Starting it all

I've been working for the same newspaper company for 18 years now and thought it was time for a break.

So I took 3 months off, added some vacation days and made it exactly 111 days out of office. 

I always loved riding my motorbike and the simple lifestyle of Camping, loved to go to vintage car meetings and races with my 45 year old Volkswagen Karmann Ghia, 

but what really made me do this 111 days break is something I discovered only three years ago: Scuba diving. 

Especially on liveaboards in South East Asia...

I must admit it's addictive. 

Whenever I came back from a scuba trip i wanted to go again after a couple of weeks. 

So I set up the plan to go round the world one time, dive a lot, continue my scuba education and meet friends I made in the last three years while diving. 

All the paperwork is done by now, part time contracts signed: I will work for 75% of my salary for nine months now and get three months off with 75% of my salary paid.  

some money is put aside, and it's time to start booking flights, boats and courses...

See you under water