2025 travel plans

Technically I’m leaving in 2024, but the bulk of planned travel is in 2025…

Jan: Western Caribbean

HBA-SYD-CGK (QF Y) then overnight.
CGK-HND-ORD-DCA (NH J/UA J) arriving NYE.
Couple of days to check out DC.
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Grand Cayman
Nassau, Bahamas
Providenciales, Turks & Caicos
Back to DC for two final nights, where I plan to check out the Udvar-Hazy Center of the Smithsonian.

The problem here is that when I looked at accom near DC for these final nights the hotels all wanted USD4-6K per night! My problem: departing DCA on 20 Jan 25. 😩
(I did actually find a hotel with ‘normal’ rates out near Dulles so will be hiring a car and staying out there)

DCA-IAD-NRT-CGK (UA J/NH J). another overnight.
CGK-DPS (GA Y) / DPS-BNE-SYD-ADL-CBR (VA J - to get half of my VA WP requal sorted before the program changes)

After Aus-day long weekend: back to work.
Feb: Work continued…

Nothing further planned!
 
Adding a trip to Europe (Scotland, Spain) and the Azores in September 2025. Points on QR.

And am just about to book a cruise for July 2026, bring my forward cruise tally to 5. :oops:
The Azores sound fascinating
I’ve been looking at a stopover there between Europe and Toronto for 2026
 
I have a trip to Turkiye booked for Feb, I always like a winter holiday that time of year to escape the heat here.

Looking at probably the Solomons for birding around May and maybe the Moluccas in Indonesia in Sept/Oct-ish.
 
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