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This year’s annual roundup could barely be any more depressing, and while I understand how our “life of leisure” can seem desirable to some, the longer we live this life of detachment and unpredictability, the more I miss normality. It’s no different to the “grass is always greener scenario” where people envy a life that …
The past few months have been set in somewhat of a limbo, as we planned to be in the U.K. in April, and then again in July, but now in September we are still twiddling our thumbs in Thailand. And this is to do with an ongoing long-term Visa saga, which we ironically applied for …
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This morning I woke to frost on the ground and left the house with 3’c temperatures outside. It’s hardly t-shirt weather here and I was wearing an arctic expedition jacket, as I’m still reacclimatised to the weather here. But it was sunny, which means summer is coming and the usual grey skies and misery of …
I’ve never really mentioned on this blog my life before Asia, but now, with our recent move to Bangor Northern Ireland, there is no better time than now to share. I have been here now since late December, with Fanfan for most of it, but for reasons, I have been a bit hush-hush on why. For …
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For the first weeks of this month I was organizing a community treasure hunt in my hometown of Bangor Northern Ireland, while travelling almost 10,000 km away in all parts of Japan. What else would I have been doing? I am now in the sticks of Thailand, not far from the Cambodian borders and roughly …
One of the most common questions asked to us as a travelling couple is “who makes the decisions in travel?” In all, I would say we both make the decisions, but this has swayed more recently towards Fanfan. While in earlier travels, I would almost always take control of the decision making, this no longer …
Looking back at 2014 we can only compare it to the year before in 2013 where we travelled through Europe, got engaged in Wicklow Ireland, married in Bali and ticked off a handful of dream destinations. So 2013 was our best year to date but I would say 2014 isn’t far behind. On paper though it does …
One of the most common questions asked to a travel blogger is “what inspired you to travel” and for me it is a question which always draws a blank. I don’t really follow things; movies or TV, magazines, blogs or people… I just travel because I always have. It’s like being asked what inspired you …
If ‘the first year of marriage is always the hardest’ then I can say our marriage is definite for the long run. Since our wedding in April last year we have enjoyed a yearlong honeymoon, or at least that’s how it has felt. After travels in Europe, our engagement in the Wicklow Mountains, and our …