Yeh, that was kind of my point. I didn't see flights from Europe to Seychelles for $700, but I didn't look carefully either. For an American, it would probably be impractical to start from SEZ, but that's just my opinion. I can see a European doing it, though. Probably would be cheaper for someone like me to go through BKK, even with the quirky rules for if you start in Asia. I think I am realizing just how good that Budapest price really was....