Seychelles

Seychelles – Waldorf Astoria Platte Island: 3 nights in paradise

Our next island hopping in Seychelles – Platte Island where the new Waldorf Astoria private island resort opened just a few months ago. I redeemed 3 nights with my 2 free night certificates and 130K Hilton points. Even though the stay was “free”, getting there alone cost €700 per person roundtrip on a chartered flight… Read More Seychelles – Waldorf Astoria Platte Island: 3 nights in paradise

Seychelles

Seychelles and its most beautiful beach – Anse Source d’Argent

After a short stay in Mauritius, we island-hopped to Seychelles. There’s a nonstop flight from Mauritius to Seychelles on certain days of the week with Air Seychelles and it took only 2.5 hours. The short flight was expensive in terms of flight time at $260 per person; everything in Seychelles is a lot more expensive!… Read More Seychelles and its most beautiful beach – Anse Source d’Argent

Italy

Venice Carnival – An Incredible Festival of Costumes and Masks

Venice is one of the most unique places that I have ever been to (even after traveling 50+ countries), it stood against time with its Renaissance and Gothic palaces, countless bridges and canals, and car-free. If there’s one place that makes you feel travel back in time, Venice is the first one in my mind!… Read More Venice Carnival – An Incredible Festival of Costumes and Masks

Japan

Tokyo – All You Can Eat Waygu Beef, Tsukiji Outer Market, and Capsule Toys

Our last stop on this trip was Tokyo, where we spent two quick nights before flying home. This was our 2nd time in Tokyo so we didn’t do any sightseeing and just concentrated on eating and shopping! We flew from Sapporo to Tokyo Haneda (the airport much closer to Tokyo center) and took an Uber/taxi… Read More Tokyo – All You Can Eat Waygu Beef, Tsukiji Outer Market, and Capsule Toys

Japan

Sapporo, Hokkaido – First Oversea Getting Medical Help Experience

From Bali, we stopped in Japan before heading home thanks to Alaska Airlines’ generous free stopover even on a one-way award flight. Most of us had previously been to Tokyo and Osaka, so we decided to go to Hokkaido. It wasn’t easy to get to Hokkaido, it involved 3 flight changes: Bali to Jakarta, Jakarta… Read More Sapporo, Hokkaido – First Oversea Getting Medical Help Experience

Indonesia

Bali Day 4 – Floating Breakfast, Seafood Feast, and Staying in a Bamboo House at Camaya

Floating breakfast is one of the must-dos in Bali, it got so popular that it spread to other hotels all over the world. The villa offered a one-time complimentary breakfast since we booked via Marriott Home & Villas and to “upgrade” to a floating breakfast, there was an extra charge of 150K IDR per floating… Read More Bali Day 4 – Floating Breakfast, Seafood Feast, and Staying in a Bamboo House at Camaya