I just decided to go for it. I was still hesitating until the very last minute.
I mean, I wanted to go to Tokyo since it has been more than 8 years since I went there on a school trip. I knew back then that I would go back for a proper holiday and explore it. There are so many things to do in Tokyo that I knew I would need at least 2 weeks to take my own time and explore the city.
Then I got sucked into the world of Kdrama and Kpop, I desperately wanted to go to Seoul and visit the big 4 entertainment companies of Kpop. Dive into the romantic fantasy world of Kdrama and Korean culture. And also, part of me really wanted to go to a Kpop concert or fanmeet while I'm there.
Over the years, as I did more research on Tokyo and Seoul, I ended up getting torn with the decision and came to the conclusion to do 1 week in Tokyo and 1 week in Seoul. Alas, COVID happened and I overlooked the situation that both Tokyo and Seoul are really popular tourist cities. So by the time, I wanted to buy my flight tickets, they knocked up the prices. Then all the hotels and airbnbs that I have saved in my list were taken up before I knew it.
I was still contemplating to go to either Tokyo or Seoul, provided that I could find a hotel to my liking, since airbnb apartment pretty much cost the same price as a hotel room. Unfortunately, all the hotels that were out of my original list were either taken up or way out of my budget.
I came up with a back-up plan but even that, I was unsure about my back-up until yesterday. I just went for it. I decided not to think further or else I will just be annoyed at myself.
Thus, I booked my flight tickets and reserved my hotels.
1. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 17 - 20 September 2023
- Arrival via Scoot.
2. Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- 20 - 23 September 2023
- Arrival via Angkor Air Cambodia
3. Bangkok, Thailand
- 23 - 27 September 2023
- Arrival via Bangkok Airways
4. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 27 - 30 September 2023
- Arrival via Malaysia Airlines
Now it's time to plan my itinerary and make sure that it's spread out so that I won't feel that it's too rush and tire myself out. 2 weeks overseas, exploring 4 cities.
In Shaa' Allah, everything will be fine.
