Asia Steps

This is the second time in the past year that I’ve looked into airfare from the US to Vietnam, specifically from New York. I’ve tried all of the usual online places like Expedia, Travelocity and Kayak.com. However, the best fares I’ve found both times have come from taking a little trip to New York’s Chinatown to visit Wa Minh Travel on Grand Street. This small agency is run by Happy and her cousin, Susan and is tucked away just up a flight of stairs on the second floor. Happy and Susan are friendly and very helpful and their prices are cheaper than anything I’ve found online, usually by a couple hundred bucks.
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After being wait-listed for several weeks we finally have confirmed tickets in and out of Vietnam via Tokyo. Our general plan is to fly into Hanoi, travel a bit in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam and fly out of Ho Chi Minh City over the course of 5 weeks in December/January. Now that we have tickets we can get to the fun part of planning the trip!

View last year’s photos from Vietnam.

We’ve purchased tickets. Asia, we’re coming back!