{"id":6713,"date":"2014-12-26T15:53:24","date_gmt":"2014-12-26T23:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/?p=6713"},"modified":"2014-12-26T15:53:24","modified_gmt":"2014-12-26T23:53:24","slug":"2014-retrospective-lucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/12\/2014-retrospective-lucky\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 Retrospective: How Am I So Lucky?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>seriously, what have i done in my life to deserve all this?\u00a0if i thought <a title=\"2013: A Travel Retrospective\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2013\/12\/2013-travel-retrospective\/\">last year was good<\/a>, this year was even better.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcmap.com\/mapui?P=SFO-LAX-EWR-TLV-EWR-IAH-LAX-SFO,SFO-DFW-MEX-LIM-SCL-EZE,AEP-SLA,SLA-COR-EZE-SCL-LIM-MEX-IAH-SFO,SFO-EWR-GVA-ZRH-DME,DME-AER,AER-DME,DME-ZRH-FCO,FCO-MUC-DME-ZRH-IAD-SFO,SFO-IAH-FRA-DUB,DUB-LHR-LAX-SFO,SJC-DEN-PHL,PHL-ORD-DEN-SJC,SFO-IAH-LHR-OSL-KEF,KEF-OSL-LHR-LAX,LAX-SFO,SFO-CPH-VNO,VNO-CPH-SFO,SFO-PHL,PHL-SFO,SFO-MEX-SCL,SCL-IPC,IPC-SCL,SCL-MEX-SFO,SFO-ORD,ORD-SFO,SFO-LAX-LGW-IBZ,IBZ-BCN,MAD-LHR,LGW-LAX-SFO,SJC-LAX-IAD-FRA-MLA,MLA-FRA,FRA-ORD-DEN-SJC,SJC-SEA-SJC,SFO-FRA-VIE-SJJ,SJJ-VIE-DXB,DXB-FRA-CDG-SFO,SFO-IAH-PHL,PHL-ORD-SFO,SFO-PVG,PVG-ICN,ICN-NRT,KIX-SFO,SFO-ATL-JNB,JNB-CPT,CPT-JNB-CDG-JFK-SFO,SFO-EWR-DEL,JAI-BOM-EWR-SFO,SFO-FRA-VIE-SOF,SOF-VIE,VIE-WAW-MUC-SFO,SFO-JFK,EWR-SFO\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gcmap.com\/map?P=SFO-LAX-EWR-TLV-EWR-IAH-LAX-SFO,SFO-DFW-MEX-LIM-SCL-EZE,AEP-SLA,SLA-COR-EZE-SCL-LIM-MEX-IAH-SFO,SFO-EWR-GVA-ZRH-DME,DME-AER,AER-DME,DME-ZRH-FCO,FCO-MUC-DME-ZRH-IAD-SFO,SFO-IAH-FRA-DUB,DUB-LHR-LAX-SFO,SJC-DEN-PHL,PHL-ORD-DEN-SJC,SFO-IAH-LHR-OSL-KEF,KEF-OSL-LHR-LAX,LAX-SFO,SFO-CPH-VNO,VNO-CPH-SFO,SFO-PHL,PHL-SFO,SFO-MEX-SCL,SCL-IPC,IPC-SCL,SCL-MEX-SFO,SFO-ORD,ORD-SFO,SFO-LAX-LGW-IBZ,IBZ-BCN,MAD-LHR,LGW-LAX-SFO,SJC-LAX-IAD-FRA-MLA,MLA-FRA,FRA-ORD-DEN-SJC,SJC-SEA-SJC,SFO-FRA-VIE-SJJ,SJJ-VIE-DXB,DXB-FRA-CDG-SFO,SFO-IAH-PHL,PHL-ORD-SFO,SFO-PVG,PVG-ICN,ICN-NRT,KIX-SFO,SFO-ATL-JNB,JNB-CPT,CPT-JNB-CDG-JFK-SFO,SFO-EWR-DEL,JAI-BOM-EWR-SFO,SFO-FRA-VIE-SOF,SOF-VIE,VIE-WAW-MUC-SFO,SFO-JFK,EWR-SFO&amp;MS=wls&amp;MR=1800&amp;MX=720x360&amp;PM=*\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">256,255 miles, but who&#8217;s counting<\/p><\/div>\n<p>sometimes i was only home for a night before heading out again, and sometimes it definitely felt like too much, but it was for sure a year filled with amazing trips. and as last year, none of this would have been possible, by the way, without <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theflightdeal.com\">The Flight Deal<\/a> &#8212; every single one of my paid international trips this year was a deal they found.<\/p>\n<h3>the holy land {bucket list}<\/h3>\n<p>a trip with my dad &#8212; we flew into Tel Aviv but drove around the country. <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/tag\/israel\/\">[more Israel &amp; Palestine]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC00204 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/12051963894\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3799\/12051963894_ae51c9b481_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00204\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC00258 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/12051971383\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7306\/12051971383_eb2c3330fe_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00258\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>argentina<\/h3>\n<p>a return to Buenos Aires via <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/02\/instawalk-mexico-citys-centro-historico\/\">Mexico City<\/a> and a side trip to Salta. <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/tag\/argentina\/\">[more Argentina]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC00453 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/12449837414\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5536\/12449837414_d7f6407b12_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00453\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC00480 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/12449427065\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7383\/12449427065_5a8457d774_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00480\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC00493 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/12449474815\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3755\/12449474815_2d3a43722e_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00493\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and my first time eating\/enjoying the music at a pe\u00f1a!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/exmqH2aDlKw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>moscow {bucket list}, winter olympics &amp; rome<\/h3>\n<p>after a long weekend in <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/02\/instawalk-day-moscow\/\">Moscow<\/a> and Sochi for <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/02\/curling-sochi-2014-2\/\">curling at the Winter Olympics<\/a>, i spent a week in Rome. <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/tag\/italy\">[more Italy]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC00603.jpg by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/12825371675\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7440\/12825371675_fdc9034918_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00603.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC00706.jpg by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/12826002115\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2817\/12826002115_318c7df4cc_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00706.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC00727.jpg by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/12826512034\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7397\/12826512034_32d037517c_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00727.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC00822.jpg by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/12826637315\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7404\/12826637315_8b575f466c_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00822.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC00797.jpg by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/12826529495\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2851\/12826529495_1c7385c9df_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00797.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"181\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>dublin and a quickie to northern ireland<\/h3>\n<p>i spent the week of St. Patrick&#8217;s Day week in Dublin and took a day trip to Northern Ireland where i walked on the Giant&#8217;s Causeway and checked off an item from my travel music bucket list. <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/tag\/ireland\">[more ireland]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC00847.jpg by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/13436690484\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3761\/13436690484_0a088a79e6_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00847.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC00877.jpg by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/13436511543\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3704\/13436511543_14c0b7a75a_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00877.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC01069.jpg by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/13437261445\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7393\/13437261445_0aef7acfd0_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01069.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: listening to &quot;Belfast&quot; in Belfast. You don&#39;t know how long I&#39;ve been waiting for this. (Years) <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/w3Epi5TVoE\">pic.twitter.com\/w3Epi5TVoE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jonathan Khoo (@jonk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonk\/status\/447419603900461056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>iceland {bucket list}<\/h3>\n<p>a trip to Iceland with <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/inflightfeed\">@inflightfeed<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jetsetcd\">@jetsetcd<\/a> &#8212; highlights included driving out to the <a title=\"The Abandoned DC-3 Wreck On Iceland\u2019s South Coast\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/05\/the-abandoned-dc-3-wreck-on-icelands-south-coast\/\">abandoned DC-3<\/a> and the <a title=\"Brunching on Svi\u00f0, Icelandic Boiled Sheep Head\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/05\/brunching-svid-icelandic-boiled-sheep-head\/\">eating of a boiled sheep&#8217;s head<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC01279.jpg by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14433757385\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5565\/14433757385_3f03f207cb_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01279.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC01308.jpg by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14436054595\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5527\/14436054595_9539116650_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01308.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"In which Jon tries svi\u00f0. by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14136716955\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5590\/14136716955_ae766989c1_c.jpg\" alt=\"In which Jon tries svi\u00f0.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>lithuania<\/h3>\n<p>a great week in Vilnius, plus a day trip to <a title=\"A Day Trip From Vilnius To Trakai (with Instawalk)\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/05\/day-trip-vilnius-trakai-instawalk\/\">Trakai<\/a> and visiting abandoned Soviet <a title=\"Exploring the Abandoned Neman Soviet Satellite Center In Lithuania\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/05\/exploring-abandoned-neman-soviet-satellite-center-lithuania\/\">cold<\/a> <a title=\"Exploring Abandoned Soviet Cold War Missile Sites in Lithuania\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/05\/exploring-abandoned-soviet-cold-war-missile-sites-lithuania\/\">war<\/a> sites. <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/tag\/lithuania\">[more Lithuania]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC01345.jpg by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14245361147\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3865\/14245361147_c74abf9c33_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01345.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"181\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC01418.jpg by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14432570895\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3923\/14432570895_bf601a1f20_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01418.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC01442 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14237552286\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2933\/14237552286_e83e053107_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01442\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC01541 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14260078265\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3832\/14260078265_00894768d2_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01541\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>oh and uhh, that time i <a title=\"I Survived and Stayed Sane When Things Got Dirty\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/05\/i-survived-and-stayed-sane-when-things-got-dirty\/\">got my rental car stuck in the sand<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/files\/2014\/05\/IMG_7674-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>easter island<\/h3>\n<p>i stopped off in Santiago for a couple days before heading for a long weekend on Easter Island. a. mah. zing. <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/tag\/easter-island\/\">[more Easter Island]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC01904.jpg by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14246460907\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3884\/14246460907_3d1af515f9_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC01904.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC02009.jpg by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14409998276\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2932\/14409998276_5296f67dd3_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02009.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"image by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14246583168\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3915\/14246583168_ec632bfcf3_c.jpg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>ibiza {bucket list}, barcelona, and valencia<\/h3>\n<p>perhaps the first travel goal i&#8217;ve ever had &#8212; dating to about a decade ago, i think &#8212; was to <a title=\"Bucket List Item Checked Off: Sunset at Cafe del Mar, Ibiza\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/07\/bucket-list-item-checked-sunset-cafe-del-mar-ibiza\/\">watch the sunset from Cafe del Mar<\/a>. after a couple of days on Ibiza i spent the week in Barcelona (and found my way to <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/07\/instawalk-old-barcelona-inspired-lauberge-espagnole\/\">filming<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/07\/instawalk-hills-beaches-barcelona-inspired-lauberge-espagnole\/\">locations<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/07\/instawalk-el-raval-sagrada-familia-inspired-lauberge-espagnole\/\">of<\/a> one of my favorite movies, <em>L&#8217;Auberge Espagnole<\/em>) and took a day trip to Valencia to see my favorite architect&#8217;s masterwork, <a title=\"Valencia\u2019s City of Arts and Sciences In Black and White\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/07\/valencias-city-arts-sciences-black-white\/\">the City of Arts and Sciences<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/tag\/spain\/\">[more Spain]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Untitled by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14395541657\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3853\/14395541657_47ac4b6c3d_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Este es mi momento: ahora, aqu\u00ed. Adi\u00f3s ayer. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sunset?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sunset<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cafedelmar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cafedelmar<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/E2OJmVg9DP\">pic.twitter.com\/E2OJmVg9DP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jonathan Khoo (@jonk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonk\/status\/485144187185418241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 4, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>that text is a reference to another travel music bucket list item &#8212; listening to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g79NbzdNQb8\">Adios Ayer<\/a> while watching the Ibiza sunset.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC02254 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14708243193\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2900\/14708243193_6140f3218c_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02254\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC02338 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14687977502\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3849\/14687977502_298f9a52d0_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02338\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC02382 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14449178358\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3913\/14449178358_350f778af6_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02382\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>malta<\/h3>\n<p>i think this was the first time i ever bought a business class ticket &#8212; and only because it was the same price as an economy ticket &#8212; but it got me to the amazing island of Malta. <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/tag\/malta\">[more Malta]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC02413 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14610865580\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2921\/14610865580_9ee01e222e_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02413\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC02476 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14817491043\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3854\/14817491043_de554cafd0_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02476\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC02486 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14817503193\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5592\/14817503193_3f3bf5d736_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02486\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>bosnia &amp; herzegovina and the middle east do<\/h3>\n<p>on the way to <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\">Points Summary<\/a>&#8216;s Middle East DO (which covered several emirates of the UAE as well as a bit of Oman), i stopped for a sobering visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina. a cool part, though, was visiting the <a title=\"The Soon To Be Not Abandoned Olympic Bobsled Track Outside Sarajevo (and Bonus Abandoned Hotel!)\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/08\/the-soon-to-be-not-abandoned-olympic-bobsled-track-outside-sarajevo-and-bonus-abandoned-hotel\/\">abandoned bobsled tracks<\/a>! oh, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonk\/status\/499824409629036544\">we rode on the fastest roller coaster<\/a> on earth at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi! <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/tag\/bosnia\">[more BiH]<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/tag\/medo2014\/\">[more Middle East DO]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"An old sign from the '84 Olympics. Why it's still up who knows, but it's cool. (And yes, research shows that was the mascot) by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14697583308\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5577\/14697583308_ce1f4371fe_o.jpg\" alt=\"An old sign from the '84 Olympics. Why it's still up who knows, but it's cool. (And yes, research shows that was the mascot)\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The Old Bridge by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14882823214\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5590\/14882823214_2587fab208_o.jpg\" alt=\"The Old Bridge\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Abandoned Sarajevo Bobsled Track by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14897630413\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3885\/14897630413_629072b81d_c.jpg\" alt=\"Abandoned Sarajevo Bobsled Track\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"upload by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14719194548\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3842\/14719194548_1b76fdc5ae_o.jpg\" alt=\"upload\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"upload by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14893203156\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3875\/14893203156_3902267429_o.jpg\" alt=\"upload\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Camels by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14920918921\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3873\/14920918921_3e24f66ba5_o.jpg\" alt=\"Camels\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>oh, and does this look familiar?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thankful again for the kindness of strangers in sandy situations. White car = today, gray car = earlier this year. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/0sAa0ei4kC\">pic.twitter.com\/0sAa0ei4kC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jonathan Khoo (@jonk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonk\/status\/499954209320493056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>shanghai {bucket list}, south (and north) korea, and japan<\/h3>\n<p>on the way to meet my parents in Japan (where they were starting a vacation), i stopped for less than <a title=\"A Shanghai Morning: Bund, Dumplings, and 267 mph\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/09\/shanghai-morning-bund-dumplings-267-mph\/\">24 hours in Shanghai<\/a> (mostly to <a title=\"Transiting Without Visa: A Maglev Ride and Xiaolongbao \u2014 A Great Night in Shanghai\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/09\/a-maglev-ride-and-xiaolongbao-a-great-night-in-shanghai\/\">ride the maglev<\/a>) and a week in Seoul with a side trip to the DMZ. in Japan, we witnessed the <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/10\/photo-essay-takayama-autumn-festival-night-1-japanese-festival-foods\/\">Takayama Autumn Festival<\/a> and i <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/10\/battle-japanese-black-burgers-burger-kings-kuro-diamond\/\">tried some black burgers<\/a>! <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/tag\/korea\">[more South Korea]<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/tag\/japan\">[more Japan]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Shanghai in the morning by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/15186919469\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3850\/15186919469_86ce64c780_o.jpg\" alt=\"Shanghai in the morning\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Crab and pork xlb by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/15181449009\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2947\/15181449009_21cb364d10_o.jpg\" alt=\"Crab and pork xlb\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC02807 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/15533606931\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3948\/15533606931_27e3c2f8bc_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02807\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC03036 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14916253203\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5609\/14916253203_9bbc8dc7dc_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC03036\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC02937 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/14915640514\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5615\/14915640514_c59a5f65fa_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC02937\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"For use in a blog post by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/15481144721\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2949\/15481144721_048005e12f_c.jpg\" alt=\"For use in a blog post\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>cape town<\/h3>\n<p>after going to South Africa for work years ago, i&#8217;d always wanted to return, especially to Cape Town. how much do i love that city?! and yes, definitely do a <a title=\"A Visit to Langa and Gugulethu Townships, and Lunch at Mzoli\u2019s Meat Place\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/11\/visit-langa-gugulethu-townships-lunch-mzolis-meat-place\/\">township tour<\/a> if you&#8217;re ever in that country. <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/tag\/south-africa\">[more South Africa]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"One of the first Afrikaans words I learned last time I was here: lekker! #oink by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/15757310352\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7475\/15757310352_c09db9c618_o.jpg\" alt=\"One of the first Afrikaans words I learned last time I was here: lekker! #oink\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC03280 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/15624475780\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7474\/15624475780_14a3378d6b_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC03280\" width=\"800\" height=\"181\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"One of the three beds in a hostel apartment. Poor girl has the flu :( by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/15780346552\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8114\/15780346552_e55317d7f7_o.jpg\" alt=\"One of the three beds in a hostel apartment. Poor girl has the flu :(\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Cape Town from Robben Island by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/15607191927\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7574\/15607191927_6d20111ae6_c.jpg\" alt=\"Cape Town from Robben Island\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>india&#8217;s golden triangle<\/h3>\n<p>i spent Thanksgiving week touring Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur. <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/tag\/india\/\">[more India]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC03448 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/15736612637\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7577\/15736612637_ff80dfd858_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC03448\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC03494 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/15302696993\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8657\/15302696993_2bbd1916bb_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC03494\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC03719 by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/15736282329\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8637\/15736282329_ccbcb7e308_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC03719\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>sofia and vienna<\/h3>\n<p>my family was vacationing in Vienna so i joined them for a bit after a brief stop in <a title=\"A Day in Sofia\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/12\/day-sofia\/\">Sofia<\/a> &#8212; highlights included being <a title=\"The Vienna of Before Sunset\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/12\/vienna-sunset\/\">on the trail<\/a> of the movie <em>Before Sunrise<\/em>\u00a0and <a title=\"Instawalk: Melk Abbey\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/12\/instawalk-melk-abbey\/\">Melk Abbey<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/tag\/austria\/\">[more Austria]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"upload by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/16017469962\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8588\/16017469962_4cc901b12a_o.jpg\" alt=\"upload\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"upload by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/16023005276\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7566\/16023005276_a35296f15d_o.jpg\" alt=\"upload\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"upload by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/16041176992\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8612\/16041176992_c094e1b953_o.jpg\" alt=\"upload\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"upload by Jonathan Khoo, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/16036734326\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8576\/16036734326_7e9c7a1e4a_o.jpg\" alt=\"upload\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>other random things<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>I explored western Pennsylvania, seeing <a title=\"Instawalk: Fallingwater\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/05\/instawalk-fallingwater\/\">Fallingwater<\/a> and the abandoned <a title=\"Exploring the Abandoned Carrie Furnace\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/06\/exploring-abandoned-carrie-furnace\/\">Carrie Furnace<\/a><\/li>\n<li>When it came to interesting flights, I was able to try the <a title=\"Impressions of My First Air New Zealand Flight (+ Skycouch!)\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/05\/impressions-first-air-new-zealand-flight-skycouch\/\">Air New Zealand SkyCouch<\/a>, flew a <a title=\"A Flight on FlySafair, South Africa\u2019s Newest Low-Cost Carrier\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/11\/flight-flysafair-south-africas-newest-low-cost-carrier\/\">new South African airline (FlySafair)<\/a>, and was on the inaugural <a title=\"Flying Norwegian From Los Angeles To London\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/07\/flying-norwegian-los-angeles-london\/\">Los Angeles-London flight on Norwegian<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I hung out with some of my Friends as the 20th Anniversary <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/09\/visit-friends-20th-anniversary-central-perk-popup-coffeeshop-nyc\/\">Central Perk Popup<\/a><\/li>\n<li>I started <a href=\"http:\/\/shoeflyshoo.tumblr.com\/\">shoeflyshoo.tumblr.com<\/a>\u00a0which contains (and will contain) all of my leg shots, which apparently are a thing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>outlook for next year<\/h2>\n<p>i definitely don&#8217;t think i&#8217;ll be traveling as much as i was able to this year. my January trip to Palawan (Philippines) and potentially my February trip to Tbilisi are no-go due to work (yes, contrary to popular belief, i do work!). in terms of elite status (since many readers are interested in that), i re-made United 1K next year (thanks primarily to a fluke) and i am Delta Platinum thanks to a <a title=\"Now Is the Time to Get a Delta Elite Status Match (UPDATE: Challenge Complete!)\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/11\/now-is-the-time-to-get-a-delta-elite-status-match\/\">status match and challenge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>here&#8217;s to a fulfilling\u00a02015!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>seriously, what have i done in my life 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