Travel

I have always loved jet-setting even before it became a 'fad' for my generation. My parents decided to stop worrying about me after gaining their trust with time. The moment I touched down the British Isle, I quickly went exploring around the UK before saving enough for Western Europe and after years go by, I started venturing further out. Sometimes I go to these places alone, my favourite loneventure was probably Cuba, Jamaica and Turkey!

Travel timeline

Pre-2009
China
Hong Kong
Philippines

2009

1. Penang, Malaysia
2. Philippines - Manila
3. UK - Brighton, Snowdonia, Birmingham, Staffordshire, Cornwall, Nottingham, Bath
4. French Alps at La Plagne, France

2010

1. Arran Island, Scotland
2. France - Paris, Marseille
3. Ibiza Island and Formantera, Spain
4. Ireland - Dublin, Belfast
5. Switzerland - Geneva, CERN laboratory
6. Portugal - Porto, Lisbon
7. French Alps at Flaine, France (for snowboarding)

2011

1. Spain - Valencia, Madrid, Barcelona, Mojacar, 
2. Greece - Athens, Santorini, Syros 
3. Sarawak, Malaysia - Bario Highlands
4. Germany - Munich, Berlin
5. Malta - Gozo Island, Malta
6. Turkey - Istanbul, Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Hierapolis, 
7. Milan, Italy
8. Belgium - Brussels, Antwerp,
9. Netherlands - Amsterdam, Rotterdam,
10. Luxembourg
11. France - Nice, Monaco

2012

1. Barcelona, Spain 
2. Scotland - Ben Nevis peak,
3. Bahamas - Nassau, Andros
4. Cuba - Havana, Cienfuegos, Sancti Spiritus, Trinidad, Camaguey, Santiago de Cuba, Pico Torquino peak
5. Jamaica - St. Ann, Browns Town, Montego Bay, Kingston,
6. Qatar
7. Singapore

2013

1. Cornwall, UK
2. Italy - Rome, Milan, Venice, Vatican, Pisa, Dolomites
3. Munich, Germany
4. Paris, France
5. Amsterdam, Netherlands
6. Switzerland - Jungfraujoch, Interlaken
7. Qatar - (PhD fieldwork)
8. South Africa - Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, Hermanus, Mossel Bay, Kynsna, Plettenberg Bay, Graaf Reinet, Oudtshoorn, Stellenbosch
9. Cheddar Gorge, UK
10. Portishead and Bath, UK (by cycling)
11. Devon coast, UK
12. Qatar 
13. Sri Lanka - Colombo, Annuradhapura, Sigiriya, Polonnaruwa, Horton Plains National Park, Sri Pada Peak, Mirissa, Hikkaduwa (diving), 

2014

1. Qatar - (PhD fieldwork)
2. Texas - Houston, Austin, San Antonio
3. Manhattan, New York
4. London
5. Croatia - Zagreb, Plitvice Lakes, Zadar, Dubrovnik, Lokrum Island,
6. Montenegro - Budva, Dormitor National Park, Kotor
7. Bosnia & Herzegovina - Mostar
8. Snowdonia, Wales
9. Malacca, Malaysia
10. Penang, Malaysia
11. Langkawi Island, Malaysia 
12. Brighton, UK
13. Norway - Stavanger, Sandnes, Preikestolen
14. Singapore - Ubin Island
15. Sipadan Island - Scuba Diving week

2015

1. Japan - Tokyo, Kyoto, Mt. Fuji (Fujikawaguchiko), Osaka, Nara
2. Barcelona, Spain
3. Iceland - Reykjavik, Selfoss, Hellnar, Skaftafell, Eyjafjallajokull,
4. San Diego, California
5. Rocky Mountain National Park, Denver
6. Texas - Dallas, Wichita Falls, Port Aransas, Galveston
7. Big Bend National Park, Texas
8. San Francisco and Berkeley, California
9. Manhattan, New York

2016

1. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
2. Canyonlands National Park, Utah
3. Zion National Park, Utah
4. Arches National Park, Utah
5. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
6. Great Sand Dunes, Colorado
7. Black Canyon National Park, Colorado
8. Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
9. Albuquerque, New Mexico
10. Las Vegas, Nevada

2017

1. Chicago, Illinois
2. Lafayette, Indiana
3. Death Valley National Park, California
4. Las Vegas, NV

While I am proud to say that I have seen most of Europe, and parts of Scandinavia, East Asia while having had a taste of the African continent, Middle East and South Asia, I am ashamed to admit that there are a large parts of Southeast Asia from which I am from which I have not seen! I have not set foot on Central America, South America, and Antarctica yet so definitely a long way to go before I leave this beautiful Earth.