Know Where You Want to Go

One of the huge perks of living in KL is travel. We have been to Bali several times, Bangkok a couple, Phuket, Big Daddy hit Vietnam and our latest vacation was Krabi. I am a great traveler. Not much stresses me out. I have learned to pass out during turbulence, the girls and I are not ashamed to pop Dramamine in case of emergency and delayed flights are usually a chance for shopping or sleeping. Not a bad deal. Despite my whinging about my GPS even being lost can be an adventure.

But I am an awful Travel Agent. I have the inability to make a decision. Am I booking in the right area? Is this the best deal I can get? Is the resort kid friendly? And with the choices on where to go I have a hard time just picking a country, let alone a city.

So I recently decided to book us into Singapore. My in laws are coming and I thought a long weekend would be a nice break in the middle of their holiday and a great way to celebrate the kids Christmas Break from school. Well, turns out Singapore at Christmas time is Outrageously Expensive! That's OK, Big Daddy says there is a very nice island just off Singapore that should be cheaper. A quick search and I have two fabulous two bedroom suites for just over 100US a night. I am So Very Proud of myself.

Fast forward: We are sitting on the deck enjoying bubbles with our friends visiting from Perth. I am bragging on my good deal in Batam. Big Daddy says "you mean Bintan. Batam is an industrial island, much like the Port of Houston." Nope, I mean Batam. OOOPPPS. Maybe you should know where you are going when you start searching on line.
We are now going to Panang.