Where Do We Go From Here?
The obvious question…where do we go? We spent many summer evenings drinking some cold sangrias discussing destinations. There are many factors which come into play but let's just say follow your heart and budget. For us, South East Asia was the choice, we haven't been there, the weather is good, and it is relatively inexpensive. South America was another possibility, and we will likely revisit it next year. Our original thought was to spend a month in each country, concentration on beaches and comfortable living but as usual, the lure of hard travelling always seems to prevail. So, we decided on Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. The first step was to start monitoring air travel websites for alerts and special offers on flights to Bangkok. We soon received an email that Air China had flights for $850 round trip going through Beijing (with a long layover). We decided that this would probably be the best deal we would see, so we booked. We were right, flights...