How much do I fly?

I was chatting with a friend recently about how much we fly. I know it sounds dumb, but when I stopped to think about all the flights I've taken, I realised that I actually do fly a lot, though in clumps (2003-2004; 2008) etc. So here (and I won't be offended if you skip this section and continue reading below, it's more for me than for anyone else) are the flights I've taken so far (that I can think of):

1996 - Vancouver - Los Angeles
            Los Angeles - Seattle (stopover)
            Seattle - Vancouver
1997 - Vancouver - Los Angeles
            Los Angeles - Vancouver
1998 - Vancouver - Los Angeles
            Los Angeles - Vancouver
2003 - Vancouver - Hong Kong (stopover)
            Hong Kong - Melbourne
           Melbourne - Sydney
           Sydney - Melbourne
2004 - Melbourne - Brisbane
           Gold Coast - Melbourne
           Melbourne - Hong Kong
           Hong Kong - Vancouver
2007 - Vancouver - Las Vegas
            Las Vegas - Vancouver
2008 - Vancouver - Hong Kong (stopover)
           Hong Kong - Bangkok
           Bangkok- Chiang Mai
           Bangkok - Ko Samui
           Ko Samui - Bangkok (stopover)
           Bangkok - Siem Reap
           Siem Reap - Bangkok
           Bangkok - Hong Kong
           Hong Kong - Vancouver
           Vancouver - Seattle (stopover)
           Seattle - Seoul (stopover)
           Seoul - Ulsan
2009 - Seoul - Hong Kong (stopover)
           Hong Kong - Bangkok
           Chiang Mai - Bangkok
           Singapore - Hong Kong
           Hong Kong - Seoul
2010 - Daegu - Jeju
           Jeju - Daegu
2011 - Seoul - Taipei
           Taipei - Seoul
            Seoul - Tokyo (stopover)
           Tokyo - Vancouver
           Vancouver - Seoul (stopover)
            Seoul - Daegu


Well that's it, and unless my winter break falls in December (and it may) this year, it's complete through the rest of 2011. This list also, obviously, does not include all the bus and train travel I have done (or had to do :P) and I won't even begin to make that kind of a list.

It seems long to me but I certainly know people who would laugh at this list. I also notice it's a lot of the same places. Hong Kong, Bangkok, Melbourne, Seoul, L.A and Vancouver account for most of the departure/arrival destinations. Also, I've had a lot of stopovers in Hong Kong, but I always end up going there on the way back. BTW - Hong Kong is my favourite place is Asia, and maybe the world so far. Go there.

I also noticed, and I don't know why I never have before, that I have never taken a domestic flight in Canada. Truth is the only other Canadian province I have ever been to is Alberta. I have had domestic flights in the U.S, Thailand, Korea and Australia, but not my own country. That actually kinda blows me away.

Also, though not on this list, is that virtually all these flights (except for the ones in the 1990's and the Aussie domestics) have been on Asian carriers (Cathay Pacific mostly, but also Bangkok Airways, Korean Air and Japan Airlines). Asia carriers are great, less expensive and offer free stopovers. Cathay gives you free stopovers in Hong Kong. How can you beat that?

Finally, I didn't get on a single plane until I was 14. Is that late?



So how about you? How much do you fly? How young were you when you started? Do you go to a lot of the same places or is every flight to a new place?