One Year On…
One year ago I left the UK for the first time. Today is the anniversary of my leaving, to the day. I returned briefly at Christmas to Yorkshire before leaving again. Right now I’m writing this from Sarajevo, the war-torn capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
I’ve decided to stay here considerably longer than I anticipated, such is the vibe of the city. At first glance, this is a small city, with about 300,000 people. It’s one of the smallest capitals you can find in Europe, and yet it has something to it. There’s more history to this city than in those five times its size.
It could be all of that or it could be that it’s so cheap here. I don’t know, but I like it anyway.
The End of Another Series
I’m also writing this as I’m in the middle of the final part of the Pomp and Poverty series with The World As We Know It. It’s the end of my third series and now I find myself at a crossroads, once again. I have to decide what I want to write about next.
With every other series, it was easy to figure out what I wanted to write about. I already had rough plotlines in my mind. This time I don’t have anything in mind. I have lots of possible time periods I would like to write about, but that’s nothing to go on. I can’t do anything with that.
Writing on the Road
I continue to write on the road and I continue to find it easy. I hear from many people in the places I stay at that it’s difficult for them to work whilst they travel. Granted, most of them don’t have the opportunity to do this, but I can understand that it’s hard to imagine.
It has got easier as time has gone on just because I’m becoming used to it. And I think it’s only going to get even easier.
So What Next?
I said it in a previous blog post and I will say it again, I have no desire to go back to the UK. And if the UK should leave Europe I have even less of a reason to return. Right now I’m continuing my journey east. The time I’ve already spent in the Balkans means that this journey has lasted much longer than I expected.
But I’m okay with that. I have nothing really to go back to the UK for. I really don’t see why I would pay more to live in the UK when I can pay less to go on a permanent holiday.
Until next time…
James Farner
I’ve decided to stay here considerably longer than I anticipated, such is the vibe of the city. At first glance, this is a small city, with about 300,000 people. It’s one of the smallest capitals you can find in Europe, and yet it has something to it. There’s more history to this city than in those five times its size.
It could be all of that or it could be that it’s so cheap here. I don’t know, but I like it anyway.
The End of Another Series
I’m also writing this as I’m in the middle of the final part of the Pomp and Poverty series with The World As We Know It. It’s the end of my third series and now I find myself at a crossroads, once again. I have to decide what I want to write about next.
With every other series, it was easy to figure out what I wanted to write about. I already had rough plotlines in my mind. This time I don’t have anything in mind. I have lots of possible time periods I would like to write about, but that’s nothing to go on. I can’t do anything with that.
Writing on the Road
I continue to write on the road and I continue to find it easy. I hear from many people in the places I stay at that it’s difficult for them to work whilst they travel. Granted, most of them don’t have the opportunity to do this, but I can understand that it’s hard to imagine.
It has got easier as time has gone on just because I’m becoming used to it. And I think it’s only going to get even easier.
So What Next?
I said it in a previous blog post and I will say it again, I have no desire to go back to the UK. And if the UK should leave Europe I have even less of a reason to return. Right now I’m continuing my journey east. The time I’ve already spent in the Balkans means that this journey has lasted much longer than I expected.
But I’m okay with that. I have nothing really to go back to the UK for. I really don’t see why I would pay more to live in the UK when I can pay less to go on a permanent holiday.
Until next time…
James Farner
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