Most of my last seven years have been spent living in a developing country, specifically Cambodia which provided its own set of life problems. Returning to a developed country can also throw up its own unique life problems and the common theme here is that most problems center around ones ability to assimilate, or not.Read More
Moving to Cambodia
Click on the link below to take you to a blog I put together from 2008. It captures my first time volunteering and my first time living in a developing Asian country; Cambodia.
It also has posts about trips to Laos, crazy motor bike accidents and anecdotes on life as a first time expat.
Train Travel – Johannesburg To Durban
When I mentioned catching a train down to Durban people looked at me like I was strange, 0bviously it’s not something people usually do. But I have a love of train travel, especially overnight travel. There’s something about being lulled to sleep while the carriage clacks along the track.
Johannesburg – Be Surprised
Based on what I had read and the general feedback of what Johannesburg is supposed to be like, I was pretty nervous about being here. And although I’m sure there is definitely bad stuff going down here, I didn’t feel its prominence, instead, I felt such a great vibe.Read More
A Soweto Tour
Visiting a poor township, Soweto, as a tourist and taking photos of the inhabitants and the poor conditions they live in just seemed a bit weird to me. But I signed up anyway out of interest and to gain an insight into the history of South Africa.Read More
Leaving – A Forgotten Post
The Day of Departure
As much as I’d been preparing for weeks, it still ended up being a little bit chaotic and last minute frantic. And as much as I wanted to be clean and fresh for my long distance flight, Cambodia is merciless with its heat and I still ended up sweaty and in need of another shower by the time I’d gotten my bag out of the apartment and into the tuktuk.Read More
Feet Touch Down – Africa
I have a smile reaching from ear to ear, I’m actually, really here in Africa!Read More
Siem Reap – It Was Awesome!
Moving On
Making the decision never seems to be difficult for me, it’s generally the easy part.
Things could go completely wrong, I could get mugged, I could meet the wrong people, I might not meet anyone.
Thankfully, for better or worse, this type of thing doesn’t come to mind and there’s very little deliberation otherwise, I might end up never leaving the house. There’s just the idea and I run with it.
Traveller Identified
When getting lost is the highlight of your day,
then you are a traveller!
Quote by: me
