At 54, a post-divorce gap year in South America took me back to my 20s

At 54, a post-divorce gap year in South America took me back to my 20s

Sitting alone watching the sun rise over Lake Titicaca, the sleeping giant of the Andes glowering in the distance, I feel murmurs of my old self returning. It’s been a year since my divorce was finalised, and I’m feeling a little untethered. The last time I felt like this I was 23. Fresh out of university and overwhelmed by life’s endless possibilities, I chose to travel, winding through Asia and Australia for three glorious years. Now, at 54, w…