Travel to Galway (Ireland)

Flying to Ireland Even though I've been fortunate enough to travel a little in 2022, this would be my first (non-US) international trip since the pandemic began. (My 2021 Birthday flights notwithstanding since I never left any airports!). With this in mind I did arrive at the airport a bit early just to be safe. Breezing through security I had a few hours to spare airside in the airport, so I hit...

Minion Monies: How much did my 2019 Montreal Trip Cost?

The following will be an accounting of my 2019 trip to Hawaii. If you've not read the blog, you can do so here. It might provide some extra context to the costs below! The Transportation ($605.22) The Flights ($446.35) Our flights to Montreal were booked on Air Transat which is more of a leisure airline, but it did provide us a great rate to get to the other side of the country. Our flights ended...

Minion Monies: How much did my 2019 Trip to Thailand and Malaysia Asia Cost?

The following will be an accounting of my 2019 trip to Thailand & Malyasia. If you've not read the blog, you can do so here. Or if you want a summary of the entire trip you can check that out here. It might provide some extra context to the costs below! The Transportation ($1232.28) The Flights ($1134.77) The main flight to get me over the ocean took the form of a Cathay Airways flight from...

Minion Monies: How much did my 2019 trip to Panama Cost?

The following will be an accounting of my 2019 trip to Panama. If you've not read the blog, you can do so here. Or if you want a summary of the entire trip you can check that out here. It might provide some extra context to the costs below! The Transportation ($429.49) The Flight ($410.74) The entire genesis of this trip came when we stumbled on a flight deal to Panama. Since none of us had been...

Minion Monies: How much did my 2020 New Zealand & Asia Trip Cost?

The following will be an accounting of my 2020 trip to Australia, Singapore, Taiwan and New Zealand trip. If you've not read the blog, you can do so here. Or if you want a summary of the entire trip you can check that out here. It might provide some extra context to the costs below! The Transportation ($1906.67 & 208,000 Points) The Flights ($1076.90) The "Complicated Booking" ($628.06 &...

Minion Monies: How much did my 2022 Maui Trip Cost?

The following will be an accounting of the Maui Trip I took with several friends in March and April of 2022. If you've not read the blog, you can do so here. Or if you want a summary of the entire trip you can check that out here. It might provide some extra context to the costs below! The Transportation ($1279.12 & 6 eUpgrade Credits) The Flights ($401.11 & 6 eUpgrade Credits) Booking a...