How you doing? please to meet you

Hey I am Daren, its a pleasure to meet you, hows your day?

I have started a journey, which given the way my life has panned out, isn’t unusual, but this trip is different. First of all I don’t need a passport, which actually is a bonus as this precious document was rudely taken away from me in Milan, I will come back to that little story in a bit, but just to add, I bloody adore Italy despite the passport thing.

The journey doesn’t require a backpack or suitcase or indeed any type of luggage, it requires only my passion, my desire, my ability and my dedication to all things I love, travel, property, people, food, culture and laughter.There are a lot more things to add to that list, but you get the picture for now, these are the main ingredients to my new venture and chapter in my life, absolute hosting, Daren Ellis Global. #DEGabsolutehosting.

A story should start at the beginning, have a middle and an end, my story is going to be a bit more random I feel, mainly due to me now hitting 50, the beginning bit is a bit hazy these days, as thats a lot of years to remember, thankfully, Billy my 89 year Father has the most incredible memory and a loft that houses boxes and boxes of photos contained in both packets and photo albums, We are arranging a get together soon, involving me grabbing the ladder from his shed, placing the ladder at the loft hatch with Billy standing at the bottom of the ladder telling me to be careful as I juggle the torch, the opening of the hatch and the copious amounts of stuff stored up there.

Once the photos are found,Billy, me and June, my step mum will spend the next few hours or even days, smiling, laughing, crying as we all embark on the memories that are contained within those pictures, where this story may begin, end, or just be the middle of something of nothing.

A few more text messages to confirm between me and Billy the exact time and date, June will be busy stocking the fridge and cupboards with the food that we will eat and the tea that we will drink. Its funny that my request for a couple of old holiday snaps should turn into such an event, but then thats what travel, holidays is all about? recalling the memories? Yes I have to scramble into my fathers loft to find them, and I guess the youth of today can just hit their hard drive , facebook and instagram accounts, I will of course also be hitting those, I am 50 but I do now understand # and iCloud , courtesy of Alfie, my 4 year old great nephew.

Life is a journey, and full of adventures.

Catch up soon.

Daren