On his 32nd birthday (November 25), PR professional Sachin Bhandary finally decided to chuck his job that he was devoted to for eight years. Come January 15, 2015, he will embark on a year-long, crowdfunded trip, which will see him travel across 12 countries and do 12 unexpected things.

Scuba diving is one of the items on his itinerary. Representative pics

Bhandary admits that he was always passionate about travel books and odd travel projects. Even at 24, he reminisces, he had promised to himself that he would pursue such a trip some day.