Indonesia is another country that requires proof of onward travel. AirAsia in Manila didn’t want to give us our tickets initially, but after telling them that I waive them of all responsibility of paying for a ticket if immigration doesn’t allow us and that I would pay for the ticket, they let us board.
Once we got to Bali, immigration didn’t ask for proof of onward travel, and we got through without a hitch. After that, though, I was pulled aside because they wanted to search my bag. You pass through security upon arrival, and when my bag way X-rayed, I guess they saw that I had some pills. Other than the typical Ibuprofen, I also carry some antihistamines and other allergy pills ever since I was hospitalized for 5 days following an allergy attack from an unknown source. After I showed them what I had, we were let through after they checked the pills in the backroom.
We struggled with Grab (the Uber of Asia) since our first driver didn’t seem to understand where to go even though there’s a designated Grab pickup spot at the airport, but we eventually got a ride downtown with a different driver.
We stayed at a hostel for a couple of nights and went to the beach to splash around in the waves.
Still waiting…
