Hobbies


hob·by1
ˈhäbē/
noun
  1. an activity done regularly in one’s leisure time for pleasure.
    “his hobbies are reading and travelling”
  2. archaic
    a small horse or pony.

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Like any other person, I have a few hobbies to keep me busy in my spare time. Do I find a spare time in my super busy schedule? Well, not really but if I do find a moment of my own, I try not to waste it!

There are so many things in this World that I would love to try at least once. But these are a few things that I love most and I like to spend my time on them whenever and wherever possible:

airplaneFlying is my most favourite hobby. I have been flying as a private pilot since 1996.

I have a Private Pilot Licence (PPL) from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) as well as USA Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

I also have some additional ratings such as Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC), Night Rating and Instrument Rating (IR).

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Biking is one of my other hobbies. Riding a bike around lake Geneva or in the mountains with fresh air gives me lots of enjoyment. It is not important if the bike is a city bike or mountain bike or even electric bike, as long as I can ride on it peacefully and comfortably, I am happy to carry on. Of course it is hard these days to have full enjoyment of riding a bike in busy roads with lots of traffic but luckily here bicycle lanes are almost in every busy street which gives extra comfort and sense of safety.

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Hiking is yet another fantastic activity one can do which is almost free and I promise that I do this almost everyday.

In general term, hiking refers to walking outdoors on a trail, or off trail, for recreational purposes.The idea of undertaking a walk through the countryside for pleasure developed in the 18th-century, and arose because of changing attitudes to the landscape and nature, associated with the …