The biggest costs to any trip are usually airfare and hotels. So how in the world did I fly three 10+ hours flights, all in business class for under $100? Let me show you. This is the first part in a series of Trip Reports where I’ll breakdown the costs associated with airfare and hotels and […]
Asia
Hong Kong Check-in
Travel is not for the faint of heart, at least not this much travel. I’m currently at 38,000 feet flying to Hong Kong after spending a week in Australia and New Zealand. I get why people pay the big bucks for business class tickets (not that I did) because you arrive, typically, more refreshed. I […]
Thoughts Before I Embark on my First Solo Travel Trip
I woke up the other night in a panic. I was in my own bed, but the thoughts raced, “What am I going to do in this new city tomorrow?” The hubster has been has been away on a rural clinical rotation in the middle of Florida for 2 months. During the week, I’m sleeping […]
Destination Revealed: Where I’m Going
I’ll describe how the process went once I finally decided that traveling would need to be done solo this time. Ask readers where I should go. Contemplate super expensive European destinations. Look over super expensive group tours. Ask your dad to go with you. (He said, “No.”) Sit on the decision for many weeks as life […]
Bangkok on my Mind
Bangkok and I have love/hate relationship. It could have been due to a mixture of circumstances since we had just gotten back from a remarkable, eye-opening few days in Cambodia, only to fall prey to a cliché scam on our first day in Bangkok. We weren’t happy about it. But, I remember sweating through my dress at 9pm, […]
Canceling our Trip to Southeast Asia & How Things Will Get Better
I’m not sure where to begin, so I’ll just dive into the vulnerability pool. It’s been a whirlwind 6 days of emotionally epic proportions. Life has a freakishly maddening way of reminding you that you aren’t in control of anything…even a trip you’ve been planning for 6 months. It’s safe to say that medical school […]