It’s been a whirlwind of travelling and parties over the past month. My favourite time of the year has come – time to say goodbye to 2008 and usher in the new year. Looking back, 2008 has been perhaps the best year in my life thus far – in terms of discovering more of who I am, finding my favourite places in the world and being closer to my loved ones.
Let’s look back at one of the best years I’ve had -2008:
- A wacky 3 Kings day in Granada, Spain with some good friends
- Sledging in Oslo, Norway and meeting a superb Norwegian host - an extremely memorable experience!
- Sleeping under the stars in the White Desert, Egypt
- Climbing the rose-red cliffs of Petra, Jordan
- Finding my favourite place in the world – Tanzania, Africa where I taught the best students of Bomani Pri Sch
- Seeing my family again in Singapore
- Sleeping in a tatami room in Miho’s home, Tokyo
- Climbing the Great Wall of China and witnessing works of history in Beijing
- Fell in love with rustic SE Asia – Vietnam and Cambodia
- Having some of my best friends visit from all over – Melinda, Hannah, Heiko, Emily!
- Most importantly, started freelance travel writing!
With 2009 here, here are my new year’s resolutions and I can’t wait take a peek at what the new year has in store for us!
- Get published on more travel websites and magazines – Bootsnall and local magazines
- Finish up my new website, and turn it into a success!*
- Develop a stronger style of writing
- Learn Italian! – Buongiorno!
- Spend more than 3 months travelling Latin America*
- Play with the sealions at Galapagos Island
- Visit Vanessa in Argentina!*
- Finding a permanent home – hopefully we can buy our own house…
I know I know, it’s a lot for 1 year of resolutions, but hey – I fulfilled ALL of my resolutions last year, so why can’t I be a lil greedy and set my standards higher this time round? 
