It's been 3 months since we landed back in the UK, so it's probably about time that I put the finishing touches on this blog and complete the account of our epic journey.
Coming home in time for Christmas was the best decision we could have made. Sure it would have been nice to have a BBQ on the beach in New Zealand to complete a really "off the wall" year, but there really is no place like home for Christmas. Family, friends, too much good food and of course the biting winter wind outdoors.
The journey home had been eventful, with a delayed flight from Bangkok nearly causing us to miss our final flight from Istanbul. But other than me clocking up over 50 hours without sleep there was no real harm done.
So what's new now that we are back home? Not a lot really. We are both still looking for work, and trying to keep ourselves busy by volunteering (mainly for local environmental charities). It's been great to catch up with our friends again and share all of our stories and experiences, and hear what they've been up to while we were gone.
For now I guess it's just a waiting game. Depending on where we find work will depend on where we live, and so we really don't know what the future has in store. Should be fun finding out though!
Coming home in time for Christmas was the best decision we could have made. Sure it would have been nice to have a BBQ on the beach in New Zealand to complete a really "off the wall" year, but there really is no place like home for Christmas. Family, friends, too much good food and of course the biting winter wind outdoors.
The journey home had been eventful, with a delayed flight from Bangkok nearly causing us to miss our final flight from Istanbul. But other than me clocking up over 50 hours without sleep there was no real harm done.
So what's new now that we are back home? Not a lot really. We are both still looking for work, and trying to keep ourselves busy by volunteering (mainly for local environmental charities). It's been great to catch up with our friends again and share all of our stories and experiences, and hear what they've been up to while we were gone.
For now I guess it's just a waiting game. Depending on where we find work will depend on where we live, and so we really don't know what the future has in store. Should be fun finding out though!
