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Well, the easiest way to do these trips in comfort/quickly would be to fly. Flights in Southeast Asia are cheap, but being on the backpacker budget of ~$35/day it wasn't really within my reach. From Chiang Mai to Chiang Khong there are several bus options based on how much you'd like to spend, though to continue on to Luang Prabang its either slow boat, fast boat, or minibus. For the minibus you'd be crammed in with 10 other people and the driver speeds over bumpy, windy roads. I've heard the fast boat is the most bone-jarring 6 hours you could ever experience, so I think slow boat was the way to go. As for the trek down to Phnom Penh, I wish I flew. Other backpackers break up this trip by stopping in southern Laos or northern Cambodia, but I was on a tight schedule. Does that help? Are you planning a trip or have you been already? Thanks for reading my blog :) Next one will be soon this time!

From Auckland we are heading around the North Island (we want to see Rotorua, Coromandel, Waitomo and Wellington) and then a loop around the south Island (Franz Josef Glacier, Milford Sound, Queenstown, Dunedin, and maybe Christchurch) before heading back to Auckland in October then flying to Sydney!