tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428858967218487451.post5522465858773443151..comments2023-05-01T06:11:35.300+01:00Comments on 2008: A Motorcycle Odyssey: The end????ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10521100383053631510noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428858967218487451.post-54013367544204776272010-01-27T04:15:18.267+00:002010-01-27T04:15:18.267+00:00Hi Oliver,
A friend and I followed your blog befo...Hi Oliver,<br /><br />A friend and I followed your blog before we set off on our own personal adventures around the world on the back of bikes. <br /><br />I've just arrived on Ko Tao and was wondering if you were still here. <br /><br />If you're still around it would be great to get a beer with someone who inspired me to set off into the unknown, if not, have fun wherever you are!<br /><br />Duncan Cartwright<br /><br />www.ktmdunk.co.ukDuncan Cartwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13899227928941295002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428858967218487451.post-74969962205409453862009-08-01T13:01:11.520+01:002009-08-01T13:01:11.520+01:00I dunno about defeating my inner demons. I don'...I dunno about defeating my inner demons. I don't think you ever really beat them just kinda pin them down so they can't do too much damage. There will always be things in your life which you lock up but will escape from time to time. The key is to not let those things dominate. And, when they do come out, hope you are surrounded by friends who will forgive you for them.<br /><br />as for the other stuff, it is what it is! there is no describing it or understanding it. To explain it is to try to explain myself and that, I can assure you, is a complex task.<br /><br />Anyway, thank you Stacato, you always had a good word for me when things were shit and I appreciate it.<br /><br />And Pete, I know! ;-) cheers.ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10521100383053631510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428858967218487451.post-3199280136253160332009-07-31T19:26:32.905+01:002009-07-31T19:26:32.905+01:00'The End'? You really believe that? No way...'The End'? You really believe that? No way my friend, trust me I know these things.<br />Enjoy the life it's a good one but don't close ANY doors, ever!<br /><br />There's sooo much beer to drink in other places and sooo little time!!<br /><br />Options open?<br />Go for it and enjoy, we're with you all the way.<br />PeteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2428858967218487451.post-6010730658994604832009-07-29T12:47:15.432+01:002009-07-29T12:47:15.432+01:00Old Abe once said "And in the end, it's n...Old Abe once said "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."<br /><br />I been following not only the blog but tried to get some live feed from you whenever I do catch you online.<br /><br />And there is one thing that I have noticed. What started as a splendid adventure, slightly a running away from a day to day life which didn't completely appeal to you, a mountain to climb to prove to yourself you are man enough to chow it down, has turned into something completely different.<br /><br />Maybe you remember when I told you that I envy you for this trip.<br />It isn't envy for seeing the world, traveling across nations, tasting the vibrating air at each new stop, it's envy in regard of having the balls to face yourself.<br /><br />I bet somebody has already said it, but before you can battle a war, you first have to win over your own demons.<br />And boy, did you have enough private time your own worries, your mind, your fiendish inner devils.<br /><br />You know what, I think you got through it quite well. Life isn't the perfect slice of white bread that can be toasted a nice crispy golden shade. <br /><br />Just to quote again, and you might have noticed that along your travel by getting to know the people. Buddha said: "If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change."<br /><br />You are right at that point. Your life has changed cause you yourself were willing to let it change and are welcoming it with open arms.<br />Who of us can say we have the courage to do this ourselves? <br />It doesn't require the path you took, but it requires leaving behind that shiny sphere we build around our self. <br /><br />So, there we have it. you have come to a stop, however long it will be. It is what is right cause you said so yourself.<br /><br />Enjoy the hammock my friend. If you do end up coming back, be assured I will have one waiting for you here to crash in.stacatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464060964722491219noreply@blogger.com