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...

Casablanca, Morocco

I'm on the road again, this time to Morocco starting in Casablanca! For Gimpy and I, this is one of the few remaining bucket list countries for both of us. So after a year of planning we are finally ready for this Moroccan adventure. Originally, we are flying from Vancouver to Montreal then onward to Casablanca. However, the day before we leave, a notification that our once generous layover is...

Wrapping my trip to Japan

Now that I am done blogging about my trip to Japan and Indonesia. It's time to do a wrap up. This is my first trip of 2023 and the first time I have been to Asia in several years! There was a lot to look forward to. And I think everything worked out great in the end! If you've spent the time to read through the trip, Thank You! If you haven't and want to, you can find the whole trip here. Here we...

Flying Home in ANA’s First Class Suite

Sadly all good things must come to an end. It's now time to leave Japan, but at least I'll be doing it in style as I will be flying in ANA's First Class Suites! So after an early morning wake up, I check out of my hotel and make my way to Tokyo Haneda Airport. Haneda Nihombashi Bridge Haneda is a very cool airport in its own right. While most of my time is spent in terminal 3, there are lots of...

Heading to Japan… But first lets fly a bit!

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...

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

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...