The First Leg: Blogging from 37,000 feet.

I’m just after boarding a plane home from Ireland, and along with my luggage and carry-ons, I have brought home with me a new resolve to travel this year. This is not the end of a holiday, but merely marks a separation: the first leg of my travel abroad. I dream of exploring Japan, and Europe, and have loftily set my goal at doing both. But why not? I have EU citizenship and an excess of free time.