Travel plans for 2019

Everybody we talk to in Asia travels a lot! At first I thought this was a bit of an exaggeration. Every weekend, a day off and a public holiday is used for a holiday. How is this possible and why didn’t we do it in the Netherlands? The answer is very simple, traveling here doesn’t cost that much compared to Europe. So this blog is about our travel plans for 2019.

Airplane

Now, flying isn’t something you can wake me up for. I always read in advance what turbulence is all about, I want to know exactly which plane I’m boarding and I’m sitting with my fingers in my ears during take-off and landing so as not to get stressed by the noise. Crazy actually, flying seems to be the safest way of transportation. In itself, I can imagine that here, the bus is no fun. Before we leave Kuala Lumpur it is my goal to make flying my hobby and to get on it with a positive feeling. I have to laugh out loud myself because of this, but if I don’t set that goal it won’t work anyway.

Paris

Now we had absolutely nothing to complain about in the Netherlands. However, the city trip costs quite a lot of money. For comparison: with the Thalys to Paris for four nights in a three-star hotel without breakfast, it cost us €450 for two persons. By plane to Langkawi for four nights in a three-star hotel with breakfast cost €250 in total. Bizarre, isn’t it? You’ll soon have a plane ticket for a couple of bucks via AirAsia. That’s when I understood better why people travel so much here. Besides that it is a unique experience to live here, so I think we should get as much out of it as possible.

Holidays

Jeroen has 20 vacation days a year. These are not extremely many so we try to make the best use of them. Besides, Jeroen is not allowed to take vacation for about three months of the year because of the project where he works on. On the other hand, Malaysia has a lot of public holidays so we try to combine this with one or two days off. That way we can go longer on holiday without taking extra vacation days.

Bangkok

What do we have planned for next year? First of all, we leave for Lake Toba next Saturday. Here we are three days because Monday is a holiday so Jeroen does not have to take a day off. In June Jeroen is also in Singapore at the weekends, so then I try to come too. At the beginning of July, we go together for a week to Bangkok. This is the next project for Jeroen and he has to be here for two weeks for courses. In the evenings and weekends, we can then explore the city together.

Vietnam

In August or September we go for a small week to Langkawi. This is an island of Malaysia on less than an hour flight from Kuala Lumpur. In October we want to go to Bali. November is still completely free, maybe a good thing too. Then we will stay in Kuala Lumpur at Christmas and New Year’s Eve and leave for Vietnam on January 1st. And then we are already in 2020. Time flies!

Travel plans for 2019

Everybody we talk to in Asia travels a lot! At first I thought this was a bit of an exaggeration. Every weekend, a day off and a public holiday is used for a holiday. How is this possible and why didn’t we do it in the Netherlands? The answer is very simple, traveling here doesn’t cost that much compared to Europe. So this blog is about our travel plans for 2019.

Airplane

Now, flying isn’t something you can wake me up for. I always read in advance what turbulence is all about, I want to know exactly which plane I’m boarding and I’m sitting with my fingers in my ears during take-off and landing so as not to get stressed by the noise. Crazy actually, flying seems to be the safest way of transportation. In itself, I can imagine that here, the bus is no fun. Before we leave Kuala Lumpur it is my goal to make flying my hobby and to get on it with a positive feeling. I have to laugh out loud myself because of this, but if I don’t set that goal it won’t work anyway.

Paris

Now we had absolutely nothing to complain about in the Netherlands. However, the city trip costs quite a lot of money. For comparison: with the Thalys to Paris for four nights in a three-star hotel without breakfast, it cost us €450 for two persons. By plane to Langkawi for four nights in a three-star hotel with breakfast cost €250 in total. Bizarre, isn’t it? You’ll soon have a plane ticket for a couple of bucks via AirAsia. That’s when I understood better why people travel so much here. Besides that it is a unique experience to live here, so I think we should get as much out of it as possible.

Holidays

Jeroen has 20 vacation days a year. These are not extremely many so we try to make the best use of them. Besides, Jeroen is not allowed to take vacation for about three months of the year because of the project where he works on. On the other hand, Malaysia has a lot of public holidays so we try to combine this with one or two days off. That way we can go longer on holiday without taking extra vacation days.

Bangkok

What do we have planned for next year? First of all, we leave for Lake Toba next Saturday. Here we are three days because Monday is a holiday so Jeroen does not have to take a day off. In June Jeroen is also in Singapore at the weekends, so then I try to come too. At the beginning of July, we go together for a week to Bangkok. This is the next project for Jeroen and he has to be here for two weeks for courses. In the evenings and weekends, we can then explore the city together.

Vietnam

In August or September we go for a small week to Langkawi. This is an island of Malaysia on less than an hour flight from Kuala Lumpur. In October we want to go to Bali. November is still completely free, maybe a good thing too. Then we will stay in Kuala Lumpur at Christmas and New Year’s Eve and leave for Vietnam on January 1st. And then we are already in 2020. Time flies!