Comments on: Southeast Asia Itinerary Contest

By: owenbooy84

owenbooy84 — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:41:40 +0000

My girlfriend & I start our trip in march and are going to be spending 7 months in SE Asia. We’ll be Malaysai, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam.
Gosh, we’ve only been to Thailand before in that region but for $3.75 I’d spend the night at the floating hotel near the River Kwai… run entirely by the villagers kids it’s a real treat! Or, haven’t been there but from what I hear $3.75 can get us an extra night in a bungalow in Don Det Laos! Or all the noodles we can eat on Kao San Rd in Bangkok PLUS a beer!

By: tim

tim — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:33:52 +0000

Flights from the U.S. to Southeast Asia vary greatly from month to month no matter where you are leaving from. You will likely fly through a hub city on the west coast and then go to Bangkok first. You can often get a circle the Pacific ticket for about the same price as a round trip to one destination. Go to this airfare deal websites page and scroll down.

By: Stan Hardie

Stan Hardie — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:43:03 +0000

Please tell me how to travell the cheapest from Florida to Cambodia. It has always been a dream of mine to go there. Also, how expensive is it now in April 08 to go to Cambodia.
Please respond. Thanks.

By: regina

regina — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:40:05 +0000

Our trip starts on January 17. In exactly 12 weeks (sounds shorter than 3 months). The GRAND PLAN takes us from Bangkok to Udon and across the border at Chong Mek into Laos. 5 nights checking out the sights then a nightbus to Vientiane for a few days and fly to Luang Prabang (didn’t like all those reports about people throwing up through the open windows on the bus)We’ll spend 5 days in LP then Bangkok and straight on (Lao Airlines permitting ) to Krabi (with Air Asia) where we’ll get a car and check out the sights around there. Relax for a while on Koh Jum and then back to Bangkok for some serious shopping. Travel time 30 days. $ 3.50: Donate to Big Brother Mouse- check out their site. Safe travels!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:58:39 +0000

Hi Tim

Thanks for the Laos guides. I’m excited to be going and will put them to good use.
Happy travelling Rhonda and congrats!!
Thanks again

xxx jen

By: Rhonda Delameter

Rhonda Delameter — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:28:46 +0000

Hey! Tim, thanks again for naming me winner. I am devouring the guide book info in between still pretending to work (20 days of work and counting!)
Perhaps I’ll see some of the others over in Asia!
Cheers
Rhonda

By: tim

tim — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:28:44 +0000

Thanks to everyone who entered! I e-mailed the guides out today. If you commented above and didn’t receive one, get in touch. The grand prize winner is Rhonda, who is hitting every area covered by the Travelfish guides starting in August. If you run into someone who seems to know the inside scoop on all these places, it’s probably her. Happy trails!

By: Rob Larson

Rob Larson — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 22:17:10 +0000

I have a one-way ticket to Bali, Indonesia on September 4, 2007. I plan on two months of roaming through Indonesia and then heading north to see what kinda adventures I can find. Any guides would come in handy…. especially if they’re free.

Cheers, rl

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:24:39 +0000

Hello
I’m off to Laos in July for one month and I’m so looking forward to it. I’ll be flying in to Vientiane and from there, depending on how rainy the rainy season it, I hope to travel north up to Phongsali via Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng, Muang Ngoi and also hopefully staying at the Gibbon Sanctuary in Bokeo province. The second part of my trip will take me to southern Laos to visit Pakse, the Bolaven plateau coffee plantation and Champasak, then ultimately further south to chill out on the 4000 islands. I have heard nothing but great things about this country, its food, scenery and people and I want to see it all!
With at least $3.95 saved, possibly more I would put it towards buying some books from Big Brother Mouse in Luang Prabang. I’ve been in touch with them about helping out with some volunteer teaching whilst there (I’m an ESL teacher in Korea) and have been recommended by many people to buy their books to take with me as I travel and distribute them to kids I meet along the way. It’s better than candy and supports a local business too.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:00:50 +0000

This one’s easy! For $3.95 I’d rent a scooter for a day and start exploring Southern Laos. Smell the air, pick bugs out of my teeth, investigate streams, take pictures of water buffalo. With the extra money I’d grab a bite to eat, then I’d sell the book for what it’s worth to another tourist and buy enough gas to hopefully make it back before having to sleep on the side of the road that night. Ah, what a day!