All this doom and gloom about the war in Ukraine is depressing and difficult to process. But I’d also say that you have to just live life each day as you don’t know what is around the corner. My best chum died 3 years ago from cancer. We had grown up together from school, shared flats, ridden bikes to the Bold’Or, we were each other’s best men, our kids grew up together. It was a great shock at the time and it made me realise all the things we had been putting off in our lives. Luckily before Covid appeared we were able to visit the main countries on our ‘list’. Thank goodness we did as who knows when we could do them in the same way now. This situation was bought home to me again this week. I do some volunteering and one of the other guys, super fit, great company was suddenly diagnosed with a brain tumour. It sounds like they caught it early and can operate and are hopeful of a good outcome but it bought up a lot of the same feelings again. So not trying to bring the mood down but make sure you grab any opportunity that occurs, don’t put off those plans forever and enjoy life to the full.
Makes me think of the new Expedia ad with Ewan McGregor “Do you think you’ll regret the things you didn’t buy or the places you didn’t go”
Each day is precious Moments are precious If Ukraine shows you anything it's to hold your loved ones tight and tell them you love them Don't hold back on those words Tomorrow isn't promised to any of us
Funny, I think that also triggered these thoughts for me as well. Things are nice (like Ducati’s) but you remember experiences for the rest of your life.
I don’t. It’s true. I have very little recollection of holidays. Ever. But I remember a great ride, or race, even game of golf. A piss up or party. But holidays, I barely remember where I’ve been. So for me, I would regret the stuff I never owned rather than where I haven’t been
True, there are some holidays that a pretty uneventful and forgettable, but for me the good ones are the experiences not necessarily what you see. Like deciding to go off grid, forget the package tour and decide we can make our own way to an ancient ruined city an hour away from Bangkok. Just 2 mini bus rides full of locals and us, not a word understood between us, just Google translate, then 3 up on a scooter for the final leg and then a disco Tuk-Tuk with an Thai elvis impersonator to guide us around the city. It’s things like that that are difficult to forget
IME holidays with a partner/missus ca be pretty forgettable, it's the trips with groups/euro trips/mates, that are always more fun.
You need to live for today, you'll never know when your time is up. I love travel, seeing the world, seeing new cultures, new food to try, sure there are places that may be forgettable but there are far more that aren't. The last thing I want is any regrets, I continue to try and do all of the things, the big things while I can, Covid has cost me 2 years of that as far as I am concerned. Everyone is different, my neighbour for example moved in 18 months ago and hasn't stopped spending every weekend building something in his garden, EVERY weekend for 18 months, I'd just get someone in and get it done. Life is for living and have no regrets, we're here for a good time, not a long time.
Sorry to hear that. It’s a fear of mine, I get to retirement and pop off before having chance to enjoy the ‘no work’ thing.
Was saying to my mate last night how Shane Warne dying this week really hit home with me especially as im not many years behind him. We've probably not had too dis-similar life styles either (barring the money). Not sure what im going to do about it yet mind.
