I was working in London at the time. My contract ended and I just decided to be a bit cavalier and get a one-way ticket to Hong Kong (I already sold my property in Cardiff).
I met a mainland Chinese girl, we got married, had a son and fifteen years later I'm still here in China.

I don't think I could ever afford to go back home, I certainly wouldn't get any meaningful employment at my age in the UK.

I went back to Cardiff for my mother's funeral just over 2 years ago. It was the first time I had been home in more than 10 years. I rediscovered what a fantastic city Cardiff is. I used to take things for granted when I was living there. The friendly and helpful nature of the people, particularly in customer service, was very notable.