A Wandering Jon

Where ever I go, there I am.

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 East Asia, possibly with some Taiwan, Korea, China & Japan thrown for good measure – assuming they allow unfettered entry to vaccinated tourists any time soon.

As the world comes out of pandemic induced lockdowns, it dawns on me that this is an opportunity like no other for someone whose main passion is travel. An opportunity to be there as places reopen & reinvent themselves. One may pooh-pooh the idea that reinvention will occur, however just look at many industries around you and you’ll see it, a big example for me is Retail – full speed ahead on the digital age, finally I might add – changing in unanticipated ways to retain & attract customers and keep them happy; So it makes sense to think that the travel world will do the same. 

Regardless of how the reality actually is when I get out there, this is what I am doing and why. Follow along, or not, as I disappoint by not posting very often, while enjoying the “new” world.