The ultimate order of Asian countries, plus Australia
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The ultimate order of Asian countries, plus Australia
I am doing a little advance planning for my upcoming trips to Asia, and Australia, the period I need to fill up with destinations is (MAY2-JAN10). I need to fill up 2, 5,or 8 months, with Asian countries, and the rest Australia, altogether the trips will total 8 months. My question is the order in which to visit the countries (going with the climate, looking for cooler, drier months at each destination), avoiding wet, or humid months, when possible. Aside from climate, another factor that will help order the destinations is the availability of discount flights at each destination, like Air Asia, Tiger, Jetstar, and local airlines.Here are the possible destinations
(mow i have to consider an order).
Australia
JAPAN-( best weather: apr-jun)
SOUTH KOREA,
TAIWAN
HONG KONG
SINGAPORE,
PHILLIPINES, ( i am considering visiting twice, because its an archipelago, and the visa free entry is only 21 days long, so 1 visit for Luzon (north island), a 2nd visit for Cebu (central islands), and maybe a final visit for Palawan, or Mindanao
INDONESIA, again may require two visits, java (1), and another island (2), I have already visited Bali
When it's all over (Jan10), i have to pick the last destination as the one that offers the cheapest possible flight to Honolulu.
In the past, that used to be Sydney, with Jetstar, the cheapest way to cross the Pacific, but it seems that fare is no longer available, if anyone can recommend an airline, or a flight around Jan10, anywhere in East, or Southeast Asia, (or Australia) to Honolulu, Hawaii, i will choose that place as the final destination. When i say cheap, i mean really cheap, like a couple hundred dollars one way.
Thanks
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The starting point on May1 is Auckland, New Zealand, and after looking at the fares, it seems smarter to go to Australia first, and then to Asia hub (like KL, Singapore, or Hong Kong), and finally a discount airline to Phillippines (the first stop), because May is the last month before the rains begin in parts of that country, so it's an obvious 1st choice, i can only stay 21 days visa free in Phillippines, so by May 21, i need to go to the 2nd country, which needs to be Singapore, Indonesia, with possibly more than 1 visit for one of these countries (back, and forth), to pass the time (4 months), until late September, when Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan (autumn destinations) become the next stops, eventually leading to Jan10, when the flight to Honolulu departs, i am thinking Japan will be the last stop (and i may skip Australia).So, in conclusion
find airline combinations (from Auckland, via Australia, via Asia, to Phillipp.)
Phillipp. May1-May21 (not Manila. too hot)- Cebu, or Palawan better
Singapore, Indo (summer dest.), and 1 once again, and Phillipp. again (dry region), May-Sept
Hong Kong, Taiwan, S Korea, Japan (autumn destinations), late Sep-Jan10
Japan-fly to Honolulu, i can book the flight 6 months in advance
What do you think?
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Wow, I gave up reading the first post after about forty seconds, having already forgotten some of the crucial requirements you had listed.And then I notice a second post - wow again, with more qualifications and requirements and combinations and I think- who is going to give up thirty minutes of his life figuring all this stuff out?
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just to help you with budget airlines going to, going out of, and within the Philippines, you may check cebu pacific air andair philippines express
