In a land not so far far away, the three bears were treating themselves.

Ah, we've put all that Goldilocks business behind us now we've got Skye Protect.

It's home insurance with smart tech included, so now we can keep an eye on home wherever we are.

And if anything happens, we're covered with de facto five star rated home insurance.

Live happily ever smarter, with Skye Protect.

Back in 2017, I was a 29 year old guy working as the head of social media for a large supermarket chain here in the UK.

I had job security at a big semi recession proof company, a great retirement plan, and plenty of opportunities to advance further of the marketing team.

That was just one big problem. I hated it.

I hated how my entire life revolved around Twitter and Instagram.

I hated the stale corporate lifestyle and all the cheesy, pretentious management and marketing lingo.

I hated the credence that would somehow take issue with all of my team's posts, and I hated having to glad hand with executives who clearly resented having to deal with me.

I also felt like I just hadn't enjoyed my 20s enough, having spent more time climbing the corporate ladder than doing all the traveling and partying that brought my peers so much happiness.

So one day, I just quit.

My colleagues were stunned when I handed my notice, and although one or two were definitely hiding smiles since my old position would be up for grabs.

I didn't care though, as one more year in that job would have driven me absolutely mental, and I had enough money saved up that I could spend a bit of time just drifting and trying to find my passion.

I didn't really have a plan for my future, only my near future, and that consisted of a whole lot of traveling.

The only question was, where to?

Given that I'd earned a B in GCSE, Spanish, Central and South America was always on the cards, but after doing a little bit of research on the different countries I could visit, I decided on Colombia.

Before you assume, no, my choice had nothing to do with a particular marching powder that the country seems to be famous for, although I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a fan of the show Narcos.

It was more of a case of Colombians having a huge passion for football, as well as being one of the cheaper South American countries.

Then, when I heard that they could be very welcoming to Taurus, my mind was made up.

I paid three months' rent to advance, and did a big shop for all things I'd need for travel, you know, big rucksack, hot weather clothing, etc.

...