Wallowing in the comfort of unparalleled infrastructure in Japan for four months took its toll on us. As a result, we lost some of our Wanderlust mojo. The truth of the matter is, in the harmonious nature of Japan, we rarely had an occasion for hustling and we inevitably slowed down. When it was time to leave, we looked forward to getting back to the more ‘chaotic’ side of Asia as we embarked southward for Southeast Asia.
Japan was a milestone for us, the U-turn point where our orientation turned from East to the West – back to Europe. We realised our planned one-year trip had metamorphosed into a two-year trip. Thus, we found ourselves mapping a new timeline with the goal to be back in Europe by July 2020. As a result, we unfortunately had to rush through some parts of the world, and Southeast Asia was one of them.