Bali Indonesia

Hi, all of you.

Last week I went to Bali for a few days before I flew on to Australia.

I had a switch to Jakarta where I found out my debit card didn't work. He stood up worldwide but still didn't manage to pin. That was quite annoying because I had so well prepared for Australia that I had forgotten Bali a bit. So I had not exchanged money and so nothing with me. I was very thirsty and started to get hungry. I panicked slightly because I had no money, no working debit card, knew no one and no food or drink anymore.

Fortunately, I found out that I could use my debit card to 3 different banks in Indonesia. When I arrived at Bali I managed to pin at the first vending machine I met, I just had no idea how much to pin and didn't know the course.. I went for 400,000 IDR. I had something to eat and drink and then I arranged a taxi to my hotel. That was when I found out that 400,000 IDR is not so much (about €25). The taxi ride was 400.000, so I had a little less because I had bought some food and drinks.

I asked the taxi driver if it was possible to stop at one of the three banks where I could pin if it's okay. I think we've had about five banks and vending machines, and it didn't work anywhere! Meanwhile I got some stress because I couldn't afford this man and then I had nothing left to buy my dinner.