Its December and time for my yearly trip to visit family in India again. I always try to do some side trips during my vacation for this time of the year. In our last trip (2016-2017) we did Australia – New Zealand and the one before that (2015-2016) we did Egypt and Kenya Safari and previously in (2014-2015) we did South East Asia (Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia). Well this year we will do a short one week trip to Siem Reap, Hanoi and Singapore. This will check off at least two items on my bucket list – Angkor Wat in Siem Reap and Halong Bay in Vietnam.
There will be a lot of trip reports, airline reviews and hotel reviews following this trip.
- Airline Review: Asiana First Class – Los Angeles to Seoul
- Airline Review: Thai Airways First Class – Seoul to Bangkok
- Trip Report: Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Hotel Review: Le Meridien, Angkor
- Trip Report: Hanoi, Vietnam
- Hotel Review: Sheraton, Hanoi
- Trip Report: Singapore
- Hotel Review: Hilton Garden Inn Singapore Serangoon
- Airline Review: Singapore Airlines First Class – Hong Kong to San Francisco
Cost (Total for 3 travelers):
Airfare:
- $519 for 3 one-way coach tickets from Kolkata to Siem Reap
- $214 for 3 one way coach tickets from Siem Reap to Hanoi
- $237 for 3 one way coach tickets from Hanoi to Singapore
- $267 for 2 one way coach tickets from Singapore to Kolkata
- $59 for 1 one way coach ticket from Singapore to Hong Kong
Hotel:
- $168 for 2 rooms (2 nights) for cash portion of cash + points booking at Le Meridien Angkor
- $250 for 2 room (1 night) at Hilton Garden Inn Serangoon Singapore
Miles/Points/Certificates Redeemed:
- 107,500 Air Canada Aeroplan miles for 1 one-way First Class tickets from Los Angeles to Bangkok
- 70,000 Singapore Airlines Krisflyer miles for 1 one-way First Class tickets from Hong Kong to San Francisco
- 8,000 SPG points for 2 nights (2 rooms) with Cash + Points rate at Le Meridien Angkor
- 24,000 SPG points for 2 nights (2 rooms) at Sheraton Hanoi