The first stop on my travel agenda is to go visit Ben in Abu Dhabi, over the years Ben has been to visit me in the many places I have lived and its now his time to host, thanks Ben, get that spare bed ready and the drinks cabinet stocked (oh wait, this is the Middle East, am I going to be able to get an alcoholic drink? I have been assured yes!) To be honest Abu Dhabi most likely would not have made it onto my travel agenda had Ben not been living here, but the...

Did I win the lottery? Did I come into a large inheritance? Did I lose my mind? Answer to all these questions that were posed to me on my last day at work, NO. I just had an idea that in my world there was more to look forwards to than the treadmill of life, the grey cubicle that I was working from most days and above all I needed a challenge and a new perspective on life. Don't get me wrong I had an excellent job, in fact many would say a "dream job". Wor...