I had been living in Dublin, Ireland from Dec'11 to Apr'13 (16 months). Although I loved being so close to all my family there, I was bored and unfulfilled. I decided to go to South-East Asia for a while (6+ months?), inspired by Mark Manson and my time in Beijing.
I packed light (~12kg) while anticipating I'll be going to places ranging in temperature from -10C to +45C. Here's what I left with:
I'm in Phuket, Thailand at the moment - stories to come.