About

About this blog

Having severely neglected my travel blog in the months since I stopped travelling and started – well – just living life in a place that isn’t my original home, I thought it must be time to start a real blog about general stuff rather than my colourful travel experiences. I’d hate to say that the change of pace instead makes this a blog about my colourless living experiences, so I at least gave it a colourful title.

In fact, a multitude of wonderful things happen on a fairly frequent basis which make me eternally thankful that I took the steps I did and headed off into the unknown with my backpack on my back. Parrots on the power lines, and in the trees over the road, and just generally around in greater quantity than they were in, say, Old Trafford, my last place of residence, are one of those things. There are many others, in many ways just as colourful, that I hope to be able to share as this blog grows.

About me

I set off to Mexico with a year’s return ticket in my pocket and a dream in my heart. The dream has already come true, I cancelled the return part of the ticket and I’m still going strong. Since I left England’s green and pleasant land in the autumn of 2010, I’ve had some of the best and worst experiences of my life. I’ve travelled through and around 18 countries and counting; I’ve requalified and started on the path to a whole new career; I’ve found love, been river rafting and learned how to play poker. Lots of these experiences have been fun, so I’d like to share them with friends and family who care, and anyone who’s ever thought, “I wonder what would happen if I could just slip on my backpack and slip out the door.”

Sitting pretty with Penelope