“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” 
- Mark Twain
What is this '30 by 30' business?
To visit 30 countries by the time I'm 30 years old.

Why are you doing this?
​When I completed my undergrad in late-2011, I decided to backpack around South-East Asia with a close college friend. I had never travelled overseas other than those two times I visit family members in China with my parents. 

Needless to say, it was an eye-opener...

It wasn't just the beauty of the lands but the uniqueness of culture, the delightfulness of food, and the difference in political culture.
It opened my mind and my interest into geopolitics, policy and a thirst to know more.
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How many so far?
30! Done!
I arrived in Canada in May 2018 - my new home and 30th country.

MIDDLE EAST

TURKEY
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The timeless Hagia Sophia
UAE
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The Empty Quarter
AZERBAIJAN
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Baku - the contrast between old and new
ISRAEL
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The Western Wall
JORDAN
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Floating in the Dead Sea
OMAN
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Majlis
GEORGIA
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The Caucasus

AUSTRALASIA

AUSTRALIA
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Marvellous Melbourne
NEW ZEALAND
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Middle Earth

SOUTH ASIA

INDIA
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Taj Mahal
SRI LANKA
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Gangaramaya Temple
NEPAL
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The trek to Everest

NORTH AMERICA

USA
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The timeless view from 30 Rock
CANADA
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My new home!

EAST ASIA

CHINA
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Great Wall of China
JAPAN
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Endless maze of torii gates

EUROPE

UNITED KINGDOM
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Beautiful morning in London-town
SWITZERLAND
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Lake Geneva
AUSTRIA
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St. Stephen's Cathedral
The Vatican City
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St. Peter's Basilica
FRANCE
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Palais Garnier = lots of Au
ITALY
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Grand Canal of Venice
GERMANY
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East - West divide

SOUTH EAST ASIA

SINGAPORE
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The Cloud Forest
THAILAND
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Wat Phra Kaew
MALAYSIA
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Sunset over the Malacca River