As I have become older, my eagerness to nosedive into a world of fairy-tale, legend, and myth has returned.

Benjamin Franklin's famous words - ‘Everyone has two countries - their own and France’, could be my own.

I grinned from ear to ear, confident I'd be back on the housing ladder in no time.

We leave behind the chaos of everyday life, travelling roads fastened with new sights.

Some people believe that an apology is an admission of guilt or responsibility. But I offer an apology to start a connection.