muratkorman's VirtualTourist Home Page

I enjoy travelling since I was a small child in ISTANBUL. I always felt an instinct to discover new places and expand my frontiers. I guess this comes from my Turkish genes as most of you have already noticed, Turkish are everywhere in the world. I find myself very lucky as my job also allows me to travel to different locations in the world. As being an expatriate for several years, I have the chance to learn and adapt to new cultures, countries and people. It amazes me so much that once you break your shell and start exploring new cultures and countries, you develop yourself a lot. I believe you can learn something useful from every culture and this will become a flavour to your improving intellectuality. During my exciting journey around the world, I hope to meet new friends.

MILANO was my first step to becoming an expatriate. During my assignment of 2 years, I had the chance to visit many places in Italy and around Europe. My food and wine culture developed a lot thanks to fantastic Italian cuisine. I also consider this period as my "hatching egg" period.

After completing my assignment in Milano, I was assigned to BUDAPEST for another project. I stayed 2 years here. I had the chance to see some other parts of Hungary and I made many travels to different destinations in Europe. Moreover I met my wife in Budapest. 20 December 2008 we had a wedding celebration in Budapest with our parents and friends.

I arrived in SINGAPORE for a new project after Budapest. A new location, a new adventure!!! My assignment promises a 2-year stay here. Let's see how much I will discover Asia during my stay in this well-organized little island.

Edit after 1 year : I knew that Singapore would bring many changes to my life. Indeed, I have just got married in Singapore :)

Edit after 2 year : My assignment got extended more than I anticipated and I am likely to stay for another year in Singapore.

My travel summary 2007-2009

After I moved to Singapore, I started making some short trips to other countries in this region. You will find some tips about these places in my travel pages. Here is the list which also provides links to my travel pages of these destinations:

22 JUN - 24 JUN 2007 PULAU TIOMAN (MALAYSIA)
30 JUN - 01 JUL 2007 PULAU BINTAN (INDONESIA)
13 JUL - 15 JUL 2007 PULAU AUR (MALAYSIA)
04 AUG - 05 AUG 2007 BANGKOK (THAILAND)
08 NOV 2007 JOHOR BAHRU (MALAYSIA)
19 DEC - 24 DEC 2007 PHUKET / KHAO LAK (THAILAND)
07 FEB - 10 FEB 2008 MANILA (PHILIPPINES)
20 MAR - 23 MAR 2008 KRABI / KO PHI PHI (THAILAND)
26 APR - 27 APR 2008 MELAKA (MALAYSIA)
17 MAY - 19 MAY 2008 KUALA LUMPUR (MALAYSIA)
27 MAY - 01 JUN 2008 SIEM REAP / ANGKOR WAT (CAMBODIA)
26 SEP - 28 SEP 2008 PULAU TIOMAN (MALAYSIA)
17 OCT - 19 OCT 2008 PULAU AUR (MALAYSIA)
24 OCT - 28 OCT 2008 HO CHI MINH CITY (VIETNAM)
14 NOV - 16 NOV 2008 MELAKA (MALAYSIA)
06 DEC - 08 DEC 2008 KOTA KINABALU (MALAYSIA)
23 JAN - 27 JAN 2009 PULAU LANGKAWI (MALAYSIA)
05 MAR - 15 MAR 2009 SYDNEY / MELBOURNE / PERTH (AUSTRALIA)
10 APR - 12 APR 2009 PULAU AUR (MALAYSIA)
30 APR - 03 MAY 2009 KUALA LUMPUR / PULAU PANGKOR (MALAYSIA)
26 JUN - 28 JUN 2009 PULAU TIOMAN (MALAYSIA)
10 JUL - 12 JUL 2009 PULAU DAYANG (MALAYSIA)
30 JUL - 10 AUG 2009 TOKYO - KYOTO - OSAKA - NARA - HIROSHIMA (JAPAN)
19 SEP - 21 SEP 2009 PULAU REDANG (MALAYSIA)

Next trips:

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New travel pages are ready !!!

I have decided to spend some more time on my VT pages and new pages are ready from my previous and recent trips. Some updates on SINGAPORE and ISTANBUL pages are available. I also uploaded some videos for making my pages even more interesting. ROME and VATICAN CITY pages are updated. Enjoy them !!!

My new pages for TOKYO, KYOTO, OSAKA, NARA and HIROSHIMA are ready for your reviews!!! PULAU REDANG page is coming very soon...