I leave Thailand for Cambodia on Monday. I would rather move Christmas. If it wasn’t for the fact I have a date with my beautiful friend for the festive season and beyond, I would be firmly set on staying in Thailand. I have fallen in love with this vibrant country and it’s people. I feel … More Thailand: regrets and returning
It’s hard not to take travel for granted. It’s as though I forget I am here, on the other side of the world living new experiences on a daily basis. I have begun walking through each day as though this is the norm, forgetting to breathe in every sight and sound and impress them into … More Don’t Forget To Appreciate The Now
It’s often the case that when you establish yourself in one place, you are overtaken by a lethargic reluctance to discover its surroundings. As if just because you live there, the seduction of nearby places gets lost and we look instead at faraway destinations for excitement. I am fortunate enough to be a long-standing resident … More Keep the Discovery-Fire Alive
I had a bit of a melt down yesterday. I owe this to the fact that I have now reached the “three-months-to-departure” date and I have so much still to do. Recently, this has started weighing heavily in my mind and I have had so much swimming around in my head, that it has all … More Fundraising Related Panic
This post was initially called “May” and was to be about how quickly 2015 is going and how much I had to squeeze into my remaining six months in the UK. It has been sitting in my drafts since then. Well, those three months literally flew by and now I am three months from departure … More August
For the longest time I didn’t want to tell you, I have decided to re-plan my route. Initially, I was due to start in Japan: Tokyo to Kyoto, Okinawa, Osaka. Fly on to Seoul, South Korea and then to China. Spend a month in China, trekking the Great wall, perhaps even hit up Mongolia and … More A Change of Plan…
I’ve been a little plagued with anxiety this last couple of weeks. I owe this to the fact that I have now reached the less-than-six-months-to-departure date and I have so much still to do. VISAs, vaccinations, route-planning, fundraisers to arrange (five different ones!! Posts about each to follow shortly!). On top of this, I’ve had … More Overflowing Stress Bucket?
I arrived home from work this evening to find my brand new passport waiting for me. My ticket to adventure. My advance to go, collect £200 card. Freedom. I can’t wait for its crisp, new pages to be brimming with stamps; bent and broken-spined, like a well-loved book, my head swimming with the memories and the exhilaration … More The World is My Oyster
Jet-setter Jones 