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My Best Travel Experiences of 2018

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Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life. – Michael Palin. Time to wrap up 2018 with an overview of my travel highlights of the year!

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Arctic Adventure: Svalbard

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Mid-February, Visit Svalbard invited me to discover the Norwegian archipelago Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean. Svalbard is the northernmost settlement in the world with a permanent civilian population. Longyearbyen, the largest settlement (2100 inhabitants) on the island of Spitsbergen is located 1338 km (831 mi) from…

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Geierlay, Germany's Longest Suspension Bridge. 360m long and 100m high. 🍁 #Geierlay #fjallraven #outdooradventures #travelgram #travelawesome
The Temple of Jupiter at the entrance of Al-Hamidiyah Souq in Damascus, Syria 🇸🇾 Despite the horrific events which have taken place in the country, Syrians are incredibly welcoming and show a level of hospitality I’ve rarely experienced before. #syria #damascus #travelgram #travelawesome
Turkmenistan, my 94th UN country. 🇹🇲 #ashgabat #turkmenistan #travelgram
The Gates of Hell in Turkmenistan 🔥 Check my Instagram Stories for more of this adventure in the Karakum desert! - The Gates of Hell crater was created in 1971 when a Soviet drilling rig accidentally punched into a massive underground natural gas cavern, causing the ground to collapse and the entire drilling rig to fall in. Having punctured a pocket of gas, poisonous fumes began leaking at an alarming rate. To head off a potential environmental catastrophe, the Soviets set the hole alight, figuring it would stop burning within a few weeks. Decades later, and the fiery pit is still going strong. #gatesofhell #turkmenistan #darvaza #darvazagascrater #travelgram #travelawesome
What an insane adventure! Ethiopia, my 90th UN country. Pictured: the Dallol sulfur springs at the Danakil Depression in Afar. The springs are being investigated to help understand how life might arise on other planets and moons. Many microorganisms living here are extremophilic microbes. #ethiopia #danakil #travelgram #travelawesome
Refreshing tropical rain in Ninh Binh, Vietnam 🇻🇳🌾 #travelgram #luxurytravel #travelawesome #ninhbinh #vietnam #beautifuldestinations #bestvacations #luxuryworldtraveler
Welcome to The Lounge, the Qatar Airways A380 sanctuary in the sky! 🇶🇦 #QatarAirways #FirstClass #A380 #QR67 #Doha #QatarFirstClass #Qatar #avgeek #luxuryworldtraveller #luxury #aviation
The best view comes after the hardest climb 🇻🇳🐉 #cathaypacific #movebeyond #vietnam #halongbay #spon #luxurytravel #travelgram #luxurylife #travelawesome #luxuryworldtraveler
The goal is to die with memories, not dreams 🇻🇳 #movebeyond #cathaypacific #spon

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