I wanted to be Jacques Cousteau. Did a degree in marine zoology, got a job, bought an old yacht for 11000 quid and sailed to the South Pacific. My GF ran off with someone taller, better looking, richer and with a bigger boat in Antigua. Sailed alone to French Polynesia. Spent 20 years sailing all over Polynesia, writing and shooting underwater photos. Was accepted by Getty Images and made a decent living. Got a Distinguished Talent Visa for Australia, sailed to Cairns, tried to settle down. Received an email from someone in Sydney claiming that their dive instructor had told them that I could teach them underwater photography. Turned out she was Thai, cute, half my age and interested in photography. I proposed to her at the end of the week, having never met. That was 16 years ago. When she got an Oz passport we moved to Thailand. I can't imagine where we could have a better quality of life.