{"id":38910,"date":"2016-11-05T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2016-11-05T04:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/?p=38910"},"modified":"2026-03-02T07:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T06:11:31","slug":"veckans-gast-inga-och-richard-sundell-backpackers-pa-sabbasar-asien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/11\/veckans-gast-inga-och-richard-sundell-backpackers-pa-sabbasar-asien\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest of the Week: Inga and Richard Sundell, backpackers on sabbatical in Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ta_ads_container\" class=\"takeover-container has-clientside-condition loading run-count-0\" data-ttl=\"86400\"><div class=\"takeover-bar\"><a class=\"blog-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/\" title=\"FREEDOMtravel - Sweden&#039;s largest travel magazine - \" rel=\"home\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FREEDOMtravel-resemagasin.png\" alt=\"FREEDOMtravel - Sveriges mesta resemagasin\"><\/a><a class=\"home-link close-takeover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/\">Go to FREEDOMtravel<\/a><\/div><div class=\"takeover-content\"><div class=\"label\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-2082857359\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/husvagnar\/alpina\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-computer-1920x900px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1024x480.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-768x360.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-224x105.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-600x281.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1536x720.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-433x203.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1200x563.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"900\"   \/><\/a><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {if( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709_timeout\" ) ) {if( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\" ) ) {var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = parseInt( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\" ) ) + 1;} else { var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = 1; }} else {var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = 1;advads.set_cookie_sec(\"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709_timeout\", \"true\", 86400 );}advads.set_cookie_sec(\"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\", advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709, 86400 );});<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-intervju-och-fragor-helena-bergstrom\">Interview and questions: Helena Bergstr\u00f6m<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inga and Richard Sundell are a married couple who lived ordinary lives in Stockholm with ordinary jobs, but felt they needed a timeout from the squirrel wheel. So they decided to take a sabbatical. They quit their respective jobs, packed their backpacks and headed off to Asia. They have now been travelling for several months, spending time in Bali, Japan and Vietnam.<\/p><div class=\"sharethis-buttons\"><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/twitter.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Tweet<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/facebook.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"linkedin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/linkedin.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"pinterest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/pinterest.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Pin<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"reddit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/reddit.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"digg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/digg.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We asked Inga and Richard how they go about getting away on a sabbatical, what's the best thing about travelling this way and what might not have worked out the way they intended. Read the interesting interview and take a look at the couple's blog. <a href=\"https:\/\/nomaderna.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Nomads<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad7a3ce002d3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad7a3ce002d3\" checked aria-label=\"toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/11\/veckans-gast-inga-och-richard-sundell-backpackers-pa-sabbasar-asien\/#Kan_ni_beratta_lite_om_er_sjalva_Hur_lever_ni_nar_ni_inte_reser_och_vad_fick_er_att_bestamma_er_for_att_ta_ett_sabbatsar_och_resa\" >Can you tell us a bit about yourself? How do you live when you are not travelling and what made you decide to take a sabbatical and travel?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/11\/veckans-gast-inga-och-richard-sundell-backpackers-pa-sabbasar-asien\/#Hur_forbereder_man_en_sadan_har_lang_resa_Hur_gjorde_ni_med_jobb_bostad_post_ekonomi_och_annat_praktiskt\" >How do you prepare for such a long trip? How did you deal with work, housing, mail, finances and other practicalities?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/11\/veckans-gast-inga-och-richard-sundell-backpackers-pa-sabbasar-asien\/#Beratta_om_resan_Hur_ser_resrutten_ut_och_vilka_landerplatser_har_ni_besokt\" >Tell us about the trip! What is the itinerary and which countries\/places did you visit?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/11\/veckans-gast-inga-och-richard-sundell-backpackers-pa-sabbasar-asien\/#Hur_bor_ni_under_resan\" >How do you live during the trip?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/11\/veckans-gast-inga-och-richard-sundell-backpackers-pa-sabbasar-asien\/#Vad_har_varit_det_basta_med_resan_Beratta_om_nagon_extra_fin_plats_eller_upplevelse\" >What was the best part of the trip? Tell us about a special place or experience!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/11\/veckans-gast-inga-och-richard-sundell-backpackers-pa-sabbasar-asien\/#Har_ni_varit_med_om_nagra_missoden_under_resan_eller_nagot_som_inte_gatt_som_ni_tankt_Beratta\" >Have you had any mishaps during your trip, or anything that didn't go as planned? Tell us about it!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/11\/veckans-gast-inga-och-richard-sundell-backpackers-pa-sabbasar-asien\/#Hur_ser_resten_av_resan_ut_och_vad_planerar_ni_att_gora_nar_ni_kommer_hem\" >What is the rest of your trip like, and what do you plan to do when you get home?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/11\/veckans-gast-inga-och-richard-sundell-backpackers-pa-sabbasar-asien\/#Till_sist_en_fraga_vi_staller_till_alla_vi_intervjuar_Vilket_ar_ert_dromresmal\" >Finally, a question we ask everyone we interview: What is your dream destination?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/11\/veckans-gast-inga-och-richard-sundell-backpackers-pa-sabbasar-asien\/#Prenumerera_pa_vart_nyhetsbrev\" >Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kan-ni-beratta-lite-om-er-sjalva-hur-lever-ni-nar-ni-inte-reser-och-vad-fick-er-att-bestamma-er-for-att-ta-ett-sabbatsar-och-resa\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kan_ni_beratta_lite_om_er_sjalva_Hur_lever_ni_nar_ni_inte_reser_och_vad_fick_er_att_bestamma_er_for_att_ta_ett_sabbatsar_och_resa\"><\/span>Can you tell us a bit about yourself? How do you live when you are not travelling and what made you decide to take a sabbatical and travel?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we are not travelling, we are IT project managers and supervising electricians living in Stockholm. When we sold our house, which we had completely renovated while working full-time for just over three years, we were pretty burnt out. <\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-3053121553\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88752\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-2320798378 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-113231327\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-top-banner-588x158px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-toppbanner-588x158px.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-4164426681\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ullbadden.se\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider2320798378 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-2320798378\" );$freedslider2320798378.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider2320798378.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider2320798378.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider2320798378.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider2320798378.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were going to take a three-month winter holiday. Since we were both in supervisory positions, no employer would agree to it. So we resigned. I had lived abroad almost half my life, while Richard has never done so, I knew he would love it. I was right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hur-forbereder-man-en-sadan-har-lang-resa-hur-gjorde-ni-med-jobb-bostad-post-ekonomi-och-annat-praktiskt\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hur_forbereder_man_en_sadan_har_lang_resa_Hur_gjorde_ni_med_jobb_bostad_post_ekonomi_och_annat_praktiskt\"><\/span>How do you prepare for such a long trip? How did you deal with work, housing, mail, finances and other practicalities?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The job is easy. Review your employment contract to make sure you are not locked into long notice periods, which you should negotiate away. One month's notice is the norm. 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My mother offered to collect the post every month. I had called all our suppliers and asked them to contact us by e-mail from now on. All bills are on direct debit and with Skandiabanken's ATM card there are no charges for withdrawing money abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-beratta-om-resan-hur-ser-resrutten-ut-och-vilka-lander-platser-har-ni-besokt\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Beratta_om_resan_Hur_ser_resrutten_ut_och_vilka_landerplatser_har_ni_besokt\"><\/span>Tell us about the trip! What is the itinerary and which countries\/places did you visit?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We landed in Bali and really did the whole of Bali in just under 6 weeks. It was not planned to be a book off trip, we were just so curious about Bali.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banner freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-4232760253\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-2313590461\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcamp.se\/bra-att-veta\/incheckning-efter-stangning?utm_source=display&#038;utm_medium=Freedom-Travel&#038;utm_campaign=Freedom-Travel-sommar-2026\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-224x107.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-433x206.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"280\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We then spent six weeks in Japan, where I had previously lived for just over three years. We gathered with our parents to experience this year's cherry blossom, the whole family clan of six. After saying our goodbyes on the 11th of April, our parents returned to Sweden and Richard and I flew down to Okinawa to wait for spring. The kind of spring that our Bali wardrobe could handle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I love Japan, but it's certainly not a long-stay country. We met a Vietnamese couple at a minshuku (or guesthouse) and were recommended to go to Danang in Vietnam.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banners-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-2116781357\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-2986919127\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/wifi.se\/produkt\/hybrid-traveller-portabel-5g-router-med-backup-batteri-i-over-6-timmar-usb\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"freedom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/freedom.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"288\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Danang is located in the centre of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/restips\/asien\/vietnam\/\">Vietnam<\/a> on the coast. It is Vietnam's third largest city, but no one has heard of it because there are no tourist attractions here. The tourists usually end up two kilometres away, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2018\/03\/10-saker-att-gora-i-hoi-an-vietnam\/\">Hi An<\/a>, which is like the old town with somewhat eager vendors. We have been stuck in Danang for five months and will stay here for the rest of January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1175\" height=\"1175\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/g.jpg\" alt=\"I v\u00e5ras, utanf\u00f6r Tokyos Robot Caf\u00e9.\" class=\"wp-image-38911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/g.jpg 1175w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/g-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/g-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/g-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/g-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/g-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/g-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/g-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1175px) 100vw, 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Then we started booking apartments through Airbnb. We found our current home through our Vietnamese friends and live in a normal Vietnamese apartment in the local neighbourhood, just like that! 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Tell us about it!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Gili Trawangan, both our ATM cards were skimmed and the bank closed them! Luckily we had a credit card with us, which meant expensive fees until the replacement cards arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was a lot of trouble with not having a mobile phone number, as many applications (Airbnb, \u00fcber) verify using an SMS. For some reason my iPhone does not want to co-operate with local SIM cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We forgot our Swiss Army knife in our hand luggage and saw it thrown in the rubbish bin in front of our eyes. A motorbike accident meant two weeks of limping and a festering infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Things almost got really bad when I was about to be photographed in front of a rocky ledge with the Bali jungle behind me. I put my foot on elephant grass (reed-like super slippery grass) and disappeared into the ledge. My husband froze in fear while I dug my claws into the gravel with my feet dangling into a bush with inhuman sounds coming from it haha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hur-ser-resten-av-resan-ut-och-vad-planerar-ni-att-gora-nar-ni-kommer-hem\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hur_ser_resten_av_resan_ut_och_vad_planerar_ni_att_gora_nar_ni_kommer_hem\"><\/span>What is the rest of your trip like, and what do you plan to do when you get home?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next week is the Cambodia trip, where we will celebrate Richard's birthday and Halloween. 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Then we will plan a new sabbatical year haha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-till-sist-en-fraga-vi-staller-till-alla-vi-intervjuar-vilket-ar-ert-dromresmal\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Till_sist_en_fraga_vi_staller_till_alla_vi_intervjuar_Vilket_ar_ert_dromresmal\"><\/span>Finally, a question we ask everyone we interview: What is your dream destination?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would like to go everywhere where <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2016\/07\/veckans-gast-johnny-friskila-reseledare-centralasien\/\">Johnny Friskil\u00e4<\/a> fields. 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