…travel blogger, pro napper, diver, foodie, lover of life…

I never thought I could until I stopped being scared and tried.

Whenever I write about anything we do and experience I want the underlying tone to be YOU CAN DO IT

Not what we do obviously. Whatever YOU want to do

No one should let age, economics or anything else (illegality notwithstanding) stand in the way of following their dreams or passions

Having spent my twenties and thirties blithely drifting along it was only after I met J, in my early forties, that I started thinking about what I actually wanted my life to look like. Only then that I started allowing myself to believe things I wanted to happen really could, if I made them

There is certainly no such thing as being too old to make a change

   We’ve all seen and experienced people planning their lives with an ‘I’ll do that later’ theme, only for later never to arrive.  My parents had planned an adventure filled retirement, until my father was diagnosed with dementia and all those plans disappeared.  His illness and subsequent death made me question a lot of things, including how I really wanted to live my life, and it wasn’t how I had been. I wanted to stop being scared and I wanted to start saying yes to things.

My husband and I started planning our first adventure in our mid 40s. We packed up our home, gave up our jobs, said goodbye to our friends and family and travelled all over South East Asia for 21 months. We had the most incredible experiences, met inspiring people, explored our limits and discovered the magical world of diving. By the end of our travels I had certified as a PADI open water scuba instructor – not bad for someone who was once terrified of being eaten by sharks!

I’m learning, growing and changing every day.

Through our travels we’ve become more aware of the plight of our planet and living sustainably.

To buy a house is the ultimate dream for some, to write a book or ride a horse for others. Whatever your dreams are, I hope you enjoy reading about our adventures as much as I am enjoying writing about them and if any of it inspires you to use less plastic or leave fear in its place, all the better! Xx

Wherever we were J was always writing. This has paused in recent years however you can find his first novella for kindle at Amazon or in hard copy at Blurb .