19 at 39

I spent last month doing what I'd wanted to do for a long long time. How I wish I had done this 20 years back and how I wish I had planned this better and how I wish I had written a daily blog? None of that. After a long time, I was living, by the day, by the hour and the minute.
This was my solo backpacking trip, at least that's how it started out. Two weeks out of four, I had friends for company. For the other two, I had myself. Well almost, as there were bartenders, med students from Brazil, a biologist from Canada, an electrician from australia, guides from Ireland and Portugal, a Japanese culinary instructor, you get the drift.
Inspired by Discovery travel & living and books such as the four hour workweek and the seven day weekend, the need to take off for a month had become a must-needs-do-to-be-able-to-breathe-again. Would I survive without the "normal" 12 hour workday, 3 hour commute, 3 hour family man, 6 hour other important things (sleep, plan for the future, introspect, etc...), was the foremost question at the beginning. I did not know what I was trying to achieve, more importantly, I was happy with said state of ignorance of goal.
At times I was hoping to relive some of my youth (?), at others do what I had missed in such youth. At times I wanted to experience the must do spots and sights, click the must take pictures, eat and drink the must imbibes. At many others I wanted to go where no man had ever gone before, possibly I was nearing Captain Kirk's age.
So what did I achieve from the trip you may ask? Or more realistically, how was your trip? Nice, awesome, I would be expected to answer. The next question might be where all did you go? Italy, France, Belgium and Netherlands I would answer. The last statement you made might be 'Post some pictures on Facebook'. I'd mumble about doing it when I had the time and so on.
If you've reached this line, there's a small chance that you're still interested in the answer to the first question above. I'll say then that I feel 19 at 39. but more about that later.