Travel - Mini Retirement Project https://miniretirementproject.com If Not Now. When? Live Your Dreams Now! Tue, 21 Jun 2016 10:12:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.4 Conquering Mt Kinabalu https://miniretirementproject.com/conquering-mt-kinabalu/ https://miniretirementproject.com/conquering-mt-kinabalu/#respond Tue, 21 Jun 2016 10:09:45 +0000 https://miniretirementproject.com/?p=805 Look at little ol’ me standing there amongst the clouds on top of the tallest mountain in Borneo. This is definitely one of the most physically and mentally challenging activity I’ve ever endured. Never have I been so exhausted and tested so much in my life. I knew it was going to be tough but […]

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]]> https://miniretirementproject.com/conquering-mt-kinabalu/feed/ 0 5 European Destinations That Surprised Us – Part 2 https://miniretirementproject.com/5-european-destinations-that-surprised-us-part-2/ https://miniretirementproject.com/5-european-destinations-that-surprised-us-part-2/#respond Tue, 30 Jun 2015 22:10:59 +0000 https://miniretirementproject.com/?p=765 * This is a continuation post to Part 1 of this series here. The following are the remaining 2 of the 5 cities that have pleasantly surprised us along our journey thus far* Annecy, France This little known town in the Haute-Savoie region was such a charming find. Famous for its beautiful Lake Annecy and […]

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]]> https://miniretirementproject.com/5-european-destinations-that-surprised-us-part-2/feed/ 0 5 European Destinations That Surprised Us – Part 1 https://miniretirementproject.com/5-european-destinations-that-surprised-us-part-1/ https://miniretirementproject.com/5-european-destinations-that-surprised-us-part-1/#respond Sat, 27 Jun 2015 23:54:42 +0000 https://miniretirementproject.com/?p=714 *Long blog post ahead to make up for the long absence. Enjoy!* As we embarked on our journey, we received countless of travel advice from friends and fellow travelers we met along our way. Some of these advice were about where to avoid, what to do, but most of the time they were about where […]

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]]> https://miniretirementproject.com/5-european-destinations-that-surprised-us-part-1/feed/ 0 3 Months Onwards – Things We Learned From Our Traveling So Far https://miniretirementproject.com/things-we-learned-from-our-traveling-so-far/ https://miniretirementproject.com/things-we-learned-from-our-traveling-so-far/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2015 21:06:51 +0000 https://miniretirementproject.com/?p=669 We’ve been traveling officially for 3 months now, which is officially the longest we’ve been away from home. If you ask me what it’s like on the road, I can honestly tell you it’s been a real adventure in every sense of the word. We’ve had major dramas since the first day we landed in […]

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]]> https://miniretirementproject.com/things-we-learned-from-our-traveling-so-far/feed/ 2 Our Vienna Winter Experience https://miniretirementproject.com/our-vienna-winter-experience/ https://miniretirementproject.com/our-vienna-winter-experience/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2015 22:22:00 +0000 https://miniretirementproject.com/?p=610 Yes, yes, I know. I’ve been on a hiatus since the last travel post on Prague. A few distractions cropped up along the way when we were in Budapest, i.e. Christmas, New Year, catching a very bad cold, late night outings, work etc. So here I am, attempting to recall our experiences in Vienna so […]

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]]> https://miniretirementproject.com/our-vienna-winter-experience/feed/ 1 Tales of Prague https://miniretirementproject.com/tales-of-prague/ https://miniretirementproject.com/tales-of-prague/#respond Tue, 30 Dec 2014 17:25:45 +0000 https://miniretirementproject.com/?p=575 What You Need To Know Before You Visit Prague Prague is the complete opposite of Berlin. While Berlin is modern and hip, Prague still maintains its old town charms and traditional values. At first glance, Prague appears to be frozen in time thanks to its beautiful old buildings, castles and town squares that have survived […]

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]]> https://miniretirementproject.com/tales-of-prague/feed/ 0 Tim Ferriss Made Me Quit My Job https://miniretirementproject.com/tim-ferriss-made-me-quit-my-job/ https://miniretirementproject.com/tim-ferriss-made-me-quit-my-job/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2014 15:19:25 +0000 https://miniretirementproject.com/?p=532 Why I’m Taking A Mini Retirement It all began 4 years ago when I first stumbled upon the phrase 4 hour work week from a regular blog I was following. Being a a full time employee at the time, I could not fathom how it is even possible to work anything less than 10 hours […]

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]]> https://miniretirementproject.com/tim-ferriss-made-me-quit-my-job/feed/ 8 Christmas Markets in Berlin https://miniretirementproject.com/christmas-markets-in-berlin/ https://miniretirementproject.com/christmas-markets-in-berlin/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2014 23:52:01 +0000 https://miniretirementproject.com/?p=507 Our experience visiting some of the Christmas markets in Berlin The only good thing about visiting Europe during winter is the year end gorgeous Christmas atmosphere. It’s really the only reason worth freezing your butts off in below zero degrees temperature, because why else would anyone want to visit Berlin in any season other than […]

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]]> https://miniretirementproject.com/christmas-markets-in-berlin/feed/ 2 Berlin For First Timers https://miniretirementproject.com/berlin-for-first-timers/ https://miniretirementproject.com/berlin-for-first-timers/#respond Thu, 11 Dec 2014 23:03:21 +0000 https://miniretirementproject.com/?p=484 A hotchpotch of our travel experiences and tips in Berlin We spent 12 days in Berlin as our first destination in this European journey. I must say that due to all the positive feedback I’ve heard about how fantastic this city is, I came here with high expectations. So what do I personally think about […]

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]]> https://miniretirementproject.com/berlin-for-first-timers/feed/ 0 The First Day of Our Adventure https://miniretirementproject.com/the-first-day-of-our-journey/ https://miniretirementproject.com/the-first-day-of-our-journey/#respond Sat, 29 Nov 2014 07:54:59 +0000 https://miniretirementproject.com/?p=56 With no short of eventful dramas along the way Guten Tag from Berlin! (this is about one of the 3 German words I knew at the start of my stay in Germany). What a physically and mentally exhausting journey it’s been for us so far. From Penang — Kuala Lumpur — Abu Dhabi — Berlin, it took us a total of […]

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