I miss going on a holiday. Since I started working, I have taken a holiday every single year. I started in 2003 by going to Perth, Australia. That was my first ever trip out of Asia. The following year, 2004, I decided it was time for some place a little more exotic, so I decided that Turkey was it for 2004. In 2005, I took 2 trips out to Europe. Italy in June, and Egypt in Dec. Burnt a hole in my pocket that year. In 2006, I went to Melbourne, Australia in June and Cambodia in Dec.

This year, cos I'm saving money to study, I didn't take a trip out. I took short trips to KL, Bangkok and Desaru but not out of the region.

I miss going on holidays. Really badly. Whenever I have booked for my trips, I always feel a sense of excitement and ancitipation and whatever comes to me at work seems less painful cos I always had my trips to look forward to.

Let me share some pictures of my trips with you. For this entry, I'm going to show pictures from my Turkey trip. Without a doubt, Turkey is the best place I'ver ever been to. Yes, Italy was nice, Egypt was nice, but Turkey was the trip I remembered most. It was such a beautiful place. The people were warm, the men were the best looking men I've ever seen (yes, even Italian men lost), the scenery was beautiful, it was just a really fanatstic trip. And it was my first trip to Europe with one of my best friends, Khalidal. Enjoy the pics.

The Blue Mosque, Istanbul



Bosphorus Sea, the sea that divides the East and the West.

The limestones at Pamukalle

One of my highlights of my trip, taking a hot air balloon. We left the hotel at 5am, got driven to the place, ate cake and drank warm chocolate for bfast, then went on the balloon. I saw the sun rise from the top of the mountains. It was glorious.

Rock houses formed from the mountains. A natural phenomenon. People actually lived in here.



The view from the top.



Snowing as we were in the balloon. I was freezing.



Where the balloon landed.




My tour guide.



At the Aegean Sea. Across the sea was Greece. i was kicking myself for not including Greece into my itinerary.







One of the stop overs.



Topkapi Palace, Istanbul

Library of Ephesus, one of the 7 ancient wonders of the world.

At the airport, just touched down back to Singapore.

Next up, Italy. (If I'm not too lazy) ;)