Travelling around the Far East

[admarlow]

I am looking to go travelling around the far east in November (i.e. Thailand, Laos, Vietnam etc etc) can anyone suggest and places that are not to be missed, to help me plan!!

[jno]

Apart from the capitals, which are usually the most interesting places in any country, try visiting Luang Prabang in Laos and of course Angkor Wat in Cambodia, a marvellous part-ruined temple complex.

[bongerman]

Bangkok is the easiest place to begin/end in.

Do a loop - Bangkok - Siem Reap (for Angkor Wat) - boat to Phnom Penh - boat down the Mekong into Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) - Nha Trang - Hoi An - Hanoi - Vientiane - Vang Vieng - Luang Prabang - Vientiane (again!) - Bangkok.

At least that's what I did a couple of years ago. There are other places worth a visit on the loop but I managed to visit those places in 6 weeks (as part of a round the world 10 month adventure). Get your Vietnam/Laos/Cambodia visas sorted before you leave or as soon as you get to Bangkok, as can take up to a week. Have fun!

[bongerman]

ooops - forgot to mention Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba Island in North Vietnam, manageable as a 2-3 day trip from Hanoi. Highly recommended.

[matt_london]

<pre>buy lonely planet's south east asia on a shoe string. brilliant book, covers all those countries, just been updated too.</pre>

[mrsann]

We did the trip last November and it was amazing.Dha Nang is a nice Vietnamese resort but try to get out into the Vietnamese countryside It's well worth the effort.The bridge on the River Kwai and Kanchanaburi are well worth the time taken to visit them It's an easy day trip from ******** and lots of tour companies do it .I'm not sure how easy it is to go it alone but the trips are cheap

[mrsann]

oops don't know what went wrong but the stars should say Bangkok

[thumberlina]

I will have 12 days left after leaving Thailand at Christmas I want to go to either Cambodia, Laos or Vietnam what would people suggest for my last 12 days?