Time is money, money is time.

My sister use to say to me all the time when i was younger "time is money, money is time." I never gave much thought to it apart from the fact that it annoyed me because she would randomly say it out loud for no apparent reason and i never got it!

But I felt the full force of that saying yesterday. For those who don't know, i've been planning on going to London. For the past few weeks I've been getting quotes back and forth and i just couldn't decide who to go with. Seats were getting booked out by the day and taxes were increasing by the week so i had to make my decision fast.

My first concern was the length of time on the plane! My best bet would have been going with Emirates. 8 hours to Dubai, 7 hours to London. A beautiful 15 hours at the ugly cost of $2800. Sigh* So that option was out!

In the end after much talk it came down to two airlines.

AIR MAURITIUS & MALAYSIAN AIRLINES.

Pros/Cons

Air Mauritius (whom i've never flown with let alone heard of )
20 + hours on the plane
4 hours transit
But cheaper flight


Malaysian Airlines ( and have peace of mind having flown with them many times )
spend 18 hours on the plane
1 1/2 hours transit
BUT pay an extra $400 on top of what Air Mauritius was asking.


Now it would have been fantastic given the opportunity to see Mauritius. But my other issue was that i would be flying solo for the first time. Had i been flying with someone else, SURE i would have taken Mauritius airlines no problem with the great price! But alone?

Ok, i know people travel solo all the time and they do just fine! But knowing that i would be tired beyond belief coming straight home from camp then straight to the airport, it would be bad combination, especially being in a foreign country. In such a state i could just imagine myself in Mauritius airport exhuasted and jet lagged, not being able to understand anyone.. lost in an airport on a little Island next to Madagascar, south of Africa, crying with luggages in both arms!

Cringes* What a sad state to be in.

And so since time is money, money is time, I decided to go with Malaysian Airlines. Well as it turns out, peace of mind is costly too (great i still need insaurance!). And so how much did it cost for this peace of mind and less hours to London?

A lump sum of $2400


London baby, here i come!