I've gotten medical treatment at Bumrungrad in Bangkok and at Ram Hospital in Chiang Mai.
Both had good doctors, service, prices, and language wasn't a problem. However, I didn't have life-threatening issues!
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Giora
if makes sense the script that I designed?
I don't think it makes any sense for you to design a script at all for this kind of trip. Fly into Hanoi, spend at least 3 nights there, and then see how it goes.
Otherwise, the only thing I'd say is that if you make the effort to go there, Ayutthaya merits more than just 1 night, particularly as it will take you a long time to get down there from Chiang Mai.
jeastham1993
Hi there,
Just a quick question to see if mine and my partners South East Asia Itinerary is realistic of if we are trying to do too much. We will be flying into Asia middle of May and out again in the middle of August. Our current plan is
Bangkok > SIem Reap > Phnom Penh > Saigon > Train up the cost to Hanoi > Luang Prabang > Chang Mai > Bangkok > Koh Tao/Phangnan/Samui > Phi Phi > KL > Singapore > Borneo > Bali > Bangkok
Thats a very quick overview and there will be stops in between, but as a route I think it gives a pretty good picture. I do think it sounds a lot, but after spending a bit of time in SE Asia I think it is possible. Any thoughts/tips?
Thanks in advance
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Captain_Bob
Having extensive travel experience in Europe you will find that most independent travel in SE Asia is comparatively easy although a bit slower, but no guided tour required. With 2-3 weeks probably limit it to 1 or 2 countries. Start with where you will enter/depart the region, assuming you're flying in (Bangkok? HCMC?) and where you're going after. Then connect the dots in between. For example Bangkok - Chiang Mai - Hanoi - Hoi An - Nha Trang, HCMC with smaller places in/around/between those. Could alternatively sweep through Laos N-S, into Cambodia, then back to Bangkok. Keep researching, and try to keep it simple. Worst mistake can be trying to "do" a whole region in just a few weeks.
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Mp63
You can do this route overland quite easily. From Sapa take a bus to Dien bien phu, change bus,(and possibly overnight there), then bus over the border to Muang khua in Laos. From there you can go further north, or down the river by boat towards Nong khiaw, and minibus to Luang phabang. It is a beautiful journey, and well worth spending a few days over. I wouldn't want to do a 24 HR bus trip from Vietnam to LP, when the roads are rough, and you miss half the scenery in the dark. I did this journey in reverse, so can't really advise on timings going the other way. I got from Muang khua to Sapa in one day, about 11 hours, with a few pit stops, and the cashpoint in DBP.
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lohoiby
Txs
Danang is just airport:
Traansp plan is:
HCMC - plain to
• DaNang - buss to
• Hoi An - priv car to
• Hue - night train to
• Nihn Bihn / Halongby - buss to
• Ha Noi - plain to
• Luang Prabang - plain to
• Battambang - boat to
• Siem Reap - plain to
• Phnom Penh - plain to
• Phu Quoc Island - boat/buss to
• Can Tho
• Vihn Long - buss
• HCMC
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JuliaLuther
In the North, I would recommend Ba Be national park & Ban Gioc waterfall + Nguom Ngao cave. Besides, as larsay mentioned Pu Luong Nature reserve is worth visiting, and if you have time, you can do this route Hanoi - Ngoc Son Ngo Luong nature reserve (in Hoa Binh province, neighbor to Pu Luong and Mai Chau, Cuc Phuong National Park) - Pu Luong
cabs985
We recently returned from a month long trip in Vietnam (our second time to Vietnam). I have a few comments and a recommendation re Ninh Binh and the surrounding sights.
Many folks stay at any of the numerous accommodations in Tam Coc to be closer to the Tam Coc boat trips. We were glad that we stayed in Ninh Binh rather than Tam Coc for several reasons. It was certainly less busy than the Tam Coc area. It allowed us to see the sights in several different directions from Ninh Binh by bicycle, motor bike and car. We stayed in a fabulous, new hotel in Ninh Binh run by the sweetest family – Friendly Home Hotel. You can read the positive reviews on tripadvisor and on booking,com. Truong Nguyen and his wife run the hotel and the restaurant. Truong speaks English very well and is able to assist travelers with their sightseeing plans. He has made maps of the area, and can rent bicycles and motorbikes as well as assist with future onward travel plans. Truong has spent many years as an excellent guide (and is included in the Lonely Planet guidebook). He began his career as a hotel chef, so don’t miss at least one of his wonderful meals! We bicycled to Mua Cave and Tam Coc as well as seeing the Bich Dong Pagoda and the Thai Vi Temple. We rode motorbikes to the Trang An grottoes and the Bai Dinh Pagoda. We took the boat trip at Trang An rather than Tam Coc and truly enjoyed it. In addition, we went with Truong, as our guide, and a driver, by car on a 2 night trip to Pu Luong Nature Reserve. We stayed in two different homestays with a day long trek in between the two amidst beautiful scenery. Truong is also willing to pick up people at the train station and the bus station as well as bringing them there after their stay in Ninh Binh. Bottom line – we recommend staying at Friendly Home Hotel in Ninh Binh!
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Mp63
As you don't mention Thailand, I don't know if you want to avoid it, have done it, or are wanting to include it. You could do the whole trip overland, but it would be via Thailand, between Myanmar and Laos. What you need to decide is which areas of Laos you want to see, and how and where you want to cross into Vietnam. If you decide to see southern Laos, then it is probably best to start there, and work your way north, and cross the border from Muang khua to Dien bien Phu, and on to Sapa and Hanoi. If you only want to do the north of Laos, then you could take the boat from Huay Xai to Luang phabang, and travel on to Vietnam. Or you could do the length of Laos, north to south, Cambodia, and then Vietnam. There are loads of possibilities, and you need to decide what you want to see in each country, and plan accordingly.
Like you, I tend to avoid the big tourist destinations. I rarely visit everyone else's must sees, and pick my own. If you don't fancy Bagan, don't go. Whatever you choose to do will still be Myanmar, and you need to tick your own boxes, not someone else's.
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Captain_Bob
Bus (bumpy 14 hours) or slow boat (less bumpy, 2 days)
Or hire minivan + driver, point to point, LP-Oudomxai-LuangNamtha-HuayXai.
"comfortable and quick" flight LP-Chiang Mai
http://www.laoairlines.com
http://www.hobomaps.com/TravelLuangPrabang.html