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letter to a younger me

Letter to a Younger Me

Letter to a Younger Me

January 26, 2011June 12, 2017 Updated June 12, 2017

Dear 22 year old Dave, Hi there. You probably don’t recognise me from all the way back there in the last…

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Closeup picture of Dave Dean at a sports stadium

I'm Dave Dean

In 2011 I quit my job, sold everything I owned, and set off to live, work, and wander round the world armed with a backpack, a good pair of boots, and no return ticket.
This is my story.

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A dirt path running through an extensive wheatfield on the St James' Way. Blue sky and clouds above

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="750" src="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Path-through-the-wheatfields-St-James-Way-1000x750.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="A dirt path running through an extensive wheatfield on the St James' Way. Blue sky and clouds above" srcset="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Path-through-the-wheatfields-St-James-Way-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Path-through-the-wheatfields-St-James-Way-500x375.jpg 500w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Path-through-the-wheatfields-St-James-Way-768x576.jpg 768w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Path-through-the-wheatfields-St-James-Way-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Path-through-the-wheatfields-St-James-Way-150x113.jpg 150w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Path-through-the-wheatfields-St-James-Way.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />

The St James’ Way: A Guide to the English Camino From Reading to Southampton

Looking down a dirt trail in the You Yangs Regional Park, with trees either side and views out over surrounding countryside in the distance

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="750" src="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Looking-down-the-Saddleback-Track-You-Yangs-Regional-Park-1000x750.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Looking down a dirt trail in the You Yangs Regional Park, with trees either side and views out over surrounding countryside in the distance" srcset="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Looking-down-the-Saddleback-Track-You-Yangs-Regional-Park-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Looking-down-the-Saddleback-Track-You-Yangs-Regional-Park-500x375.jpg 500w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Looking-down-the-Saddleback-Track-You-Yangs-Regional-Park-768x576.jpg 768w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Looking-down-the-Saddleback-Track-You-Yangs-Regional-Park-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Looking-down-the-Saddleback-Track-You-Yangs-Regional-Park-150x113.jpg 150w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Looking-down-the-Saddleback-Track-You-Yangs-Regional-Park.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />

The Ultimate Guide to Hiking in the You Yangs

Dave with arms out at Lake Waikaremoana

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="750" src="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Dave-with-arms-out-at-Lake-Waikaremoana-1000x750.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Dave with arms out at Lake Waikaremoana" srcset="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Dave-with-arms-out-at-Lake-Waikaremoana-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Dave-with-arms-out-at-Lake-Waikaremoana-500x375.jpg 500w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Dave-with-arms-out-at-Lake-Waikaremoana-768x576.jpg 768w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Dave-with-arms-out-at-Lake-Waikaremoana-150x113.jpg 150w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Dave-with-arms-out-at-Lake-Waikaremoana-853x640.jpg 853w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Dave-with-arms-out-at-Lake-Waikaremoana.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />

A Guide to New Zealand’s Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk

View descending from Roys Peak summit

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="750" src="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/View-descending-from-Roys-Peak-summit-1000x750.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="View descending from Roys Peak summit" srcset="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/View-descending-from-Roys-Peak-summit-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/View-descending-from-Roys-Peak-summit-500x375.jpg 500w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/View-descending-from-Roys-Peak-summit-768x576.jpg 768w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/View-descending-from-Roys-Peak-summit-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/View-descending-from-Roys-Peak-summit-150x113.jpg 150w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/View-descending-from-Roys-Peak-summit-853x640.jpg 853w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/View-descending-from-Roys-Peak-summit.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />

7 of the Best Day Walks Near Wanaka

Lauren at Pinnacles summit

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="630" src="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Lauren-at-Pinnacles-summit-1000x630.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Lauren at Pinnacles summit" srcset="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Lauren-at-Pinnacles-summit-1000x630.jpg 1000w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Lauren-at-Pinnacles-summit-150x95.jpg 150w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Lauren-at-Pinnacles-summit-500x315.jpg 500w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Lauren-at-Pinnacles-summit-768x484.jpg 768w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Lauren-at-Pinnacles-summit-1536x968.jpg 1536w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Lauren-at-Pinnacles-summit.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />

The Pinnacles Walk: A Great Day or Overnight Hike in the Coromandel

Day walk on the South Downs

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="750" src="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Day-walk-on-the-South-Downs-1000x750.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Day walk on the South Downs" srcset="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Day-walk-on-the-South-Downs-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Day-walk-on-the-South-Downs-150x113.jpg 150w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Day-walk-on-the-South-Downs-500x375.jpg 500w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Day-walk-on-the-South-Downs-768x576.jpg 768w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Day-walk-on-the-South-Downs-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Day-walk-on-the-South-Downs.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />

6 of the Best Day Walks in the South Downs

View from above of trains waiting at platforms at Seoul Station, with a few people visible on the platforms

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="750" src="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trains-on-platform-at-Seoul-Station-1000x750.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="View from above of trains waiting at platforms at Seoul Station, with a few people visible on the platforms" srcset="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trains-on-platform-at-Seoul-Station-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trains-on-platform-at-Seoul-Station-500x375.jpg 500w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trains-on-platform-at-Seoul-Station-768x576.jpg 768w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trains-on-platform-at-Seoul-Station-150x113.jpg 150w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trains-on-platform-at-Seoul-Station.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />

How to Get From Incheon Airport to Seoul

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<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="750" src="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Donggung-Palace-buildings-lake-and-trees-1000x750.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Donggung-Palace-buildings-lake-and-trees-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Donggung-Palace-buildings-lake-and-trees-500x375.jpg 500w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Donggung-Palace-buildings-lake-and-trees-768x576.jpg 768w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Donggung-Palace-buildings-lake-and-trees-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Donggung-Palace-buildings-lake-and-trees-150x113.jpg 150w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Donggung-Palace-buildings-lake-and-trees.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />

The Ultimate 10-Day Itinerary for South Korea

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View over steep, jagged granite peaks with forested slopes on both sides. Blue sky with some white clouds above.

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="750" src="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-from-top-of-Ulsanbawi-Rock-1000x750.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="View over steep, jagged granite peaks with forested slopes on both sides. Blue sky with some white clouds above." srcset="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-from-top-of-Ulsanbawi-Rock-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-from-top-of-Ulsanbawi-Rock-500x375.jpg 500w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-from-top-of-Ulsanbawi-Rock-768x576.jpg 768w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-from-top-of-Ulsanbawi-Rock-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-from-top-of-Ulsanbawi-Rock-150x113.jpg 150w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-from-top-of-Ulsanbawi-Rock.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />

The Ultimate Guide to Visiting Seoraksan National Park

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View towards large, rocky, jagged peaks in Seoraksan National Park, South Korea. Dense tree canopy below the mountain range, blue sky with some clouds above

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="750" src="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-towards-Ulsanbawi-Rock-Seoraksan-National-Park-South-Korea-1000x750.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="View towards large, rocky, jagged peaks in Seoraksan National Park, South Korea. Dense tree canopy below the mountain range, blue sky with some clouds above" srcset="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-towards-Ulsanbawi-Rock-Seoraksan-National-Park-South-Korea-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-towards-Ulsanbawi-Rock-Seoraksan-National-Park-South-Korea-500x375.jpg 500w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-towards-Ulsanbawi-Rock-Seoraksan-National-Park-South-Korea-768x576.jpg 768w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-towards-Ulsanbawi-Rock-Seoraksan-National-Park-South-Korea-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-towards-Ulsanbawi-Rock-Seoraksan-National-Park-South-Korea-150x113.jpg 150w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/View-towards-Ulsanbawi-Rock-Seoraksan-National-Park-South-Korea.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />

How to Get to Seoraksan National Park: Everything You Need to Know

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Devils Pool, Zambia

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="520" src="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Devils-Pool-Zambia-1000x520.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Devils Pool, Zambia" srcset="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Devils-Pool-Zambia-1000x520.jpg 1000w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Devils-Pool-Zambia-500x260.jpg 500w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Devils-Pool-Zambia-768x399.jpg 768w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Devils-Pool-Zambia-1536x798.jpg 1536w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Devils-Pool-Zambia-150x78.jpg 150w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Devils-Pool-Zambia.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />

Buying a SIM Card or eSIM in Zambia

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View at sunset over a mosque and minarets in Istanbul, Turkey

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="667" src="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Istanbul-at-night-1000x667.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="View at sunset over a mosque and minarets in Istanbul, Turkey" srcset="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Istanbul-at-night-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Istanbul-at-night-500x334.jpg 500w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Istanbul-at-night-768x512.jpg 768w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Istanbul-at-night-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Istanbul-at-night-150x100.jpg 150w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Istanbul-at-night.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />

Buying a SIM Card or eSIM in Turkey (Türkiye)

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Flight over a beach in Tonga

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="667" src="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Flight-over-a-beach-in-Tonga-1000x667.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Flight over a beach in Tonga" srcset="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Flight-over-a-beach-in-Tonga-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Flight-over-a-beach-in-Tonga-500x333.jpg 500w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Flight-over-a-beach-in-Tonga-768x512.jpg 768w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Flight-over-a-beach-in-Tonga-150x100.jpg 150w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Flight-over-a-beach-in-Tonga.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />

Buying a SIM Card or eSIM in Tonga

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View from the balloon, Lake Bled

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="750" src="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/View-from-the-balloon-Lake-Bled-1000x750.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="View from the balloon, Lake Bled" srcset="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/View-from-the-balloon-Lake-Bled-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/View-from-the-balloon-Lake-Bled-500x375.jpg 500w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/View-from-the-balloon-Lake-Bled-768x576.jpg 768w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/View-from-the-balloon-Lake-Bled-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/View-from-the-balloon-Lake-Bled-150x113.jpg 150w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/View-from-the-balloon-Lake-Bled.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />

Buying a SIM Card or eSIM in Slovenia

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Mountain gorilla backs

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="667" src="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Mountain-gorilla-backs-1000x667.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Mountain gorilla backs" srcset="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Mountain-gorilla-backs-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Mountain-gorilla-backs-500x333.jpg 500w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Mountain-gorilla-backs-768x512.jpg 768w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Mountain-gorilla-backs-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Mountain-gorilla-backs-150x100.jpg 150w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Mountain-gorilla-backs.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />

Buying a SIM Card or eSIM in Rwanda

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Beach in Liberia

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1000" height="558" src="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/tm-mall-1000x558.jpeg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Beach in Liberia" srcset="https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/tm-mall-1000x558.jpeg 1000w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/tm-mall-500x279.jpeg 500w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/tm-mall-768x428.jpeg 768w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/tm-mall-1536x856.jpeg 1536w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/tm-mall-150x84.jpeg 150w, https://whatsdavedoing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/tm-mall.jpeg 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />

Buying a SIM Card or eSIM in Liberia

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