In case you didn’t know, it isn’t fun to drag 27kg (60lbs) of stuff from one side of greater Tokyo to the other and beyond to the airport. It involved multiple train transfers and I managed to make a Japanese … Continue reading
Tag Archives: cheap flights
It looks like it is going to happen. I plan to use 25,000 frequent flier miles to fly home on a one-way ticket. I realized I made a tactical mistake with my miles. I should have bought a ticket to … Continue reading
If you go to American’s website you will see that the processing charges are thus: Ticketing less than 21 days prior to departure: $0 Travel ticketed 20 – 7 days prior to departure: $50 Travel ticketed 6 days to 2 … Continue reading
A small ruckus arose when I posted this (I thought) innocuous post on the Lonely Planet Thorn Tree: Hello from Bangkok everyone, I flew to Bangkok from Milan for only 174 euros including all taxes and I show you how … Continue reading
Pop quiz: what are the top five nationalities (other than Thai) that fly into Bangkok airport? I bet you can’t get three of them. Answer at the end of the post. I chickened out about hitching to the airport. I … Continue reading
The outpouring of support for my new website has been overwhelming! It has re-connected me with old friends whose love for me and my work has been life-affirming. Here’s a sampling of the adulation: “Don’t you still owe me money?” … Continue reading
I bought a ticket to go to Bangkok in three weeks from Milan for 174 euros (US$229) one way on Blu Express. Major coup. For the sake of my expertise in finding cheap flights, I wish I could say I … Continue reading
This summer there are flights from Amsterdam to Boston and New York for around $376 one way and Amsterdam to Seattle for about $440 one way including taxes on Airtech. I will explain what Airtech is soon in my website … Continue reading
My American friend, Greg, is visiting for a week. He lives in Japan and wants the world to know about his mountain lodge, two hours north of Tokyo, which is available for groups to rent. It’s called Hoshi Boshi Lodge, … Continue reading
Muenster has been named by UNESCO as the world’s most livable city for a population between 250,000 and 500,000 so imagine my surprise when I saw this sign showing its sister cities and just look at Fresno, California sitting there. … Continue reading
