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My Travel Footprints in Asia (2005 - 2014)



This is a record of my travels in Asia — day trips and business trips excluded.


I have not been travelling far and wide than I wanted to be, but it is a matter of what I want to achieve more than reaching the far corners. Nevertheless, I will still want to see the whole world in my lifetime. I will keep building this list with my journeys to see the world that I live in.

Why only Asia?

1. I have more leisure trips in Asia than any other places. Most of my trips outside Asia were work-related and, technically, not considered as travelling. And there are still a few more countries in East Asia that I have not visited.

2. Asian countries are nearer to my home country — Singapore. I can choose to travel over land or water without always needing to fly.

3. Singapore passport allows free visas to almost all the countries in Asia.


I will start with my first backpacking trip in 2005 as my memories and old photos (using films) of trips before 2005 are pretty hazy.

Note: All expenses stated below include air tickets, visa and travel insurance, if any. If you want to track your travel expenses too, download iTreasurer (iOS only) — made by me too.

YEAR 2005 —

February '05 — Vietnam

Period: February 2005 (13 days) Expenses: SGD 1,185 Places: Ho Chi Minh City, Cu Chi Tunnels, Hoi An, Hue, Hanoi, Halong Bay, Sapa Remarks: My first backpacking trip.

April '05 — Through West Malaysia to Thailand

Period: April~May 2005 (13 days) Expenses: SGD 750 Places: Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Hat Yai, Bangkok, Kanchanaburi, Ayutthaya Remarks: Singapore to Ayutthaya and back using trains and buses only.

November '05 — Ipoh, West Malaysia Period: Nov 2005 (4 days) Expenses: SGD 170

Places: Cave Temples, Gua Tempurung



— YEAR 2006 —

May '06 — Beijing, China

Period: May 2006 (10 days) Expenses: SGD 1,100

Places: The Great Wall, Summer Palace, Heaven Altar, etc.

August '06 — West Malaysia

Period: August 2006 (13 days) Expenses: SGD 520 Places: Penang, Cameron Highlands, Taman Negara (Malaysia National Park), Malacca

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November '06 — Eastern China

Period: November 2006 (28 days) Expenses: SGD 1,750 Places: Nanjing, Wuxi, Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Tunxi, Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), Wuyuan



— YEAR 2007 —

Got a new job and not enough annual leaves to travel. But, I accumulated more leaves for 2008.



— YEAR 2008 —

January '08 — Hong Kong

Period: January 2008 (9 days) Expenses: SGD 1,420 Places: Disneyland, Big Buddha, Ocean Park, The Peak, Macao (day trip)

May '08 — Siem Reap, Cambodia

Period: May 2008 (6 days) Expenses: SGD 550

Places: Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Bayon, Ta Prohm, Kbal Spean River

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Sabah, East Malaysia

Period: September 2008 (8 Days)


Main objective of the trip was to hike to the top of Mount Kinabalu, the highest point of Southeast Asia. Other places visited include Kota Kinabalu (city centre), Poring Hot Spring and Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park.


Expenses: S$683


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— YEAR 2009 —

May '09 — Taiwan

Period: May 2009 (13 days) Expenses: SGD 1,670 Places: Taipei, Chiayi, Alishan, Nantou, Sun Moon Lake, Qingjing Farm, Yeliu, Jiufen

October '09 — Sichuan & Xi'an, China

Period: October 2009 (15 days) Expenses: SGD 2,080 Places: Jiuzhai Valley, Songpan, Wenchuan, Chengdu, Leshan Big Buddha, Xi'an, Terracotta Warriors

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— YEAR 2010 —

April '10 — Phuket, Thailand

Period: April 2010 (5 days) Expenses: SGD 700

Places: Patong Beach Remarks: Songkran Festival — It was difficult to stay dry.

June '10 — Southern Vietnam

Period: June 2010 (8 days) Expenses: SGD 900 Places: Ho Chi Minh City, Vinh Long (Mekong Delta), Cu Chi Tunnels

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November '10 — Ancient Capitals of Thailand

Period: November 2010 (9 days) Expenses: SGD 780 Places: Bangkok, Sukhothai, Chiang Mai, Ayutthaya Remarks: A circuit around Northern Thailand using trains. And to experience Loi Krathong Festival in Chiang Mai.

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— YEAR 2011 —

November '11 — Hoi An, Central Vietnam

Period: November 2011 (7 days) Expenses: SGD 775

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December '11 — Cambodia

Period: December 2011 (9 days) Expenses: SGD 2,742 (include family expenses) Places: Siem Reap, Phnom Penh

Remarks: Family trip.

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— YEAR 2012 —

May '12 — Taiwan

Period: May 2012 (16 days) Expenses: SGD 1,800 Places: Taichung, Chiayi, Tainan, Taitung, Hualien, Taipei

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October '12 — Guangxi & Yunnan, China

Period: October 2012 - January 2013 (84 days) Expenses: SGD 3,600 Places: Hainan Island, Guilin, Yangshuo, Longji Rice Terraces, Chengyang Bridge, Nanning, Kumming, Yuanyang Rice Terraces, Dongchuan Red Earth, Dali, Nuodeng, Shaxi, Lijiang, Lugu Lake, Shangri-La, Meri Snow Mountain, Xiamen, etc.

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YEAR 2013 —

January '13 — Northern Taiwan

Period: January - February 2013 (23 days)

Expenses: SGD 1,590 Places: Kinmen Island, Taichung, Taipei, Yilan, Hualien, Taroko Gorge Remarks: Continued from China trip (Oct 2012).

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March '13 — Kuala Lumpur & Malacca, West Malaysia

Period: March 2013 (4 days) Expenses: SGD 200

Places: Kuala Lumpur, Petronas Twin Towers, Malacca

August '13 — Thailand

Period: August 2013 (19 days) Expenses: SGD 1,050 Places: Bangkok, Pattaya, Chiang Mai, Pai, Sukhothai

Remarks: As a travel partner to a Chinese traveller and show her around Thailand.



— YEAR 2014 —

Back to a desk-bound job and no annual leaves to travel again. Well, I made up with more trips in 2015.




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