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I'm travelling South Asia and South East Asia for four months. Looking for advice on a few - South Korea, Okinawa Islands, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Malaysian Borneo. Quite a few of the countries below i've been to before, some many time. Not looking to collect countries just explore. Appreciate any ideas about places i'm missing. I've been to quite a few places - image map below just for reference (not humblebragging just don't want people to suggest places and me to say 'been' - I have time so happy to revisit) - Sometimes i'm taking weird routes (Like Japan to Nepal) but this is to burn some air miles I have. I'm picking expensive routes and burning the miles and I need to get to countries while the weather is good. - Start of the trip is a bit squeezed after Bali as I have to meet friends in South Korea - My only must-be places are Bali for the first 3 weeks, South Korea and Japan. Total trip in my head: Bali Malaysian Borneo Taiwan Japan Okinawa Islands South Korea Japan Sri Lanka Nepal Philippines ??????? Bali for flight home code:
Vanilla fucked around with this message at 19:38 on Feb 18, 2020 |
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# ¿ May 23, 2024 01:35 |
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Saladman posted:Honestly you've travelled enough and been to SEA before that I doubt you're going to find any "general pointers", I think you'll have to ask way more specific questions geared towards precisely what type of tourism you enjoy. Normally I don't reply in any of the Asia threads since I've never been to Asia outside a couple small trips to Japan and China, but coincidentally the one book on my desk right now is the "Asie du Sud-Est" guide from Gallimard, a translation of Insight Guides' Southeast Asia book. No idea if the photos are the same, but I really like the Gallimard versions. https://www.insightguides.com/shop/product/insight-guides-southeast-asia/9781789198003 I find the Lonely Planets to be almost worthless for "generic trip ideas" as the have minimal photography and way too much focus on practical details, and I don't think DK has a SEA book. I used the Gallimard guide for a 4 month trip through South America a few years ago and it was super handy for picking the general itinerary, and by then I knew enough to leave it at home when we flew out. There are always great pointers! Most of my itinerary above was made when I showed people and they said 'why not go to Nepal if you're going to be in Sri Lanka? Did you go to xyz in the Phillippines?' I agree on the country map side of things. I'm not out to collect countries - I've been to thailand 10+ times and this will be my fourth time in Bali times because I like it. I'll happily do the same routes again, visit the same places, etc. On this trip the only new countries for me are Sri Lanka, South Korea and Neapal! Vanilla fucked around with this message at 18:52 on Feb 21, 2020 |
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webmeister posted:I always forget to check the actual subforum here as I'm subscribed to the threads I can give advice in, but I can probably help you here if it's not too late. For Borneo, unless you're magnetically drawn to Mt Kinabalu I'd head to Sarawak (Kuching specifically) instead of Sabah. Kuching is a great city with some beautiful heritage, architecture, food and nature. Orangutans nearby, beachfront jungle national parks etc. The difference really is that Kota Kinabalu was bombed to oblivion in WW2 whereas Kuching was comparatively unscathed, so KK is just ugly concrete buildings everywhere while Kuching has some nice colonial stuff too. If you have time and budget, consider heading to Gunung Mulu National Park, up near the border with Brunei. Beautiful and remote spot, and home to some of the largest caves in the world. Thanks, this answered a big question - the south or North of Boreno. Guess the south wins. I was going to see a friend in KK so I was going to do Brunei as I passed through - just spend a day. quote:
I've been to Puerto Princesa before and I agree - boring. I got chased out of there by a typhoon years back when I was originally heading to El Nido. I was going to fly into Manila and get one of the direct flights to El Nido. The direct flight is just easier than flying to Palawan and sitting on a bus for 6 hours. I'll spend some time there and then get this boat to Coron: https://bigdreamboatmancoron.com/ It's a 4 day, 3 night trip where you get to see lots on the way. You're holed up on some pretty remote places some of those nights. From Coron i'll plan my next step quote:
Yeah I just never made it to Laos even though i've been very close many times. It may be hard to get there this time when I have so much more of the Philippines to explore!
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Picnic Princess posted:Agreed on Kuching, it was great, be prepared for cat statues. They're everywhere. There's amazing architecture everywhere, and you can see a lot of it if you do the boat tours on the Sarawak River. I did that during a microburst storm at sunset and it was incredible. Thanks, Kurching sounds like it has everything I need considering the trip length. Will probably spend 5 days total there, then head up to see a friend in KK and maybe see Brunei along the way. Wish I had longer but i'm trying to squeeze in quite a few places i've always wanted to see before I have to be in South Korea to meet up with friends
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# ¿ Feb 29, 2020 22:14 |
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Cheesemaster200 posted:Seven days in Nepal is kind of quick. Also, you are going to hit the beginning of the monsoon in May, which means flights will be delayed/cancelled and roads will be slow. Expect a full-day travel between Kathmandu, Pohara or anywhere worth trekking. At the moment everything from South Korea onward is in the air because of the Corona Virus. Still going to Bali / Borneo / Taiwan / Japanese Okinawa. I may just stay in that area and go straight to the Philippines When I made this post CV was just kicking off, now it seems to be stable in Asia and screwing Europe, so a good time to go assuming I can get my flight out this wedensday
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# ¿ Mar 15, 2020 12:08 |
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# ¿ May 23, 2024 01:35 |
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I put the trip on hold. Cancelled my flight. Bali is locking down this Friday. Closing shop. I would have made it in but my friend would have been turned away as she arrives a few days after. I'd rather isolate at in my own home rather than face who-knows-what in a foreign country.
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