Elizabeth’s Adventures

Tag: Travel on Points

  • Travel to Nairobi, Kenya

    September 12-14, 2023: I have a thing for routines. This is ironic since my life is constantly changing. If something works well, I like to repeat it. Last year I discovered that Qatar offered very valuable award tickets from the USA to Africa. When I decided to visit East Africa this trip, I made a…

  • Final Adventures in Japan

    December 15-21, 2022. The count down was on. My 4 month round the world trip was almost done. One week until I fly back to the USA. I could have traveled longer but the practical side of me said I needed return to work and make money. I have become a very indulgent traveler. I…

  • Hokkaido, Japan

    December 10-15, 2022. Welcome to Japan! I was so happy to be back in the country. I had an evening flight from Korea, overnight layover in Tokyo, then an early morning flight up to Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan. I tried to stay in one of the airport capsule hotels but they didn’t have…

  • Seoul

    Dec 6-9, 2022 Elizabeth, you visited Seoul last time and did not love it. Why return? I wanted to give South Korea another chance. So many people love Korean food and culture that I knew I must have missed something. Plus, a goal of this trip was to maximize airline points. It cost the same…

  • 36 hours in Saigon

    November 26-27, 2022. Welcome to Vietnam! Vietnamese food is one of my favorites. I love the mix of flavors and textures. My first restaurant experience (seriously, as a newborn) was a Vietnamese restaurant in Portland, so, of course, I associate Vietnamese food with comfort. Moreover, I’d visited Vietnam before and loved it. Hanoi and Nimh…

  • Diwali in India

    October 23-25, 2022. I arrived in India after an overnight flight. I was tired from both the flight and hiking in Georgia. Therefore, all I did in New Delhi was hang out in my fancy Hyatt hotel room (booked with points!) and meet my tour group for dinner. I stayed at the Andaz near the…

  • Layover in Paris

    September 13, 2022. Welcome to Europe! After a few weeks in Southern Africa, I flew Kenya Airways via Nairobi with a stopover in Paris. I was looking forward to public transit, museums, gorgeous churches, and lots of food. At the same time, I wish I’d spent a little more time in Africa. The great migration,…

  • Let the Adventure Begin!

    August 25, 2022: I’m writing this from 30,000ft on my way to Cape Town, South Africa, where I will begin my next round-the-world trip. The idea of this trip has been in the works since I came back from the last one. The goal of this trip is to visit the far away places that…

  • Relaxing in Hawaii

    The last week of my 9 week leave of absence from work was spent in Hawaii. From Ecuador, I flew to Portland first to visit with family before flying on to Oahu with my mother. The rest of my family was going to be in Hawaii for a cousin’s wedding, so I had to come…