And the journey begins

I know, I know. I had promised all of you that I would write a travel blog and I have already been gone for almost two months.

I just returned to freezing cold Switzerland from the windy Mother City,South Africa. I feel regenerated and energy charged and look forward to the holiday season with my family and spending quality time with my friends before I carry on to the next leg of my trip.

Finally, after years of dreaming, I am living the dream. As many of you know I worked as a broker for almost five years, those that have known me since my childhood and teenage years probably still cannot believe I ended up working as a "Fixed income sales", those that met me in the past five years probably still cannot believe that I resigned and am now starting a new and exciting adventure.

I grew up with a world map attached to my bedroom wall and a world globe on my bedside table. The big colorful planet called out to me all along. I dreamed of all these far away places and tried to imagine what was out there. I would eagerly listen to the stories of all the countries my dad was traveling to for work and the desire to travel just spread in me like a virus. My passion for surfing and love of the ocean certainly didn't help quench my thirst for travel. Growing up in a landlocked country and desiring waves, is like being a hungry dog tied up in front of the butcher's window. You can smell all those wonderful juicy meats but know you cannot taste them.
In the last year I gradually realized that I wasn't feeling passionate about my career and decided that I would no longer waste the companies' time and money if I couldn't put all my passion and energy into the job and I have now turned my childhood dream into reality and I will be traveling around the globe for the upcoming one and a half years.

It was rather appropriate that upon my return from Cape Town, the in-flight magazine of Lufthansa contained a "Travel Special". The articles in the magazine contain all matters of inspirational quotes and also gave me time to think of why I am doing this.

I think that traveling is a way to rediscover oneself, one's roots and at the same time traveling provides food for the soul and the mind and enables one to grow as a person. It is an endless learning opportunity!

I feel blessed for this opportunity and I thank my parents for the education I received and for the love and affection that they gave me throughout my entire life. Their loving support opened the doors of the world to me and there are no words to express my gratitude for this.

Well, I guess that by now three quarters of you have already stopped reading. It was not my intention to bore everyone to death, I just wanted to photograph my mindset at this moment in time. I have just been born again in the very same country I was born in and prepare for this unique experience from the very comfort of the house I grew up in.