I remember the start of the pandemic people really weren’t thinking it would turn out how it did. We were flying from the US to Spain and from Spain to Morocco and back in March 2020 and hardly anyone wore masks. We need to start using those lounges!! Seriously the best way to travel 😄😄
At the start of 2020 we did Bangkok to Singapore to Vietnam to Singapore to Bali. Then we stayed here. We didn't realize how bad it would be either, but we made sure to stay on top of our masks because we knew many people who dealt with SARS and it was not taken seriously before! We teach how to use your credit cards and miles to get free lounge and upgrades! If ya'll have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask :)
So cool you were able to stay a whole month in one destination! But now time for new adventures. The airport was sooo busy, it has been so long since we have experienced a busy airport!
Its always a sad feeling when you reach the end of the Trip, but you get a lot of refreshment - Kind of Restart button to your daily life. You Guys are doing a fantastic job
I haven't bene on an international flight in quite some time! so interesting to see what the airports are like these days! Glad to see there were people there traveling again!
Oh, It was terrifying! There were covid cases in Bangkok already and we wanted to get out quickly! Our next adventure is Vietnam and there were 0 cases at the time so we decided to go! Stay tuned.
This really must be a crazy time to fly, I wonder how different the whole experience has become! And it must have been pretty sad having to leave Bangkok, hate that feeling! It was interesting being able to see the timelapse of you busy at work too and a first look at the equipment you use! Great following your journies as always my friends!
Bernard is actually from Singapore so we use Singapore as our home base and are able to always go back to Southeast Asian countries. It worked out so well! What was your favorite part of Singapore?
Crazy how things look with hindsight. Love these little glimpses back to the way it was. Lounge feasting looks fun...we're going to have to up our game and really start hitting the lounges 🤣 you know...one day. All the best guys!
Do you guys have travel cards? If not, we would love to help and make recommendations :) Priority Pass has been key to our survival and enjoyment of flying. Other lounges are nice too :)
@@exploreaswego Thanks so much! We're good as far as cards go but our preferred method of travel is "anything BUT air" so we haven't accessed many lounges. We had a gone a year and over 30,000 miles covering 3 continents without getting on a plane but then had to take a short hop from Cancun to Miami thanks to covid so now we're flying a bit more. If that continues, we'll definitely be making use of more lounges. We'll reassess at the end of this year. You guys rock! Have an awesome day
@@KattieMetChris gotttt it! One of these days we gotta watch your videos from the beginning! We are obsessed with your energies. Feels like we are travel buddies already
YESSS!! It is such a great deal! We focus on teaching people and sharing adventures on how to get cheap flights and get the most of your holiday if you only have short time. We are always on the hunt and hope that others can enjoy those benefits of what we find :) Thanks for watching! We post 2 videos a week so hope you can check us out!
You two are such great travelers and can't wait to see all of your upcoming "maybe" trips!! I absolutely LOVE priority pass - such a lifesaver! Keep up the wonderful adventures!
Thank you so much buddy! Always appreciate that you support us! Consider checking out our videos from the beginning. You can see how far we have come :)
Haha, (ab)using the lounges is half the fun of traveling. So jealous of your two weeks in Singapore - I would love to be there now. But it looks like my trip around Asia will have to wait a bit, so I'll have to watch videos of all the fun instead for now.
Well, we signed up for a credit card so of course we are going to use ALL THE LOUNGES WE CAN! Watch our videos :) We are about to share our Vietnam adventure!
@@exploreaswego Looking forward to it :D And yeah, I used to have a nice pass included too but these days I just pay for access instead (when possible)
Thank you so much! We love sharing our lounge experience because we can eat yummy food in case we have a flight that doesn't provide food! Thanks for the support!
This year we travelled on CNY too, Singapore to Phuket. I thought there will be more travellers but after watching your vlog I was surprised that airport was busier last year.
Wow ! Thanks so much for recording this journey, most interesting. We are in the U.K., have had both vaccine doses. But we are not nearly ready yet to think about going in an airport or aircraft !! 😊. Glad it worked out for you !! Greetings from Scotland, cheers, Don 🙋♂️
Hey Don!!! Thanks so much for watching and commenting! We are also very lucky that we were able to do this. We hope to keep sharing our adventures! Please know that we post 2 videos a week and recently showing our journey in Vietnam! Hope you can check it out!
I'M GLAD YOU BOTH OF YOU HAD,A GOOD EXPERIENCE DURING PANDEMIC. I HOPE ALL PEOPLE CAN TRAVEL WITHOUT PRIBLEMS. TOURISM IS VERY IMPORTANT IN EVERY PLACE. I'VE NEVER BEEN IN BANKOK AND SINGAPORE. NICE VIDEO! THANKS FOR SHARING
I know right! Isn't that crazy!?!? After the one month in Vietnam we went to Bali which is where we are now. We are just trying to keep creating content! Bali has been insane with no one here!
@@exploreaswego I bet!!! I have footage from as far back as the 1980s of Bali before it became what it was pre covid! It's from my mums travels and she explained all the places and the evolution over time. I can't even begin to imagine what it's truly like there right now!
oh, noooooo! I hate hearing all of the 2020 plans that got completely crushed. it’s so interesting to see what it was like in Asia when this whole mess was still ramping up. so glad you both took precautions.
We took precaution super early on because we knew about SARS and how it spread so quickly via airports that we were just not wanting to experience that.
Thank you so much! We always do our best to make the most out of our experiences and to stay positive! In the end it worked out well and we are on our next adventure now!
Great little video. Glad it worked out for you👍. Generally we hate airports, and at the moment travel is out of the question for us. But you made it🙏✔️
Yeah we made it back home! Before the pandemic we always used Singapore as our base to fly around to all the surrounding countries and it worked out well!
Have a safe flight guys. Singapore is a wonderful travel destination. It’s a beautiful and safe place. It has a good transportation. Thanks for sharing . Fantastic video. Thumbs up! Joined you here. New friend from CA, USA. ~John.
We love the “maybes” in our travel “plans” lol pointing out the coughs with 40% masks 😷 what a start to the craziness! Glad you two stayed safe. Free food always tastes better!!
It’s sad we didn’t get to see you on a train to Chiang mai! I’ve never tried taking the train myself! Ahhh, I miss the airport so bad. Miss the weeks of trip planning and packing 🥺✨
Wow. A holiday in Thailand for 1 month is big dream for me..I have traveled via Scoot airlines ones. 449 is a great deal for the cab to travel from Hilton millennium to don muang airport, else the cabbies tend to charge higher always..wow that was a long queue for vat refund. Miracle loung looks impressive and food options were nice 👌 yeah the priority passes is definitely useful to use these lounges.. that was the beginning time of corona so people were less careful about wearing masks.
It was so crazy! We were so nervous about SARS from before so we knew to take the travel advisories really seriously. At that time, Bangkok had it's first few cases and we were like... it's time to go!
A month in Thailand, two weeks in Singapore and off to Vietnam. How long were you in Bali? The food looks good. Are the Priority passes expensive? Can you use the same pass for all your travels?🐸
I know right! In Bali now we are a year and 2 months. The priority pass is actually free with a credit card so we always try to maximize on it because the credit card has annual fees. If you have questions about which credit cards are best for travel, message us on Instagram :)
Staying in a hotel or air bnb for a month may cost hell lot of money but with Bangkok it turned out cheaper, right? The airport does not seem to be following Covid protocol. Lesser people in lounge is good given the situation. Miracle lounge seems to have better food choices. Thanks for sharing.
So how does it work with the priority pass when you landed in Singapore? Cause in the U.S they always ask for your boarding pass when you check in to the lounge.
So for priority pass, you always need to have your boarding pass and we still had ours so we were able to use it. The thing about the arrival hall for that specific terminal (2) was that it is the same as departure so everyone is in the same space. Also, if lounges are landside, it's also helpful too. We just go up to the desk and check in nicely and they have never really turned us away.
We were wearing the right from the beginning because we knew about the effects of SARS and we didn't want to risk it. Many of the people were from China too which made us worry.
2020 really messed up a lot of plans. I hear you guys on that. Leaving day is always tough. That's not bad for a cab. So this was very early stages of pandemic. Now this is fascinating to see. I wondered what things were like over there as things were just starting to take off. The lounge looks nice. Good selection of food. Were they very accommodating with filming?
Wow 1 month in Bangkok sounds like so much fun!! I visited Thailand twice n stayed for around 2 weeks put together n I wanted more!! So you guys were traveling just at the onset of the Pandemic… I wonder if you made it to Vietnam like you planned?
You are brave to fly. We still don't want to. The cough captions were too funny, but not lol. I think I missed it at the beginning, but when did you take this flight?
We took this flight in January 2020. We are catching up to where we are right now which is Bali. We have been here for 1 year and have been pushing out videos while we have time to edit. Vietnam is NEXT February 2020.
@@exploreaswego I had a feeling it was in the past. No worries. I’ve made past videos for the future too :) I just jumped into your travel timeline lol
its kind of creepy to watch this knowing when it was shot that this is just as the pandemic is beginning. And people had no idea what lay ahead. nevertheless love you guys thanks for sharing!
very nice , thanks for sharing , best wishes , i will be Happy if you think to visit Jordan and Petra , I AM NEW FRIEND HER .I AM sending my greeting and i hope to see your greeting in my sky, stay safe
@@exploreaswego you are more than welcome to Jordan , i will be Happy to drive you in Jordan and make it easy for you , Thank you for watching with my best wishes
Great video, I guess you were trending with the mask long before it was mandatory. Now you can’t go anywhere near an airport or aircraft without a mask
YESSSS! We take healthcare so seriously and with the issues of SARS that happened previously, we just weren't willing to compromise our health! In some countries we would rather wear masks because of pollution when you are out and about. Thanks for watching!
I remember the start of the pandemic people really weren’t thinking it would turn out how it did. We were flying from the US to Spain and from Spain to Morocco and back in March 2020 and hardly anyone wore masks. We need to start using those lounges!! Seriously the best way to travel 😄😄
At the start of 2020 we did Bangkok to Singapore to Vietnam to Singapore to Bali. Then we stayed here. We didn't realize how bad it would be either, but we made sure to stay on top of our masks because we knew many people who dealt with SARS and it was not taken seriously before! We teach how to use your credit cards and miles to get free lounge and upgrades! If ya'll have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask :)
wow ! that price is a steal ! you guys really know how to find deals !!
It is!! We are all about trying to find deals everywhere we go! Hopefully one day a deal will take us to Taiwan!
stay safe. stay tunned dear friend.
Thanks Buddy! Watching your new video and leaving a nice comment! Love road trips! We just posted a new video so please check it out!
Wow...that airport was pack packed
It was SOOO packed. Right before Chinese New Year so everyone was buying stuff to go home.
I am glad that you guys had a great time in Bangkok and getting back to Singapore ! Hopefully, The world is coming back to normal soon 😊👍
Thank you so much for the lovely comment! We are posting 2 videos a week and just shared our adventures to VIETNAM! Check it out
I love Thailand nice experience great video 📹
Thank you! We hope you enjoyed our airport and flight experience as well! HAHA.
The end of one adventure but a beginning of a new adventure. 😉 Great vlog you guys 👍
I know! One country ends and soon enough we are off to another!
So cool you were able to stay a whole month in one destination! But now time for new adventures.
The airport was sooo busy, it has been so long since we have experienced a busy airport!
Yeah!!! We loved Bangkok and usually go every year! We just shared our Vietnam first day so hope you can check it out :)
Its always a sad feeling when you reach the end of the Trip, but you get a lot of refreshment - Kind of Restart button to your daily life. You Guys are doing a fantastic job
I haven't bene on an international flight in quite some time! so interesting to see what the airports are like these days! Glad to see there were people there traveling again!
Thanks guys! Always nice to relive the good old days! We are flying tomorrow so we are QUITE NERVOUS!
had to be so scary during the time. We're still hesitant to fly. Glad you guys are being safe!
Oh, It was terrifying! There were covid cases in Bangkok already and we wanted to get out quickly! Our next adventure is Vietnam and there were 0 cases at the time so we decided to go! Stay tuned.
@@exploreaswego love Vietnam! Where you are going there?
This really must be a crazy time to fly, I wonder how different the whole experience has become! And it must have been pretty sad having to leave Bangkok, hate that feeling! It was interesting being able to see the timelapse of you busy at work too and a first look at the equipment you use! Great following your journies as always my friends!
Love watching your travel adventures with so much fun and excitement! Again two thumbs up to your wonderful video!
Thank Pablo, you always leave such lovely comments.
@@exploreaswego You're welcome! All the best.
thanks for bangkok adventure.
Love your support!
I love Singapore, you guys are going to have a great time!!! We visited in February 2020. Safe travel.
Bernard is actually from Singapore so we use Singapore as our home base and are able to always go back to Southeast Asian countries. It worked out so well! What was your favorite part of Singapore?
Very interesting , would love to try that food
Thanks for your nice comment! Just posted more and hope you check it out!
Crazy how things look with hindsight. Love these little glimpses back to the way it was. Lounge feasting looks fun...we're going to have to up our game and really start hitting the lounges 🤣 you know...one day. All the best guys!
Do you guys have travel cards? If not, we would love to help and make recommendations :) Priority Pass has been key to our survival and enjoyment of flying. Other lounges are nice too :)
@@exploreaswego Thanks so much! We're good as far as cards go but our preferred method of travel is "anything BUT air" so we haven't accessed many lounges. We had a gone a year and over 30,000 miles covering 3 continents without getting on a plane but then had to take a short hop from Cancun to Miami thanks to covid so now we're flying a bit more. If that continues, we'll definitely be making use of more lounges. We'll reassess at the end of this year. You guys rock! Have an awesome day
@@KattieMetChris gotttt it! One of these days we gotta watch your videos from the beginning! We are obsessed with your energies. Feels like we are travel buddies already
@@exploreaswego We are!!
Wow you guys look so excited to begin the journey. The journey to Singapore looks really cool. Thank you for the trip. Stay safe always.
Thanks so much! We love sharing our trips and we just got really nervous as this was the start of the pandemic.
Wow, $50? Great deal. Stay safe!
YESSS!! It is such a great deal! We focus on teaching people and sharing adventures on how to get cheap flights and get the most of your holiday if you only have short time. We are always on the hunt and hope that others can enjoy those benefits of what we find :) Thanks for watching! We post 2 videos a week so hope you can check us out!
Sad that the year started out so promising but didn’t continue that way. Hope you can continue there you left off in the near future. Love you guys!!!
Love you too Gary! You are always supporting us and we appreciate it so much!
You two are such great travelers and can't wait to see all of your upcoming "maybe" trips!! I absolutely LOVE priority pass - such a lifesaver! Keep up the wonderful adventures!
We actually continue into Vietnam which is where we are showcasing next! Loving all your videos of virtual travel!
Awesome vlog guys
Thank you so much buddy! Always appreciate that you support us! Consider checking out our videos from the beginning. You can see how far we have come :)
Haha, (ab)using the lounges is half the fun of traveling. So jealous of your two weeks in Singapore - I would love to be there now. But it looks like my trip around Asia will have to wait a bit, so I'll have to watch videos of all the fun instead for now.
Well, we signed up for a credit card so of course we are going to use ALL THE LOUNGES WE CAN! Watch our videos :) We are about to share our Vietnam adventure!
@@exploreaswego Looking forward to it :D And yeah, I used to have a nice pass included too but these days I just pay for access instead (when possible)
Such a marvellous trip to Singapore in such circumstances, amazing journey
Yoh guys are very lucky
Thank you so much for your comment
I have never flown on an airplane but I want to see the world! I will have to vlog it when I finally do!!
Wow, you have never been on an Airplane!?!?! You should do it when you can! Definitely capture the images so you never forget :)
@@exploreaswego No never been on an plane but someday I will----Dan
I'm sure this was a valuable blog during the early stages of the pandemic. Love the lounge content on your videos
Thank you so much! We love sharing our lounge experience because we can eat yummy food in case we have a flight that doesn't provide food! Thanks for the support!
This year we travelled on CNY too, Singapore to Phuket.
I thought there will be more travellers but after watching your vlog I was surprised that airport was busier last year.
Honestly, most people didn't think that the pandemic was real... but we took it very seriously!
Quite the deal on the flight, great video guys.
Thank you so much! Anything we would pay to get home is totally worth it!
Wow ! Thanks so much for recording this journey, most interesting. We are in the U.K., have had both vaccine doses. But we are not nearly ready yet to think about going in an airport or aircraft !! 😊. Glad it worked out for you !! Greetings from Scotland, cheers, Don 🙋♂️
Hey Don!!! Thanks so much for watching and commenting! We are also very lucky that we were able to do this. We hope to keep sharing our adventures! Please know that we post 2 videos a week and recently showing our journey in Vietnam! Hope you can check it out!
I'M GLAD YOU BOTH OF YOU HAD,A GOOD EXPERIENCE DURING PANDEMIC. I HOPE ALL PEOPLE CAN TRAVEL WITHOUT PRIBLEMS. TOURISM IS VERY IMPORTANT IN EVERY PLACE. I'VE NEVER BEEN IN BANKOK AND SINGAPORE. NICE VIDEO! THANKS FOR SHARING
Thanks for watching tonino! We appreciate your support as always
"Just a lot of maybes" Sums up our entire 2020 🙈 I'm interested to see how your adventures pan out over the course of the reality we all know now 🤷♀️
I know right! Isn't that crazy!?!? After the one month in Vietnam we went to Bali which is where we are now. We are just trying to keep creating content! Bali has been insane with no one here!
@@exploreaswego I bet!!! I have footage from as far back as the 1980s of Bali before it became what it was pre covid! It's from my mums travels and she explained all the places and the evolution over time. I can't even begin to imagine what it's truly like there right now!
oh, noooooo! I hate hearing all of the 2020 plans that got completely crushed. it’s so interesting to see what it was like in Asia when this whole mess was still ramping up. so glad you both took precautions.
omg - the coughing! it’s so funny how we see and react to these things in retrospect. I don’t know about you guys, but we’re such germaphobes now.
We took precaution super early on because we knew about SARS and how it spread so quickly via airports that we were just not wanting to experience that.
The coughing was so LOUD, she clearly was not covering her mouth. (eye roll)
@@exploreaswego ew.
We are happy you guys made it safely! Surely couldn’t have been easy
Thank you so much! We always do our best to make the most out of our experiences and to stay positive! In the end it worked out well and we are on our next adventure now!
This makes me miss traveling like this! Excited to get back to it. Looks like a pretty seamless travel experience. I'll look forward to Vietnam!
I know right! Thinking about the good old days and really just reliving that experience.
Great little video. Glad it worked out for you👍. Generally we hate airports, and at the moment travel is out of the question for us. But you made it🙏✔️
Yeah we made it back home! Before the pandemic we always used Singapore as our base to fly around to all the surrounding countries and it worked out well!
Maxed out 30 days I bet it went by so quick! 😩
I know right!!! Time flies when you are having fun!!!
Have a safe flight guys. Singapore is a wonderful travel destination. It’s a beautiful and safe place. It has a good transportation. Thanks for sharing . Fantastic video. Thumbs up! Joined you here. New friend from CA, USA. ~John.
Thank you so much John! We really appreciate your support as always! We just shared our first day in Vietnam so check it out when you can
We love the “maybes” in our travel “plans” lol pointing out the coughs with 40% masks 😷 what a start to the craziness! Glad you two stayed safe. Free food always tastes better!!
Thank you so much! We were so glad to make it home but it was just so crazy to think how it all began...
It’s sad we didn’t get to see you on a train to Chiang mai! I’ve never tried taking the train myself! Ahhh, I miss the airport so bad. Miss the weeks of trip planning and packing 🥺✨
One day we will go to Chiang Mai! Maybe we can see you there!
Actually I have to say the slowly zooming time lapse was a great shot! Makes me think about using more time lapse in my vids!
Thank you so much for watching! You should try it out sometime! SO FUN!
wow the lounges are so interesting..glad you guys were choosing to be safe with masks in such even then
did you guys see B's family??
Thanks dear! We really enjoyed our time in BKK and it was crazy just how packed the airport was because of Chinese New Year.
We stayed in Singapore for 2 weeks, but so much was closed down due to Chinese New Year and we just spent time with family.
Wow. A holiday in Thailand for 1 month is big dream for me..I have traveled via Scoot airlines ones. 449 is a great deal for the cab to travel from Hilton millennium to don muang airport, else the cabbies tend to charge higher always..wow that was a long queue for vat refund. Miracle loung looks impressive and food options were nice 👌 yeah the priority passes is definitely useful to use these lounges.. that was the beginning time of corona so people were less careful about wearing masks.
It was so crazy! We were so nervous about SARS from before so we knew to take the travel advisories really seriously. At that time, Bangkok had it's first few cases and we were like... it's time to go!
A month in Thailand, two weeks in Singapore and off to Vietnam. How long were you in Bali? The food looks good. Are the Priority passes expensive? Can you use the same pass for all your travels?🐸
I know right! In Bali now we are a year and 2 months. The priority pass is actually free with a credit card so we always try to maximize on it because the credit card has annual fees. If you have questions about which credit cards are best for travel, message us on Instagram :)
Staying in a hotel or air bnb for a month may cost hell lot of money but with Bangkok it turned out cheaper, right? The airport does not seem to be following Covid protocol. Lesser people in lounge is good given the situation. Miracle lounge seems to have better food choices. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching as always
So how does it work with the priority pass when you landed in Singapore? Cause in the U.S they always ask for your boarding pass when you check in to the lounge.
So for priority pass, you always need to have your boarding pass and we still had ours so we were able to use it. The thing about the arrival hall for that specific terminal (2) was that it is the same as departure so everyone is in the same space. Also, if lounges are landside, it's also helpful too. We just go up to the desk and check in nicely and they have never really turned us away.
Little did we know in january 2020! You guys are the only once with masks! And here in Europe we thought that Corona was a far away problem! 😏 ATB
We were wearing the right from the beginning because we knew about the effects of SARS and we didn't want to risk it. Many of the people were from China too which made us worry.
@@exploreaswego I understand! Good to stay save!
just 50 dollars, it's really very cheap 😀
Thank you so much! Yes to get home during the pandemic, it was a really nice price!
2020 really messed up a lot of plans. I hear you guys on that. Leaving day is always tough. That's not bad for a cab. So this was very early stages of pandemic. Now this is fascinating to see. I wondered what things were like over there as things were just starting to take off. The lounge looks nice. Good selection of food. Were they very accommodating with filming?
Traveling during this pandemic very risky. Even though you did it. Airport looks very crowded. It seems covid and all settled over there
It was SOOO crowded because it was right during Chinese New Years and everyone was trying to go home. Luckily we made it home safe.
Wow 1 month in Bangkok sounds like so much fun!! I visited Thailand twice n stayed for around 2 weeks put together n I wanted more!! So you guys were traveling just at the onset of the Pandemic… I wonder if you made it to Vietnam like you planned?
Thanks Priyanka! Yes we ended up making it :)
I love lounge hopping but I always thought it was for departures only - not arrivals. Is that because you used Priority Pass?
Some places we have hacks where you can find lounges on either Landside or Airside :)
Wish everyone would follow protocol as far as masks go.. Glad you finally found some good food.
Thank you so much! Just crazy to watch how our travel lives used to be.
You are brave to fly. We still don't want to. The cough captions were too funny, but not lol. I think I missed it at the beginning, but when did you take this flight?
We took this flight in January 2020. We are catching up to where we are right now which is Bali. We have been here for 1 year and have been pushing out videos while we have time to edit. Vietnam is NEXT February 2020.
@@exploreaswego I had a feeling it was in the past. No worries. I’ve made past videos for the future too :) I just jumped into your travel timeline lol
its kind of creepy to watch this knowing when it was shot that this is just as the pandemic is beginning. And people had no idea what lay ahead. nevertheless love you guys thanks for sharing!
Thanks again Andy
very nice , thanks for sharing , best wishes , i will be Happy if you think to visit Jordan and Petra , I AM NEW FRIEND HER .I AM sending my greeting and i hope to see your greeting in my sky, stay safe
Thank you so much! We will want to visit Jordan in the near future! We are checking out your video now and learning so much!
@@exploreaswego you are more than welcome to Jordan , i will be Happy to drive you in Jordan and make it easy for you , Thank you for watching with my best wishes
Great video, I guess you were trending with the mask long before it was mandatory. Now you can’t go anywhere near an airport or aircraft without a mask
YESSSS! We take healthcare so seriously and with the issues of SARS that happened previously, we just weren't willing to compromise our health! In some countries we would rather wear masks because of pollution when you are out and about. Thanks for watching!
Oh we wish we could travel again!!! This gives us major FOMO! 🥲 we’ve been dreaming of going to Vietnam.
Thanks for watching