It's not expensive!

My detailed flight and transport expenses for a year of travel, 2025

Sacramento International Airport (there’s one flight to Mexico) boasts what is still one of my favorite pieces of airport art.

So my year of travel has drawn to an end. I may take a trip or two this fall, but for the most part, I am sat down in Saigon with little desire to get on a jet anytime soon. Basta!

I’ve had a couple of people, ask how I am able to travel the world so extensively, and sigh with resignation: “I’ll never be rich enough to do that.” I tell them that it’s not nearly as expensive as it looks. They look at me with a mix of skepticism and hope, but are too polite to ask for numbers.

Because there’s nothing like seeing the actual numbers, right?

So here are all my flights and what they cost over the period from April 3 to September 3, my travel window of 2025. And no, I don’t travel all the time. I am home now, and living in Saigon feels like all the good parts of travel with none of the downsides. My travel this year will have almost entirely taken place in April, May…