Hoi An

Heading to Hoi An We have a morning flight to Danang before hitch a ride to Hoi An. So after a great breakfast buffet at our hotel we head to the airport. Unfortunately our string of fancy flights are behind us, but the Sister and I have no problems with Air Asia to Vietnam. Our hour and a half flight is smooth from start to finish and without any issues. Hoi An The first major stop on our...

Another Minion Sibling Trip! This time to Vietnam and Japan

It's time for another sibling trip! This time we are heading to Vietnam and Japan! But we have a long day(s) of travel ahead of us and part of the excitement are our flights to Asia. We have some aspirational flights out of Seattle so need to make our way south of our home in Vancouver. Quick Shuttle to Seattle To get down we had looked into flying and training down. However both options were...

A Long way to Laos

I am setting out for a trip to Asia today! Ultimately, I will end up in Japan to meet  up with Lebron and Antetokounmpo but before I get there I will spend some time in South East Asia. My first stop will be Laos. But in order to get there I have a pretty long few days of flying. It starts with a very quick hop from Vancouver to Seattle to overnight before an early morning flight to LA. I stay...

Wrapping up my Trip to Morocco

It's now time to do a wrap up on my fall trip to Morocco. In a last hurrah, both Gimpy and I have deemed this as our last "big" trip together. Over the years we've been fortunate enough to do embark on some amazing adventures. So we ensure we put an exclamation mark on our time travelling together! If you've spent anytime to read through the trip, Thank You! If you haven't and want to, you can...

The Long Way Home (In JAL First Class)

After leaving Bahrain I begin my long journey home. Instead of a more direct routing, I will be doing a series of flights over the course of three days to get home. This means an overnight flight from Bahrain to Bangkok. Spending the day in Bangkok. Then another overnight flight to Tokyo. Spending the morning in Tokyo, then flying to Los Angeles and then north to Vancouver. Why you may ask? Well...

Minion Monies: How much did my 2019 Trip to Thailand and Malaysia Asia Cost?

The following will be an accounting of my 2019 trip to Thailand & Malyasia. If you've not read the blog, you can do so here. Or if you want a summary of the entire trip you can check that out here. It might provide some extra context to the costs below! The Transportation ($1232.28) The Flights ($1134.77) The main flight to get me over the ocean took the form of a Cathay Airways flight from...