In the grand scheme of things, eighteen days is not a long time, however a lot can be done if you use that time wisely. I used to squander my eighteen day annual leave period when I was in the fire service by spending most of my time drunk or hungover. Eighteen days in Vietnam … More Day 18 in South East Asia – Reflections on Vietnam
Sapa, Vietnam: On booking my two day-one night tour to Sapa, I had been told by my agent that the night bus would leave at 7:30pm, getting me in to Sapa at 6am ready to begin the trek at 8:30. It actually left Hanoi at 9:30pm. And it’s a good job too, as the driver … More Days 16 and 17 – Dazed and Confused: Trekking in Spectacular Sapa
Hué, Vietnam: My time in Hoi An had come to an end and I was sad to leave Goldern Lantern Homestay. It had been a comfortable and relaxing stay. The family who hosted me were absolutely lovely – very generous and always willing to help out; their two young boys the perfect mixture of mayhem, … More Day Nine and I’m Searching for Wine
Hoi An, Vietnam: Yesterday was a pretty big day. My exposure to the sun had been more than I’d needed and I woke with achy shoulders, my body a little weary, my throat groggy, and in need of a day of relaxation. Without realising it, travelling can take an almighty toll on your physical and … More Day Eight – Time to Contemplate, Time to Talk
Somewhere between Ho Chi Minh and Hoi An, Vietnam: The sleeper train to Da Nang wasn’t half as bad as I imagined it to be. Ok, so it wasn’t the ritz; the mattress was hard and the bed clothes a little musty; and because my backpack had taken up half the space of the bed, … More Day Six and a Change of Pace
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam: Filled with intrepidation surrounding my impending debut sleeper train journey that would set off for Da Nang that afternoon; a journey that would take 18 long hours and required getting some shut eye overnight on a bunk in a cramped cabin; a journey I had no idea how to prepare for, … More Day Five and Time to Move Along
So as I sit here, in the same airport I sat in almost three years ago, drinking the same wine, contemplating life, waiting for a plane to take me to my next destination, I can’t help but feel like I’ve come full circle. Not full circle in the sense that the journey has ended and … More Australia, You’ve Been Everything.
And as I prepare to leave a country I love, direction once again confounds me. I’ve taken more paths and chosen more roads yet the world is still spinning around me. Conflicting emotions about how to ‘travel’ are repeatedly rearing their heads; sometimes I feel the coil of life unravel, my heart aching beneath my … More The World Will Still Spin At My Feet
Yesterday I heard the awful news that a terrorist attack had occurred in Manchester. Yesterday, I read how so many innocent people had lost their lives. Yesterday, I cried watching the news; the stories, the vigils, the Facebook updates, the videos. Yesterday I phoned my friend to see if she was ok. Yesterday, I stood … More England, I’m coming home.
What happens if I can’t write anymore? What happens if one day I just woke up and the ability to write failed me? What happens if I never feel the urge to put pen to paper again? What happens if the lack of emotion I feel towards any situation in life hampers my ability to … More Motivation: dead
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