Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

Backpacking Asia - First Time

Country forums / North-East Asia / Japan

Hello travelers,

I am backpacking Asia for the next two months. Any good checklists out there with I need to do: Visas, Medical Insurance, Supplies, Skills, etc. Is there anyone else that would like to join me? My plan is to take the boat/ferry from Japan to China soon. Kyoto rocks.

Cheers,

Joe

At some point you must tick the following off your list:

1. Get violently ill due to food poisoning or intestinal parasites
2. Have drunken sex in a hostel dorm

But hardened backpackers know not to do both at once.

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