Saturday, December 27, 2014

My Video in an Australian Advert

Just a bit of shameless bragging right now, but a few months ago I was approached by an Australian production company who had seen one of my videos I took in Japan years ago and uploaded to YouTube. They wanted to use a snippet in an advert, and they paid for me the use of it!

Here's the original video:


And the advert it was used in: (You may need to log in to view it because it involves alcohol)


Return to Japan

As part of my current round-the-world trip, I finally made it back to Japan. After a ridiculous four years away from that country that I love.

I wasn't originally planning to go back to Japan, because it's a relatively expensive country and I felt I should be spending my money on new countries and new experiences. But in the end my heart got the better of me, and I had to go back.

I don't regret it for a second. I've never had more friends in Tokyo than right now, and I stayed with several different friends, including a Japanese friend so I finally got to meet her family. It was a magical three weeks - full of reunions, visiting my old haunts and my university, and eating SO MUCH JAPANESE FOOD. It was incredible.

I've been away from it for two weeks now, and already my heart is yearning to go back. It was a kind of test for myself, to see if I still love the country as much as I did, and if it's a possible option for me to live there again.

My conclusion - it's a definite contender. Tokyo is such an electrifying city, and I've always loved it. I'm going to have to see how I feel when I go back to the UK in a couple of months. If moving to London is enough of a new adventure for me then I'm happy to stay in the UK. (My family might kill me if I go home after a year away and then immediately disappear again). But if the opportunity comes up in the future, I'd love to live in Japan again.

If you're interesting in following my travels around the world, I'm keeping a separate blog called Travelling Miles.

It's the best decision I've ever made, and I'm having the time of my life. If you're on the edge and can't decide whether to make the leap and go travelling, maybe my experiences will give you the push you need. It's so worth it.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

A New Trip

Sorry for the radio silence from this blog over the last couple of years. I graduated, and life got dull! But very soon it's going to get very exciting!

My wanderlust is overpowering, and I'm leaving the UK again, this time on a solo round the world trip. In two weeks I leave for Brazil, and over the next year I plan to travel around South America, New Zealand, Australia and South East Asia.

To protect the Japanese sanctity of this blog, I decided to make a new one to document my next lot of adventures, on the hilariously named Travelling Miles. So if you're interested in keeping up with this newest journey, please have a look! There will be photos galore (regular readers of this blog will know I love visual aids!) and hopefully some good information and entertainment along the way.

Wish me luck!

- Miles