After a heated argument with his mum, the boy, who A Current Affair gave the name of Drew, borrowed the family’s credit cards and headed to Bali anyway.
After securing his family’s credit card, Drew coaxed his grandma into giving him his passport.
He researched airlines that fly to Denpasar, Bali — realising there was only one that let children aged 12 and up travel alone without a letter from parents.
Then one morning, Drew filled his backpack with enough clothes for a four-day holiday to Bali and then told his parents he was off to school.
Instead Drew rode his razor scooter to the station, took a train to the airport and boarded the plane — no questions asked."
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:) Young upstart!!
He’s in good company.
• Shirley Temple was awarded a special Oscar at age 7
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote his first symphony at 8
• Jordan Romero climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro at age 9, Mount Everest at 13
• Jim Martin, Australian soldier in WWI, died at Gallipoli at 14
• Bobby Fischer won US Chess Championship at 14, Grand Master at 15
• Nadia Comeneci achieved Olympic victory at 14
• Laura Dekker sailed solo around the world at 14
• Louis Braille invented the Braille System at 15
• Alexander the Great founded his first colony at 16
• Joan of Arc turned a war around at 17
• Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize at 17
• Pelé Won the World Cup at age 17
• Blaise Pascal developed a calculator at 19, 17th century
• William Pitt the Younger became prime minister of England at 24
Amazed young Drew got away with it.
“But despite Emma’s worry, Drew had thought of everything — booking himself a room at the All Seasons Hotel and using a popular Go Jek bike to get from the airport.”
Good on him.