48-Hour Froggy
On 1st December 2023, I made a very conscious, and very necessary, choice: I went clean and sober. I quit alcohol and all prescription and recreational drugs (confession: apart from caffeine). This had been 30 years in the making. As my friend says; 'Sometimes you just get sick and tired of being sick and tired'. Before December 2023, I'd never travelled sober, bar childhood holidays. With the money I started saving, I realised I could go on better, more adventurous holidays...and actually be present during them — be aware of everything I was experiencing. Not drunk or high, or both. I realised I could have lifechanging experiences, rather than 'quick trips in the sun' and injuries I had no explanation for. It's early days. My sober trips include The Gower Peninsula (Wales), Cambodia and Vietnam, Costa Rica, and there's an upcoming trip to Tenby (Wales again). I'll start with what first spun my head this summer, then decide where this blog goes from ther...