Cannabis.
Yes, clean air is much better for me, the Thames basin is a soup of fumes
Getting away from the family was also a handy touch
Legally, for me, Spain is a very liberating country, I also have a weakness for fast bikes and cars, so empty dry twisty roads with very few speed cameras and being effectively immune to most traffic laws is a wonderful thing compared to the UK where all main roads are littered with speed cameras and average speed cameras.
Moving out of your comfort zone and being forced to learn new languages, customs and mix with different people, it makes you push your limits. You become a more adaptable, capable person after a move and the same old, same old conversations among the people you knew seem and become less important.
But mainly it is about being able to freely grow big ass sativas in sunny countryside vs grovveling around in lofts with a few Son T's and shitty indica/hybrids to smoke.
steady there chaos old friend,,
the thames is now the cleanest river in Europe,we dont get many different languages and cultures in London,,do we?,,,,
grovolling around in lofts/penthouses? lol,,,
cmon mate really,,,,,such seemingly disdain for other peeps is not what i would expect from someone like yourself,,,
with respect! are you having a shitty day?,,,,s2