Around the world trip from August 9 - 27

Except for Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia I haven't visited any other South East Asian countries. So I took the opportunity of attending a wedding in India to continue the journey eastwards for the return trip and cover some of these countries. I ended up flying 12 flight segments across six different airlines covering Singapore, Siem Reap (Cambodia), and Bangkok (Thailand). I was hoping to cover Manila in Philippines as well on the way to Los Angeles, but international transit passengers weren't allowed into the city during the layover! The photos and videos of the trip are available on Instagram and Facebook.

If any one interested, the total cost of flight tickets came to $1365.48! Given the peak summer season, this was a pretty good deal for an around the world trip I think. I booked all one way tickets. The eSIMs from airalo worked really well in India and the other Asian countries I visited.

8/9 - RIC-ORD-AUH-HYD: $543.30 - American Airlines and Etihad Airways

8/16 - HYD-KUL-SIN: $124.03 (9818 INR) - Airasia

8/18 - SIN-KUL-REP: $114.37 (157.40 SGD) - Airasia

8/21 - REP-DMK: $72.56 (99.86 SGD) - Airasia

8/24 - BKK-MNL-LAX: $359.00 - Philippine Airlines

8/25 - LAX-SJC: $35.22 - Southwest Airlines

8/27 - SFO-RIC: $117.00 - Breeze Airways