We Have Our Tickets!

We booked our flight last night around midnight. It feels like this trip is official now. Set in stone.

Our itinerary isn't the most desirable imaginable, but it saved us a lot of money. We leave bright and early at six in the morning on the 22nd August and don't arrive in Chengdu until midnight between the 23rd and 24th.

Vanessa and I spent about 4 hours searching for an affordable flight. We looked at all the typical discount flight websites. We first searched for one's going from our home in Kansas all the way to Chengdu. While this is easier, you can often find better deals by buying two separate tickets. We saved around $200.00 a piece by finding two separate tickets vs. a packaged deal. Same amount of plane switches involved. If you are centrally located (like we were) it often is cheaper to look for a flight to the coast first, and then to your final destination. Also, booking in advance can often save you quite a bit. This is because as the flight fills up, so does the cost of the remaining seats.