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Jakarta

ByTravelling Minion March 19, 2023 2 Comments
Old Town with Jakarta Good Guide After a much needed night of rest, I wake up feeling better and ready to explore Jakarta. Before coming here, I had found a free walking tour of Jakarta's old town with Jakarta Good Guide. While I don't get to go on free walking tours all that often, I do find them to be an excellent way to get a glimpse of a new place. The "free" helps with cost, but I also find...

Singapore Airlines’ Longest Flight in the World

ByTravelling Minion March 12, 2023 3 Comments
After leaving the TWA hotel, I make my way back to JFK Terminal 4 which is where Singapore Airlines flies out of. With some time to kill, and being in New York, I figure a visit to Shake Shack is in order. While not wanting to ruin my appetite for the flight I end up snacking on fries before doing a few laps of the terminal to stretch my legs. Typically, I would spend some time in a lounge prior...

Heading to Japan… But first lets fly a bit!

ByTravelling Minion March 4, 2023 4 Comments
It's 2023 and its time to embark on my first adventure of the year. Ultimately my final destination is Japan, but I have a few "hoops" to "fly" through before I arrive. Being a bit of a plane geek. My itinerary consists of a roundabout way to Asia. This is because I have a Singapore Airlines flight from New York's JFK airport to Singapore. Why would I fly this when there is a direct flight from...

Travelling Minions in 2022

ByTravelling Minion December 31, 2022 2 Comments
2022 saw the return of travel for me and much of the world! With many countries loosening their COVID restrictions, the prospect of exploring is tempting again! Airlines begin to offer deals to win back business, and tourism ads start to pop up in YouTube Advertisements again. Looking back, I realize a lot of my travel is concentrated in the back half of 2022. I suspect this is due to most...

Minion Monies: How much did my trip to Ireland Cost?

ByTravelling Minion November 27, 2022 0 Comments
The following will be an accounting of my 2022 trip to Ireland. 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! All prices will be in Canadian (or converted into Canadian when it shows up on my CC bill).  The Transportation ($1364.28) The Flights ($1017.56 + 250...

Wrapping up my trip to Ireland

ByTravelling Minion November 20, 2022 0 Comments
With my Ireland trip blog complete. It's time to wrap it up with a few thoughts. I know that Maui was the first "real" international trip I took. However, going to the US from Canada doesn't always feel that "international". So I'm going to identify this Ireland trip as the "first" one! If you've spent the time to read through the trip, I appreciate it! If not and you want to, you can find the...