Nelson's Column by night

August 3rd 2006
Compared with Singapore, the heat and humidity in London were more than bearable, though the hotel I'd chosen did its best to contradict that. Arriving at 7AM and being told I couldn't check in until 2PM was par for the course, but that didn't explain why the room was so hot and stuffy that just lying on the bed made me sweat. I spent a couple of days in London and met up with a few friends ... read more

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I quit the rat race in 2005, after working as an IT project manager for over a decade. I then travelled around the world for 4 years, a period of my life which is covered by this blog. After finishing my trip, I wrote a book about my dissatisfaction with my career, my reasons for quitting my job, life as a first-time thirtysomething backpacker, and finally the lessons learned from being exposed to experiences and people that I would never have encountered if I'd stayed in my office. The book is called "Out Of Office Male" and is available at all the usual eBook outlets. I took a ... full info

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