A Land Far, Far Away

So I finally return after two weeks flitting between Europe and the UK. I'd love to say on business, but I was on a bit of a jolly, really.

I spent a week in the Algarve, in Portugal, with my best friends on our big holiday after final exams. We had a great trip, despite it being in the middle of absolutely nowhere.

Towards the end of the week, we went to a small fishing village called Guia, famed as the 'founder' of piri-piri chicken. We stopped outside a small art gallery, which had some jewellery in the window. Bearing in mind Isobel was there, we HAD to go and have a look. Cheers love.

This art gallery was owned by a man called David Haines, who was Welsh. He and his wife moved to Guia 15 years ago, where they decided to open something they both loved to do - to paint and to create.

I took a look at the beautiful art whilst they looked at beads and bracelets, and an hour later, we left. Why did it take that long?

Because David was a very inspirational sort of bloke.

Our chat started very slowly, but by the end, we'd gone round the world in chat. His son has moved to China for a few months, and has been taking holidays trekking through New Zealand. He has travelled himself, and has told us he should go round the world whilst we can.

It's quite an incredible life, and thoughts started ticking that actually, the world IS so small these days, and everything is available to you on a plane. In 36 hours, I could be in Australia, via Germany, Russia and Singapore. The return journey could take in Argentina, the US and France. It's so easy to travel, so why don't we?!

Price is obviously he main factor. Time is another. But desire is certainly not one - I'm sure everyone has somewhere in the world they would adore to visit. I personally want to travel to Berlin, and travel to every state in the US, likewise visit China and Japan. But that's just me.

Every country is so, so different to one another. Compare the UK to the USA - supposedly two of the most similar countries in the world. Visit them both, and then tell me the same...

So go visit. Go travel. Go see the world whilst you can. If David can inspire me, he can inspire you. Why not go visit him in Guia?!

Tell him the five nutters who hate Cliff Richard sent you.

Taken from General Musings of an Idiot: http://www.gmoai.com