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    Guess who's going to Japan for the umpteenth time? That's right, me. And for the first time ever, I get to take my girlfriend with me. Tickets were only 390 euros each using Xiamen Airlines. Never heard of this airline before, but holy hell, it really doesn't get any cheaper than that. Well, actually it does. If we'd waited 3 weeks instead of 1.5, we could've saved another 20 per person. That's insane. Last I went in Japan, I spent like 630 on just myself.

    So yeah, we'll be leaving on the 6th and coming back on the 21st. My girlfriend has never been on a plane, and hasn't traveled further than northern France, so this'll be a major experience for her. I already gave her the choice to visit Japan "the day after tomorrow" back in January as the ticket prices were good, but she chickened out at the time. So instead we decided to move, which was the right choice, as we lucked into a massive house that we would've missed out on otherwise.

    She has a fear of heights, and she's doubly scared because of planes getting shot down above Ukraine and whatnot. We're each paying for our own tickets, but I told her if she chickens out, she gets to refund mine. So the stakes are pretty high for her. I don't think it'll get to that, though.

    It's gonna feel so good to be back in Japan again. I hope it's not too much for my girlfriend. I mean, I don't really know what it's like to never have been on a plane to travel to the other side of the world, as that's always been a part of my life. Hopefully it'll be an amazing experience for her as well.
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    • Papissama
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      Editing … Damn, you're lucky! Enjoy!
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      Editing … 390 euros is insane, do you have a million hour layover or something?
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      Editing … $436.51 USD for a plane ticket from The Netherlands to Japan? You sure this is legal? In all seriousness though, you two have fun!
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      Editing … Just a 3.5hr stopover in Xiamen on the way to Tokyo, and 6hrs on the way back. Perfectly acceptable if you ask me (then again, if I can save 200 bucks by spending a day at the airport, that's perfectly fine with me as well). Yeah, it's real crazy. I did some research, and apparently the Amsterdam-Xiamen route was their first intercontinental route, and was opened only last year. Soooo... hopefully these prices are here to stay.
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      Editing … Have fun! (In case you weren't going to unless I said that)
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