Monday, January 25, 2010

January 2009 - January 2010 - The Journey

Inspired by one of my favourite bloggers, Mel (http://melissacmorris.blogspot.com/), I decided that I would outline the vast number of trips I did this year, whether by plane, train, automobile, ferry or bus.

Here we go...

January 2009

Sydney to Melbourne for the Australian Open Tennis 2009
Melbourne to Sydney (return) - (2 flights)

March 2009

Sydney to Singapore to survey Singapore for living opportunities
Singapore to Sydney (return) - (2 flights)

Sydney to Melbourne for the Great Ocean Road Race
Melbourne to Sydney (return) - (2 flights) plus 500km driving.

April 2009

Sydney to Singapore to move to Singapore (total, 1 flight)

Singapore to Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia for work (total, 1 flight)
Kuala Lumpur to Malacca to meet Ruth (total, 1 bus)
Malacca to Singapore (return) (total, 1 bus)

May 2009

Singapore to Penang, Malaysia for holiday (1 flight)
Penang, Malaysia to Langkawi, Malaysia (1 ferry)
Langkawi, Malaysia to Penang, Malaysia (1 ferry)
Penang, Malaysia to Singapore (1 flight)

Singapore to Mersing, Malaysia (1 bus)
Mersing to Pulau Aur, Malaysia (1 ferry)
Pulau Aur, Malaysia to Mersing, Malaysia (1 ferry)
Mersing, Malaysia to Singapore (1 bus)

Singapore to Kuching, Borneo
Kuching, Borneo to Singapore (2 flights)

June 2009

Singapore to Hong Kong for work
Hong Kong to Singapore for work (2 flights)

Singapore – Johor Bahru (80km by bike)
1 horse ride
Johor Bahru to Singapore (by taxi after accident)


July 2009

Singapore to Sydney to return home (1 flight)
Sydney to Los Angeles (1 flight)
Los Angeles to New York (1 flight)
New York to Bahamas, Grand Turk, British West Indies (1 cruise liner and return)
New York to Los Angeles (1 flight)
Los Angeles to Sydney (1 flight)
Sydney to Melbourne (1 flight)
Melbourne to Sydney (1 flight)
Sydney to Singapore (1 flight)

August 2009

Singapore to Bintan, Indonesia (1 ferry)
Bintan, Indonesia to Singapore (1 ferry)

Singapore to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1 flight)
Kuala Kumpur, Malaysia (1 flight)

Singapore to Phuket, Thailand (1 flight)
Phuket, Thailand to Singapore (1 flight)

September 2009

Singapore to Bangkok, Thailand (1 flight)
Bangkok, Thailand to Singapore (1 flight)

Singapore to Cameron Highlands, Malaysia (1 bus)
Cameron Highlands, Malaysia to Singapore (1 bus)

Singapore to Pengarang, Malaysia (1 ferry)
Pengarang, Malaysia to Singapore (1 ferry)

October 2009

Singapore to Sydney to go home for holiday (1 flight)
Sydney to Singapore (1 flight)

Singapore to Bali, Indonesia (1 flight)
Bali, Indonesia to Singapore (1 flight)

November 2009

Singapore to HCMC, Vietnam (1 flight)
HCMC, Vietnam to Singapore (1 flight)

Singapore to Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia (1 flight)
Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia to Singapore (1 flight)

December 2009

Singapore to Sydney for Christmas (1 flight)
Sydney to London, England for work (1 flight)
London, England to Prague, Czech Republic for New Years (1 flight)

January 2010

Prague, Czech Republic to London, England (1 flight)
London, England to Singapore (1 flight)

Singapore to Bintan, Indonesia (1 ferry)
Bintan, Indonesia to Singapore (1 ferry)


The Final Tally **

41 flights

10 ferries

6 buses

1 cruise liner

1 long taxi journey

1 unforgettable horse ride.


** memory may have lapsed and a couple of journeys may have been missed out.


3 comments:

  1. This is amazing. When you list the trips like this it really shows how much you have done. Alas I can only say I shared your long Taxi ride, Johor Bahru to Singapore.

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  2. Holy mackerel... do you get frequent flier perks?

    :P

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  3. Been meaning to ask: do you have travel phobia? (^_^)

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