Year 2016 was a good year for my travels. I traveled quite a bit. Even though the number of places I visited in 2016 was less than the number of places I had visited in 2015. But I managed to tick off some of my bucket list items.

In a nutshell, I visited and lived in 9 countries, 27 cities, 9 towns, 2 villages and 3 islands.

Quarter 1 (January to March)

Places Visited

Sakleshpur (India)

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Melbourne (Australia)

Launceston & Cradle Mountain (Australia)

Glenworth Valley (Australia)

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Royal National Park (Australia)

Narooma & Eden (Australia)

Lake Conjola (Australia)

Mungo Brush (Australia)

Seal Rocks (Australia)

Port Vila & Hideaway (Vanuatu)

Townsville & Magnetic Island (Australia)

Moments to remember

Australian Open

Bryan Adam’s Concert

Quarter 2 (April to June):

Places Visited

Darwin & Katherine Gorge (Australia)

Hobart, St Helens, Wineglass Bay & Swansea (Australia)

Auckland, Tongariro & Rotarua (New Zealand)

Adelaide & Port Lincoln (Australia)

Moments to remember

Cage Diving with Saltwater crocodile

DJ Suketu (Bollywood Party)

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Cage Diving with Great White Sharks

Quarter 3 (July to September):

Places Visited:

Melbourne (Australia)

Honolulu & Big Island (U.S.A)

Thredbo & Jindabyne (Australia)

Perth & The Pinnacles (Australia)

Hawkesbury River (Australia)

Hunter Valley (Australia)

Hobart & Mt Wellington (Australia)

Moreton Island (Australia)

Coffs Harbour (Australia)

Stavanger (Norway)

Moments to remember

Road Trip with my mother

Skydiving

My first skiing experience

Shreya Ghoshal’s concert

Kiss from a dolphin and a seal

Whale watching

Aladdin Play

Cirque De Soule

Scuba Diving

Hiked the Pulpit Rock

Quarter 4 (October to December):

Places Visited

Tromso (Norway)

Oslo (Norway)

Reykjavik (Iceland)

Royal National Park (Australia)

Noosa (Australia)

Road trip to Lake Macquarie (Australia)

Singapore (Singapore)

Bangalore (India)

Dubai & Abu Dhabi (U.A.E)

Dandeli (India)

Moments to remember

Saw the Northern Lights

Went inside a volcano

Walked behind the waterfalls

Snorkeled through the two tectonic plates

Sculptures by the Sea

Hiked to Figure 8 Pool

Saw the Super moon

Encounter with the cheetah

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I love my wild life and I want to become a keeper someday. Just wanted to clarify that I did my due diligence and found that this zoo is trying their best to save the animals under threat and Sheeba was born in captivity and her mother had abandoned her when she was little. She has been pampered and the zoo is trying its best to do the breeding programs so the count of the animals can grow. More info can be found on australia.gov.au website. . . #rakssunshinecoastdiaries #raksnoosadiaries #raksaustraliadiaries #solopassport #sydney #rainyseason #womentravellers #followforlike #desigirltravels #igers #travelphotography #ig_world #worldtravelgram #womentravelers #worldshotz #wanderlust #worldtravel #gtgi #instagood #instatravel #dreamdestinations #destinations #instadestinations #shutterbugs #igramming #photooftheday #picoftheday #instapic #instalikes #skyscanner

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Touched the Rhino

Bollywood Party

Coldplay’s Concert

Tried the Singapore Sling

Wings of Time

Lastly, I would like to thank all of you for all the follows, comments, likes and personal messages. I really appreciate and love receiving them. Wishing you all a very Happy New Year 2017.

Happy Holidays!

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