Hiya,
I am currently preparing to go on a Asia Trip. As a student of Mandarin I will eventually end up in Beijing but I want to visit a few other places along the way. Can you guys give me some tips on a good route (from Oz) to take. I have been to Thailand a few times but I was thinking about doing the golden triangle etc.
All advice and opinion wanted. Cheers
J 😊
Reply to this A girl I met in Laos payed a monk to take her on a trek from Luang Prabang up to one of the hill-tribes. There she stayed in a house with some locals and partied with them for a day before trekking back. It sounded like the most grass-roots experience possible in a place like that!
To stay with the hilltribes it is a good idea to come bearing gifts. Schoolbooks are probably the best thing, but they have been known to accept LaoLao Whiskey, a Dog (don't ask why!) and various other offerings... ask the monk for more details!
Reply to this Hi,
I think that you should visit my beautiful land - Vietnam. Have you been to Vietnam? or Have you heard about it? About Vietnam War, About Halong Bay which is a World Heritage recognised by Unesco, About Sapa, Cuchi Tunnel? ... A lot of beauty spots that I coun't list all of them now.
Let's come and enjoy!
CHeers,
Reply to this Hey Jimba
Im in the process of documenting a couple of trips ive done to China in my blog. If your into outdoors id highly reccomend Yangshuo which i have a few posts on. Ive also got an entry on Yunnan which i also thought was amazing. Feel free to message me if you have any questions...Good luck!
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