After spending a month in Bali, I initially planned to travel back to Singapore and then pop over to China, Vietnam and Cambodia for another few months to round out my tour of Asia prior to heading home.
Either way, the thought of the coronavirus actually shutting down society felt impossible and quite frankly, ridiculous at that moment in time.
Obviously, this situation did not materialize, but it felt like every person I had ever met was horrified at thought of me having to travel during Covid 19.
Like a lot of people at the airport, I still thought I would be okay if I flew from Bali to Singapore without pre-booking a connecting flight home.