And we're off!

As I type this, I am sitting at the gate lounge waiting to board my flight and for my adventures to start.  

Part one involves travelling from Melbourne to Pulau Langkawi via KL. I have an overnight flight to KL, then a few hours on the ground at the abomination of an airport otherwise known as the LCCT (low cost carrier terminal) before boarding my next flight to Pulau Langkawi.

I'm flying Air Asia seven times in the next 25 days, so I should be an expert on them by the time I get home. Tonight is my first flight with them and I've taken the liberty of pre-purchasing a comfort kit (pillow, blanket and eye mask) dinner, breakfast and a Malaysian SIM card for my iPad. 

I received a good news email this morning from Optiontown, advising me that my upgrade to empty seats option (ESO) had been confirmed, so I now have three seats (an entire row) to myself on this overnight flight to Kuala Lumpur. I am really happy about this, as after having a roller coaster last few days I really need some sleep. With three seats to enjoy, I will have just enough room to fold myself up like an accordion and take a six to seven hour nap.

If sleep evades me, I have 17 movies, 20 games, 350 books, 23 music playlists and 75 hours of Tony Robbins to entertain myself with on my iPad. I came prepared!

For most of the next three weeks I will have carry-on baggage only. I wanted to prove that I can travel with the bare minimum and still have an awesome time. I'm going where it's 25-34 degrees with 60-100% humidity and cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. I don't need jackets or coats or Melbourne clothes, although I may regret this when I get back to single digit temperatures again in a few weeks. 

We will be boarding shortly and the plane looks half empty, so far with no screaming babies or rambunctious toddlers in sight. 

More tomorrow, let the adventures begin!