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The World Can Change A Lot In A Year
Change is the only constant in life
This time last year I was in Ireland climbing mountains. It was the first part of a road trip around Europe that two friends and I did.
The main aim of the trip was to travel around Europe climbing the highest point in each country. I’m not a big mountaineer, but I went along as it was a great way to see most of the continent.
However, both of my friends were determined to climb as many mountains as they could. One of them, Adam, managed to climb the highest point in every country in geographical Europe. He did this in 174 days and broke a world record in the process!
It’s an incredible achievement, which is made all the more remarkable by the fact this was just three friends travelling around in a cheap Kia, relying on each other, and the health of our car to complete the journey.
Looking back, I still can’t believe that we managed to drive the car as far as we did and that it made it back in one piece. I can’t believe one of us broke a world record either. It’s surreal.
What is more surreal though, is the world we find ourselves in today. Had we postponed the trip for a year, we would have been screwed. Any chance of driving around the UK, never mind Europe, would have been scuppered.
