TRAVERSE Issue 18 - June 2020 | 页面 56

of travelling and reaching an awareness that this is ‘real’ these are the people that make the experience. It was a ‘joy’ that Michael relished, discovering perhaps more about himself than that of his surrounds. A further 12 months was spent riding south-east Asia, discovering regions that many mainstream and more adventurous travellers cannot or will not explore. Michael’s tales of Bhutan, Laos and Taiwan leave you wanting for more, words don’t do it justice, it’s the smile and sparkle in this traveller’s eyes that portray the real adventure. It’s clear there’s a love affair. “I finally made it,” Michael laughs when asked about Australia. “I reached Australia.” He’s a little matter of fact when explaining that it was his first ‘western’ country in almost two years of travel, potentially the last country in his travels. The ‘wild’ west, Michael landed in Perth and quickly TRAVERS