October 9, 2023
Wait, what are you doing in Singapore?!
We’re here to renew our visas for Indonesia. Yep, that sounds crazy, but the only way to renew them is to leave the country. A search of airfares on Google showed that Singapore was our least expensive travel option from North Sulawesi, where Legacy is patiently waiting for our return in a few days.
This is the second time we’ve had to leave a country to renew visas. The first time was in New Zealand, and it was just cheaper to fly to Australia for the renewal, even with hotel and airfares ($1,600 for a straight renewal and $1,200 for the ‘four-day vacation’). For Indonesian visas, we had no choice—renewal can only be done from outside of the country.
