How Did We Get Here?

Leaving London by train

The answer to the question of how we got here is rather verbosely addressed in our Travel Blog but in short we travelled by train all the way to Beijing, through Europe and then along the Trans Mongolian railway route through Russia and Mongolia into China.  In China we travelled around by train and bus (and taxi, bicycle and camel), across the border into Vietnam by train and then alternated between train, bus and boat (flying to the Con Dao Islands as it was the only real option) until we reached Bangkok.  We also rode an elephant in Cambodia and while we love elephants dearly we don’t recommend them as modes of transport.

Why Are We Here?

Heading towards home

Back in 2010 life in the UK wasn’t going too well for a lot of people and seemed to be getting worse.  While Paul always found work as a self-employed carpenter, his wages have dropped in real and actual terms by a staggering amount over the last 10 years, partly as a result of the influx of labour from the Eastern European countries and partly as a result of the recession which began in 2008.