February 16, 2026

I'm never leaving home again – well, except to travel

I’ve made a couple of big decisions. I’ve decided that it’s better to be a Chardonnay socialist than a Riesling reactionary. I’ve also decided that given the state of the world – despite all the good things going on that we never hear about, it seems to be balancing between mediocrity, incompetence and plain greed and lust for power – I’m never leaving home again…well, except to travel.

Picking up and going travelling when and where it suits. All you need are some helpful neighbours and a watering system.

One of the great advantages of living in an apartment is that you can very easily not live there – picking up and going travelling when and where it suits, with little inconvenience. All you need are some helpful neighbours and a watering system.

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