While I have been on this trip and making notes to help with this blog / answering questions / persuading folks to do the same, I offered to put a few bits together on a two week trip for a brilliant young colleague at my former workplace. This took the form of a couple of […]
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Four Months!I am approaching the four month mark of this sabbatical, having departed dear Blighty back in August. Originally I was to spend 5-7 weeks in Thailand, followed by Laos, Cambodia and would now be in Vietnam, however as I have mentioned previously my plan & route just sort of fell apart… So for my first 2 […]
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Costs: CambodiaCambodia. Land of rice paddies, bustling towns & cities, stunning countryside & temples. Temples covered in jungle, ruined temples, rebuilt temples and functional in use temples. That is where I have just spent the past month and much like my piece on Thailand, I am going to give you a rough idea of my costs […]
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A Picture tells a thousand wordsSome of you will be aware that I use Instagram to post pictures from this trip so you folks back home can go “ooh & “aah” & “I hate that he’s there”, however Instagram has a limit of 10 images per post, and if I want to post pictures from my actual camera, it should […]
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Costs: Before You GoA trip like the one I am currently on, obviously has numerous costs associated with it. The majority are such things as accommodation, in-country travel, food, drink, activities etc while actually out in the world. However there are other items that are key to a long term trip like mine that have to be handled […]
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A Change Is Gonna ComeSo you all know I like to plan, and I get very wedded to said plans? Well the plan for this trip pretty much went out the window a week or so back, not that it was safe prior to that. A combination of unfortunate weather systems being in place everywhere, a government wavering around […]
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One Night In Bangkok…“…and the world’s your oyster” I made it. Am now in Bangkok. And damn do I never want to fly economy again! Business – QSuites to Qatar and a Pod to Bangkok – has spoiled flying for me. Just awesome. Insanely good service above and on the ground! For those who have never done long […]
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Not All Who Wander Are LostIn an earlier post, I said I was doing a thing. I still am. Me being me, it needs a plan. The How, When & Where. As per the above post, I am heading back to South East Asia for up to seven months, from later this month. Longest trip I have done in years […]
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I am doing a thing…Starting up this site (again), to simply say I am doing a thing… That thing is a sabbatical, career break, grown-up gap, bloody long holiday, whatever you want it to call, it is what I am doing from late August to some point in 2023. A sojourn through my favourite part of the Earth, South […]
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