Yo! I’m Tom.

I’m not going to flog the whole “I never expected to be a blogger!” rhetoric, but it is true. Travel blogs are often a bit trite really. AshandTomdoone.com is a simple means of capturing exciting times and flexing some design and writing muscle to keep myself sharp, grateful and creative on the (dirt) road.

I’m setting off for the mighty Amazon rainforest to willfully disappear amongst the white noise of nature. I’ve got to put some serious work in to make sure this adventure lives up to my own long matured and heavily romanticised vision of what being in the wildest place on Earth will mean to me. I’ve heard every variation of the “you only live once” and “just do it” philosophies that yeah, screw it, I’m outa here. Going to do my best, change things up and smile away beneath the canopies and 10 million different species. That’s the plan, anyway.

Where I’ve been on Planet Earth up until this point:

  • England, Wales & Scotland (Edinburgh), making friends, loving life and hijinx.
  • Paris, getting my mind blown by the art and having spiritual interventions at Sacré-Cœur.
  • Malaysia, getting mugged by macaques and raided by micro-ants.
  • Egypt, getting embroiled in low-key hostage situations, quadbiking through canyons and unbelievable snorkelling.
  • Morocco, getting lost in the Souks and eating millions of olives.
  • USA, getting launched around on every rollercoaster possible and eating ludicrous burgers.
  • Tenerife and such like… volcanoes and ice creams!
  • Crete, getting entranced by Spinalonga Island, finding bats in Milatos Caves, boating and quadbiking around.
  • Kos, getting trashed, lost at sea, shaved and dehydrated on an ill-fated lads holiday.
  • Hungary, getting swallowed up by ruin bars, buckets of carrots and pinball museums.
  • Netherlands, getting ‘relaxed’ in coffee shops and adoring the architecture.
  • Spain, getting whisked around on classic family holidays!

If you don’t know me already, here’s a mini-summary of things I love:

  • Wildlife and nature’s energy…
  • Space exploration and technology…
  • Passionately produced music…
  • Talking philosophy…
  • Deep friendships…
  • Camping, trekking, the outdoors…
  • People talking bollocks…
  • Embracing and spreading positivity…
  • Forests and rivers…
  • Insects/Dinosaurs/Reptiles…
  • Finding solutions…
  • Unravelling, piece by piece, Ash of Jequitibá…

So, anyway, I’ve also found a complete nutter who wants to come with me who has given me all the emotional curveballs and inspiration I need to jump first and follow my gut. Meet Ash.

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