2025 travel plans

[xen0n33]

I wasn't planning on going to Europe this year but was somehow talked into it by my brother last month (wine may have been involved) -- despite my reservations about visting during Summer, and at short notice. Sadly, neither of us had enough points to do J return, so we head off next week in very cheap $1375 MU SYD-PVG-LGW vv Y.

Tried to do the trip on a budget, so crossed some otherwise desired destinations off the list (like Iceland), but ended up booking London, Stockholm, Oslo, Namur BE (family visit), Cork, and Newcastle (more family).

Flights:

• LHR-HEL-ARN (AY)
• ARN-OSL (DY)
• OSL-BRU (SK)
• CRL-ORK (FR)
• DUB-NCL (EI)

 

[xen0n33]

November:
Taipei and hopefully various stops in Japan (Sapporo, Osaka). I've booked MEL-SIN-TPE SQ J on points; waiting for NH J NRT-PER or HND-SYD (not likely until close in)

Update: Ended up lucking out and finding HND-SYD early on, so grabbed that - unfortunately, only the daytime flight was available, not the overnight.

Locked in the following:

• 5 nights in Taipei
• TPE-PVG-KIX Y (AC/NH) - 5 nights in Osaka as a base to hopefully see some of Nara/Kobe/Kyoto as well
• ITM-CTS Y (NH) - 5 nights in Sapporo
• CTS-HND Y (JL) - 5 nights in Yokosuka. Planning on visting Enoshima, Yokohoma, Kamakura, and surrounds.
• HND-SYD J (NH - VFF points). An early start, but hopefully worthwhile!

 

[Duggo]

Returning to Athens on Saturday for 5 nights and then Sifnos, Folegandros and Milos, a week on each island then back to Athens for a week. Lucky enough to have a unit in Alimos on the beach still owned by my wife's family, it is about 15/20 mins on tram to Syntagma Square. Feels like a long 12 months since we were there last year, I feel young enough to travel but to old for work

 

[Wanderlust_tim]

Excited to be heading to Japan in August visiting Izu Peninsula (a friend is diving with hammerhead sharks), Osaka (World Expo and Baseball) and Hiroshima.

 

[GarrettM]

Another piece of the puzzle is now in place.

PER-SIN on Scoot Y booked. I know it's fancy but that's just the type of free-wheeling jet setters we are. Late arvo evening flight on their 787 will be fine.
Will also give us a night's sleep (or part of one) at Changi before heading onto DAD.
Just the last leg to sort out now, but we can wait for a promo to hopefully find something reasonable in January.

If anything my as yet to be confirmed leave is now further away from being locked in.

Sitting, waiting, wishing....

My leave has been all but confirmed, but I will keep waiting for the security of the approving email.

The last part of the puzzle, SIN-PER, is also firming up with an added wrinkle.

Starting to look like it might be SIN-DPS-PER, on a mix of KLM and Transnusa

I can hear the gasps of incredulity, but at our budget we have to choose between asking the kids to endure an eight hour stopover in Changi and a five hour redeye flight home, or a decent night's sleep in a real bed, buffet breakfast, pool swim for the kids, and a shorter daytime flight.

Plus this way it becomes a real adventure for them. A month away, three countries, five flights, four carriers. What kid wouldn't enjoy that.