Japan was the beginning of something extraordinary.

Much of who I was on that trip has disappeared. Relationships, business, home, beliefs have all gone or changed radically. But Japan was not my trip, this was the escape of a lifetime for a client.

I discovered that amazing things don't just happen when you follow your dreams, they also happen when you help others follow theirs.

My guidebooks have always been "an escape in a box" a tour you can follow and do yourself - this one is eight nights in some of the most beautiful places (and hotels) in the world. (It also helps if you eat fish and aren't scared to get naked in front of others.)