"... this trip brought into stark perspective just how good my life is, how much I have to be grateful for and also the fact that I’m still not quite where I want to be."
You are always so thoughtful! It sounds like you had a very worthwhile and meaningful trip. As you know better than many, one of the great benefits of travel is perspective -- even when the journey is to a place you once called home.
Wales is one of most enchanted places in Europe. Went many times and will go again. It aways feels surreal, so close to London yet so distant in culture and tradition. It is great however to read this honest perspective from someone who grew up there and sees the decay of society and the economy at so many levels.
"... this trip brought into stark perspective just how good my life is, how much I have to be grateful for and also the fact that I’m still not quite where I want to be."
You are always so thoughtful! It sounds like you had a very worthwhile and meaningful trip. As you know better than many, one of the great benefits of travel is perspective -- even when the journey is to a place you once called home.
Wales is one of most enchanted places in Europe. Went many times and will go again. It aways feels surreal, so close to London yet so distant in culture and tradition. It is great however to read this honest perspective from someone who grew up there and sees the decay of society and the economy at so many levels.