I am going to take my divemaster this year in my holiday. I was thinking of doing it in Thailand, because the season matches with my holiday there, as well as it's one of the better places to dive. But, lately I have started to doubt the destination. I have been to Thailand so many times before, so I thought maybe I should try out another place, but then on the other hand, the only place I haven't been in Asia is more or less China... and December in China doesn't really sound much dive-friendly. On the other hand, I have been in Thailand so many times, and I still haven't been able to ride an elephant. I have petted one, but it's still not the same... So, if not for any other reason, maybe I should go there just to ride an elephant, or drive an elephant (anything as big as an elephant should be described as 'driving').

I am very fond of travelling, as the ones who knows me are aware of. As soon as I get some time off, you can most of the time find me on a plane somewhere. A lot of times it's not the destination that is important, but the act of getting out there. To go somewhere new, see somewhere new, meet someone new... I always wanted to travel in all the countries in the world (the conservative islamic countries excepted - no offense to any muslims out there, it's just harder to travel in those countries as a single woman). I once was told there is about 280 countries in the world, which means I have so far covered about 10%. But, I am not disencouraged by this fact, only more excited, since it means there are so much more out there for me to explore, to see, to discover...