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Author Topic: Scoop Airport/Hotel/Travel Thread  (Read 175889 times)

JWags85

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Re: Scoop Airport/Hotel/Travel Thread
« Reply #2100 on: November 15, 2023, 09:21:18 AM »
When does the article come out on you guys living aboard cruise ships permanently?  ;D Which budget airline are you using to get to Asia? The trans pac cruise sounds amazing.

I assume they found a reasonable priced ticket to Sydney out of LAX/SFO on one of the US carriers.  Cause I'm sure our resident LUV loyalists will be flying that from HNL back to LAS.  Probably flying Jetstar or QantasLink within Oz (which is EasyJet cheap) and then if I had to guess...Scoot (Singapore Airlines' low cost carrier subsidiary) to Singapore, both probably under $100 each).

That actually sounds like an awesome itinerary TBH.  People have an understandably iffy view of cruises cause they just think of budget Carnival excursions through the Caribbean.  But anyone I know who has went on cruises in the Pacific, to Hawaii/Alaska/Pac Islands/etc..., has raved.  I don't know anyone who has done a TransPac cruise though, look forward to hearing about it.

warriorchick

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Re: Scoop Airport/Hotel/Travel Thread
« Reply #2101 on: November 15, 2023, 11:24:05 AM »
When does the article come out on you guys living aboard cruise ships permanently?  ;D Which budget airline are you using to get to Asia? The trans pac cruise sounds amazing.

Fiji airlines to Sydney, JetStar to Melbourne, Scoot to Singapore, Southwest to Las Vegas.   ;D

Fiji isn't necessarily a budget airline but we did get an incredible airfare.
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Have some patience, FFS.

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Re: Scoop Airport/Hotel/Travel Thread
« Reply #2102 on: November 15, 2023, 12:56:52 PM »
Fiji airlines to Sydney, JetStar to Melbourne, Scoot to Singapore, Southwest to Las Vegas.   ;D

Fiji isn't necessarily a budget airline but we did get an incredible airfare.

I just flew Air Asia to/from Singapore on my recent trip which is a similar airline type to Scoot.  I had to change my return flight time, but was not allowed to because it was less than 48 hours before the flight.  Instead I had to buy a new ticket.  It cost $27.  It would have been $19, but I decided to pick a seat.  I found it weird that the front of the airplane was largely empty because most people didn't wan to pony up $8 for seat assignment.

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Re: Scoop Airport/Hotel/Travel Thread
« Reply #2103 on: November 15, 2023, 01:35:09 PM »
Digital Nomads?

Pretty sure posting on scoop while on a cruise does not count as being a digital nomad. Right chick?  ;D

BTW, for anyone interested in digital nomading, this is a good blog - https://readyjetroam.com/category/digital-nomad/

Fiji airlines to Sydney, JetStar to Melbourne, Scoot to Singapore, Southwest to Las Vegas.   ;D

Fiji isn't necessarily a budget airline but we did get an incredible airfare.

Cheap airfare is always good!

warriorchick

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Re: Scoop Airport/Hotel/Travel Thread
« Reply #2104 on: November 15, 2023, 01:47:34 PM »
Pretty sure posting on scoop while on a cruise does not count as being a digital nomad. Right chick?  ;D

BTW, for anyone interested in digital nomading, this is a good blog - https://readyjetroam.com/category/digital-nomad/

Cheap airfare is always good!

No need to be a "digital nomad" if you aren't really working anymore.

Max out those 401(k)s, boys!
Have some patience, FFS.

Dr. Blackheart

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Re: Scoop Airport/Hotel/Travel Thread
« Reply #2105 on: November 15, 2023, 02:33:44 PM »
No need to be a "digital nomad" if you aren't really working anymore.

Max out those 401(k)s, boys!

Hmmm.  Not writing those travel expenses and gambling losses off in a shell S Corp?  I thought Glow's YouTube channel was a money earner?

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« Reply #2106 on: November 15, 2023, 02:39:44 PM »
I just flew Air Asia to/from Singapore on my recent trip which is a similar airline type to Scoot.  I had to change my return flight time, but was not allowed to because it was less than 48 hours before the flight.  Instead I had to buy a new ticket.  It cost $27.  It would have been $19, but I decided to pick a seat.  I found it weird that the front of the airplane was largely empty because most people didn't wan to pony up $8 for seat assignment.

Flew a bunch of Air Asia around Malaysia/Indonesia/Singapore a few years ago.  Crazy cheap fares!  Like Langkawi to Singapore - two people for $15.50 after adding a bag to the fare.
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Re: Scoop Airport/Hotel/Travel Thread
« Reply #2107 on: November 15, 2023, 02:56:01 PM »
Checking in many years ago on a Spicejet flight out of Chennai, my (very large) colleague asked, "just by chance, do you have any extra space seats"???  The check in girl says yes, of course we do, but nobody ever buys them because they are very expensive.  So we asked how much... she says "too much"... we went back and forth for 5 minutes and obviously she thought it was so expensive it would be embarrassing for us if we asked and then couldn't pay, so she was just refusing to tell us.  Finally after much back and forth and a bit of persuasion from an Indian colleague, she says 500.  We were like, $500 bucks, that is a lot.  Indian colleague chimes in - Rupees, right?  Yes, it was 500 Rupees.  For the 2 of us.  $4 each. 

Needless to say, we did it!  we each had a row to ourselves in the front of the plane!
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