You can escape completely, seeking an alternative life, or you can play the game and go absent without leave. How you do it is up to you.

As a child I would play with such imagination that the ‘real’ world was never real at all. It was full of mystery, adventure and possibility.

I’m an adventurer, at least in spirit and optimism.

You need to be outdoors. Away from here. You need a holiday.

Having a ‘taste for life’ is about knowing its various flavours and awaiting the next meal.

I’ve made it my mission to discover that which is off the beaten track. Somewhere in the undergrowth of the impossible.

I’ll be off exploring, searching for those out-of-bounds places where dreams exist.

Breathe deeply, focus your thoughts, and say out loud, “The quest begins here.

My tent doesn’t look like much but, as an estate agent might say, “It is air-conditioned and has exceptional location.