Trying Freedom

Although it’s only just over a month since my last blog, it’s probably been the busiest one so far and perhaps the biggest surprise (even for me) is that I’m back in my sunny old hometown of Norwich, UK. I’ve spent a week in Cyprus celebrating a family wedding, the wedding was terrific itself but…

Before I left the UK I only had one place that I knew I needed to visit, Japan. I’m not even too sure why to be honest as it’s not like I’m big into Anime or any of the other weird and wonderful things that have put Japan on the map, but regardless I had…

Since planning to leave Koh Tao, I’d already been excited about getting back to that island lifestyle I’d become accustomed to while there. I had already decided at that point that I needed to plan something to fulfil that and look forward to while I travelled between big cities in Thailand and Vietnam, and that…

Thanks to Vietnam’s visa on arrival only allowing me 15 days in the country I had already done a fair bit of research about what to do while I was there, to make sure I make the most of it. After arriving on a late flight I headed out first thing in the morning on…

As I sold my house before starting this journey, I had always been open to the idea of potentially relocating long-term to another country, after spending another 3 weeks in Koh Tao since my last blog and feeling exactly the same about it as I did then, I’m confident that I could do at least…

The title is a bit misleading as I’ve been here for nearly a month now but the motivation to write and enjoy doing so comes in waves, but, better late than never… After some of the flights I’ve had to take already this trip, it felt easy to get to Thailand, just a 3-hour trip…