2022 turned out to be a relatively good year in terms of travel; went on five trips and hit three new countries (including World Cup in Qatar).




Total Flights: 21
Total Miles: 44,319 Miles
Total Countries (9): Thailand, Turkey, Montenegro, Malaysia, Laos, Republic of Ireland, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Qatar
Total Airports (15): SIN, BKK, IST, TIV, ADY, DMK, DUB, MUC, KUL, HND, NRT, DXB, SHJ, DIA, DOH
Total Airlines (7): Gulf Air, Singapore Airlines, Air Montenegro, Turkish Airlines, Thai AirAsia, Swiss International, Lufthansa, Air Arabia, Qatar Airways
New Planes (3): Embraer E-195, B737-MAX8, B787-10
Shortest Flight: KUL-SIN, 185 Miles
Longest Flight: SIN-ZRH, 6,410 Miles
*New in Bold*

Some photo highlights:-


Lake Skadar, Montenegro


Bay of Motor, Montenegro


Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey


Nemrut, Turkey


Cappadocia, Turkey


Anit Kabir, Ankara, Turkey


Galatasaray vs Adana Demirspor, Turkey


Arriving in Boten, Laos during my overland trip from Singapore - full trip report here.


Mount Fuji from Kawaguichiko, Japan


Autumn in Kamikochi, Japan


Setsugekka train, Japan


Trying out curling at Karuizawa, Japan


Standing-only izakaya, Tokyo, Japan


Burj Khalifa from afar, Dubai, UAE


France v Denmark at Stadium 974, Qatar - cool stadium, meh atmosphere. We really wished that we got tickets to Argentina vs Mexico instead.


Japan v Costa Rica at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium, Qatar - a lot of anticipation for Japan's win but Ticos spoilt the party.


Croatia v Canada at Khalifa International Stadium, Qatar - the most number of goals I've seen in a single World Cup match.