If I close my eyes and summon up a scene from our eight months of slow travel, this little balcony overlooking the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro is what springs to mind. Barely big enough to perch a cafe table and two folding chairs when its two sea-green, wooden shutters were swung open, it's tiny footprint only amplified the striking sea and mountain views that it gave way to.
"Was there any place that didn't live up to your expectations?" Trevor asked as we were sitting one night, reflecting on the audacious travel route we'd wrapped this year. "Yes," I replied too quickly. "Bali." But, it's complicated. Because Bali - in all of its unexpectedness - is also the one destination that I'd return to over and over again if given the opportunity.
Departing DTW 