Koh Lipe

Hi Everyone

I am heading to Lipe for the first time in December with friends and we are thinking of staying at different beaches. If so is the island small enough that it will be easy for us to walk to the same beach for dinner drinks in the evening etc? Or would it be better to stay on the same beach?

How long does it take to walk between the different beaches? E.g. Are Pattaya Beach and Sunrise Beach as easy to walk between as Loh Dalum and Tonsai on Phi Phi?

We are not looking for a huge party island, but we would like to be somewhere lively for New Year. Will there be parties/ fireworks/ fire dancing etc on the beaches? Where would you recommend for New Year?

Any thoughts are appreciated!

Thanks

Anjuna

Any ways to cut costs in Gunung Mulu National Park?

Hello fellow travelers

Thanks to everyone who have been extremely helpful with advice already from my previous threads.

Just wondering I'm planning to head to Gunung Mulu National Park in mid Feb with a friend and i want to do the Pinnacle trek. The cost is 400RM for the trek and 370RM for the boat ride plus camping which is 30RM per person per night. All together it adds up to be a little over 400RM each which is still a bit expensive. I understand that the price for the trek and boat ride is up to 5 people.

Is it easy to meet people at the HQ to make up a group of 4 or 5 to make things cheaper or can you add yourself to an existing group?

Any advice would be great.

Thanks

Gordon

Help with an Australian Itinerary!

Hey all,

I have been asked to help plan a basic itinerary for a friend of a friend from the US, which she will then do further research and amend a bit. Because this will likely be her one and only trip to Oz, the pressure is on and I would prefer some input from all our well traveled members!

She is in her 20's and will be in Oz from Feb 22- March 14th 2010, will be starting in Sydney and then heading to NZ on the 14th where she will be doing a few months of Volunteer work. Her budget is going to be limited (she is working extra shifts so not too sure exactly what it will be) and she will be staying in hostels. She knows next to nothing about Australia, I sent her that dvd the herald sun had recently and have sent her some links to websites etc and she has taken out the lonely planet guidebook from the library. However, some of the hostels she has been looking at are already fi... more »

Land border crossing from Myanmar into Thailand

Can anyone please tell me if it is possible to fly from Yangon to Myeik, then travel to Kawthoung and cross at the land border into Rangong in Thailand?
Also are there any other land borders from Myanmar intoThailand currently open? Thank you

Thai airways looking for onward travel proof, melbourne to bangkok

Just a heads up for anyone flying with Thai Airways any time soon - we flew out of Melbourne airport (Australia) with them Wednesday and had huge dramas as we didn't have proof of onward travel. The check in lady didn't want to leave us on the plane without a printout of our onward tickets, we caused a bit of a stink, and the supervisor let us through after we rang our onward airline and got ticket numbers and such. Could be one jobsworth on the check-in, but better to have something with you than go through the stress!

And yes, i know technically it is required (and the fine goes to the airline), but from what i hear it's rare to be asked by the airline, bangkok immigration has never asked me about it any time i've flown in, and i thought it would be a good idea to warn others rather than they get a nasty surprise like we did.

Bangkok - which neighborhood? Alternative culture?

Hello,

I'm about to spend a bit more than a week in Bangkok in between flights. I've been to Bangkok twice before, but only for 1-2 nights each and in the slightly posh Sukhumvit area (but in dorms).

I'm very interested in seeing Bangkok's bohemian and alternative side, though I know that it's almost impossible to get into a new city's "scene" in only a week or so. I'm especially interested in modern arts, alternative nightlife, underground clubs, street art, activism, low key initiatives and etc. I'd appreciate any sort of info - names of places, magazines, internet resources or any other sort of a lead that will help me find what I'm looking for.

And as for accommodation, I'd rather not stay in the Khao San, even though I'm traveling as a backpacker. Are there any interesting alternatives? I've heard the names Chinatown and Pratunam, but I don't know much about them (or may... more »

Northwest (yellowstone?) on a budget

I'll have 10 days from 1st to 10th of August from Portland OR.

I was given a few itineraries suggestions here, but now I'm not sure I'll be able to afford to rent a car on my own all this time. My first idea was to go to Yellowstone because I'm more interesting in a road trip in the wild rather than visiting cities. But it'd still be nice. An other thing is that I live in the French alps and I see mountains all year long: maybe moutaineous areas are not the most exotic to me. I'm not sure how it compares to the alps. On the other hand, I love desert, or the idea of long straight roads (I loved the drive in Death Valley for instance).

A few years ago, I did a trip starting from San Francisco. I was just lucky to meet other travellers. We rented a car together and travelled mainly in hostels. However, I'm concerned that I might not be as lucky this time, and I cannot spend 5 day... more »

Brunei - Getting there and away fast

Hi

I'm been reading various posts on this forum about fastest way of getting in and out of brunei from borneo and is still a bit confused, so to clear things up I'll have a couple of questions.
I'm going from sarawak (miri) to sabah (kk) or vice versa and want to - at, least - visit BSB for a day or two but of course I want to minimize traveltime.
BSB
1. What's the expected traveltime from malaysia to brunei, BSB?
Miri-BSB vs KK-BSB? (bus, fly, private driver/taxi)? aprox. price would be nice.

2. Should I consider flying in and out of brunei if the primary objective is to save time?

Yeah yeah I know, I should take my time and I will! preparing a worst case scenario :-) just want to make sure that I can go even if I loose a couple of days along my travel through brunei

Regards
Kim

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