Off topic: The grand plan of 2009

by Mads Kristensen 24. March 2009 02:33

I’ve been a little quiet on my blog lately. That is due to my grand plan for 2009 which was born as my New Year’s resolution. The original plan went like this:

In average, I need to visit a new country I have never visited before, every month of 2009.

That means 12 trips to a new destination for the entire year. I soon realized this was too ambitious, expensive and time consuming. I needed to adjust the plan to something more realistic and this is what I came up with:

In average, I need to visit a new country that I may have visited before, every month of 2009.

So, still 12 different destinations but it is now ok for me to visit countries I’ve seen before. So far it is going quite well. Here is my itinerary for 2009 as it looks right now.

  • January: Germany
  • February: England and Moldova*
  • March: USA
  • April: Spain, Gibraltar* and Portugal*
  • May: Scotland*
  • June: Holland*
  • July: Greece* and Albania*
  • September: Turkey*
  • December: Egypt*

* = have never visited before

These trips have been a mix of business and pleasure. Whenever I go on business trips, I always try to find time to explore the place I visit. Lately I’ve fallen for the idea of visiting the countries along the old silky way including Azerbaijan, Kirgizstan, Georgia, Armenia and a few more. I hope to find the time to spend some time there in the fall. Also, I’ve never been in Asia or Oceania so that’s also very high on my wish list.

Often times when travelling, I don't have access to a PC so I don't read or write many blog posts. Instead I tweet from my mobile phone just to keep a little up to date with the news in tech world.

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3/24/2009 3:50:23 AM #

Mohamed Elsherif

Nice to see Egypt in the list Smile my home

Mohamed Elsherif United States |

3/24/2009 11:14:45 AM #

Ben Amada

Doesn't anyone follow their New Year's resolutions anymore??  Smile  Well, your updated plan is pretty close to the original.

That 2009 travel schedule is probably more than I've travelled in my entire life!  Hope you're collecting frequent flyer miles ...

Ben Amada United States |

3/25/2009 1:15:55 AM #

Mads Kristensen

It's still early, so I might be able to pull through on my original plan Smile

Mads Kristensen Denmark |

3/24/2009 1:06:38 PM #

TweeZz

Duuuuuuude?!

Where is Slovakia?? Smile

TweeZz Belgium |

3/24/2009 6:48:16 PM #

Mads Kristensen

I'm getting there. It's also high on my wish list

Mads Kristensen United States |

3/24/2009 2:36:57 PM #

robin

Nice trips man! If you need any good tips on Holland, I might have a few for you.

robin Netherlands |

3/26/2009 1:40:39 AM #

Fatih Sever

We want to see you in Turkey too. You can spend wonderful time in our warm, beautiful and timeless cities like Istanbul, Bodrum, Antalya...

Fatih Sever Turkey |

3/26/2009 1:52:28 AM #

Mads Kristensen

I am actually planning a trip to Istanbul, but I have no dates yet. Probably in September.

Mads Kristensen Denmark |

3/28/2009 8:15:59 PM #

Cristiano

Hey Mads, where is Italy in your plan ? Wink

Cristiano Italy |

3/29/2009 12:11:28 AM #

Mads Kristensen

I spent 2 weeks in Italy in the summer of 2007. It was my third time in Italy and there are still many, many countries I have never visited. Maybe next year.

Mads Kristensen Denmark |

3/31/2009 1:54:23 PM #

Vitalie Esanu

You are welcome to Moldova, let us to know when you will be here.

Btw: Moldova are no in your list of countries to leave a comment Laughing.

Vitalie Esanu Romania |

4/2/2009 9:03:44 AM #

Tom Madden

Mads,

when you visit Scotland, how long will you be there? Depending on the length of your visit, and your interests, I can give you some suggestions.

Tom

Tom Madden United Kingdom |

4/11/2009 7:30:34 PM #

Korayem

Waiting for your visit in December then..don't even think of coming without telling me first..I would love to see you in person!

Korayem Egypt |

4/13/2009 2:46:17 AM #

Chris Eargle

Hey Mads,

It was good to see you at the 2009 MVP Global Summit!

Chris Eargle United States |

7/27/2009 11:48:00 PM #

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