("Baka wa kaze wo hikanai.") Despite this popular Japanese saying, plus with some western superstition, I do feel like an idiot for...

A sleepless flight, a tragedy (of lost photos) and a not-so-spectacular arrival. All in +33 degrees with extra 50kg and sweating buckets.

It's Saturday. Packing day. Yay. I need to cram my life into 2 suitcases, limited to 23kg each, and into 1 backpack. Easier said than done.