I feel like I need to plan something as soon as possible or I will never start my post-retirement travels. Two coworkers just returned from Japan and Korea, and another coworker is in Hong Kong right now. I mentioned several times before that I was invited to a wedding in Taipei near Christmas but decided not to go. For short trips, I think going solo is okay. For international trips, however, it does feel better to have a travel partner or three. For Taipei, it can count as local travel since I was born there and speak the language, but there is still culture shock when I go.
A couple from my old church recommended Supera Tours. They have been on a few trips with them. It looks like a Chinese travel agency, but they book relatively luxurious hotels and have decent itineraries. Pricing looks like around $500 per day without airfare. Given that I spent $15,000 on a two-week trip to Europe, that is a good price. Most of their tours seem to be focused on Japan however.
I need to find more travel agency sites that target solo travelers. Many tours have a single supplement since they expect to put two people in one room. The one I have been looking at for a while is Abercrombie and Kent. Their prices are very high but everything seems super luxurious. They have stuff like:
- Cruise to the North Pole for $48k
- Tours with private jet travel between locations: $40k-$50k
- Around the world trip on a private Boeing 757: $185k
Looking at the prices, who is taking these trips? Rich, white people? How much net worth do you need to have to feel comfortable in dropping $400k for two people on a trip?
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