kilos too heavy. And the same for my carry-on luggage. This after I&#8217;ve thrown away like my rubber boots, some clothes, and other stuff. Kept thinking of ways to get away with it. Like putting<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/14\/hellooooo-singapore\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-14T16:31:39+00:00\">August 14, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1580 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/15\/singapore-is-also-hot\/\" target=\"_self\" >Singapore is also hot<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I slept really well this night. Woke up around 9:30, got myself ready, and left for a mall, looking for a charger for my Pixel Watch and maybe someone who can repair the screen on my phone. Some googling yesterday told me that Funan should have a lot of electronic stores. After initially making a<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/15\/singapore-is-also-hot\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-15T17:45:14+00:00\">August 15, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1614 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/16\/we-being-tourists\/\" target=\"_self\" >We being tourists<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The annual meeting I attended last night ended at four in the morning. However, I slept really well in the dark room and woke up at 11. The doors aren&#8217;t that thick so I heard a vacuum cleaner at 8 (I think) but thankfully I could fall back to sleep. I texted Jonas that I<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/16\/we-being-tourists\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-16T15:22:56+00:00\">August 16, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1631 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/17\/sentosa-island-and-long-bar\/\" target=\"_self\" >Sentosa Island and Long Bar<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I woke up just before the alarm at 9 and my plan was to check out the electronics store from yesterday if they had a charger for my watch, before Jonas got up. But the comfy bed and a game on my phone kept me a bit too long. I managed to get to the<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/17\/sentosa-island-and-long-bar\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-17T18:23:36+00:00\">August 17, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1669 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/18\/last-full-day-in-singapore\/\" target=\"_self\" >Last full day in Singapore<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">We took the morning off and left the hotel at around 11:15 to have breakfast at our favorite place (the third time now) just across the street. When we were about to leave the rain started pouring. We went to look for another way down to the subway, on our side of the street. We<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/18\/last-full-day-in-singapore\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-18T17:13:15+00:00\">August 18, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1685 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/19\/goodbye-singapore-and-thank-you-jonas\/\" target=\"_self\" >Goodbye Singapore, and thank you Jonas!<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I set the alarm at 8 so I would have enough time to pack. As usual, I had too much time set aside so I was done when the clock hit 9. I took a shower, checked out, and then went out to find myself a mug, the souvenir I bring from the cities I<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/19\/goodbye-singapore-and-thank-you-jonas\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-19T18:41:03+00:00\">August 19, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1704 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/20\/slow-first-day-in-jakarta\/\" target=\"_self\" >Slow first day in Jakarta<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Took a really slow morning and had breakfast in the hotel restaurant. It was a decent breakfast, with both international stuff (bread, waffles, cornflakes) and some local dishes I didn&#8217;t dare to try today. I will probably eat there every morning this week. I decided to go to Grand Indonesia, a big mall, and spend<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/20\/slow-first-day-in-jakarta\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-20T17:01:06+00:00\">August 20, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1714 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/21\/how-hard-can-it-be-to-find-a-mug\/\" target=\"_self\" >How hard can it be to find a mug?<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Started off with breakfast and then got into a cab. The number plate was a bit funny, B 2575 BIL, as BIL is car in Swedish \ud83d\ude42 Last night I googled &#8220;downtown Jakarta&#8221; and someone suggested the business district called Sudirman. So I found a mall in that area and thought I would start my<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/21\/how-hard-can-it-be-to-find-a-mug\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-21T17:52:14+00:00\">August 21, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1742 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/22\/indonesian-cinema-has-one-up-on-sweden\/\" target=\"_self\" >Indonesian cinema has one up on Sweden<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Really slow morning with breakfast and then heading down to the pool. Got some sunshine every now and then, alternating between hanging in the pool and on the sunbed. Two kids with one or two parents also took a bath at the same time, it&#8217;s fun to see kids playing in the water, getting comfortable,<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/22\/indonesian-cinema-has-one-up-on-sweden\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-22T15:59:38+00:00\">August 22, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1755 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/23\/swimming-in-the-java-sea\/\" target=\"_self\" >Swimming in the Java Sea<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Today was the earliest day for a week or two. Alarm went off at six so I could get breakfast before getting picked up at seven. Isabel met me in the lobby just before the agreed time and she informed me how the day should proceed while were waiting for the car to pick us<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/23\/swimming-in-the-java-sea\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-23T15:48:42+00:00\">August 23, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1793 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/24\/kota-tua\/\" target=\"_self\" >Kota Tua<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I woke up a bit sore from yesterday actually. I had my breakfast and asked the receptionist where I should go if I wanted to visit Kota Tua, the old town. He didn&#8217;t really understand my question, I first wanted a spot or address where I could direct the cab to. Then I wanted some<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/24\/kota-tua\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-24T15:52:51+00:00\">August 24, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1830 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/25\/last-day-in-jakarta-and-asia\/\" target=\"_self\" >Last day in Jakarta, and Asia<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Just breakfast, TV shows in the room, packing, and some pool time until it was time to leave for tonight&#8217;s entertainment, the Skye Restaurant on the 56th floor of the Grand Indonesia East Mall. I didn&#8217;t even eat lunch. When I arrived at the mall, I first went looking for where the entrance to the<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/25\/last-day-in-jakarta-and-asia\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-25T17:36:01+00:00\">August 25, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1841 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2023-wsj\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backeman.se\/index.php\/2023\/08\/27\/thank-you-asia\/\" target=\"_self\" >Thank you, Asia!<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">So, the day was finally here, the end of my five-week trip to Asia. 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