I have travelled before with my family at the age of 15 and it hooked me. I began to realise that I had not taken full advantage of my opportunity soon after returning to England to undertake my A-levels.
Ever since returning to school I have known I had the desire to travel once again, certainly before returning to University. I finished my A-levels this July and got the results I needed for my place in Uni.
I deferred a year, as I always knew I would and started to contemplate the idea of where I would like to travel. I read a book when on holiday in France with school friends on the art of vagabonding, by Ralf Potts. Needless to say this book inspired me to think more seriously about the way I wished to travel, and where.
I finally settled on Asia, partly because I never got the chance on my last adventure, as the journey was cut short, but also because Africa seems a little too dangerous for an inexperienced traveller.
Anyway, on to my question. I am currently seeking employment so I can earn the money I need to travel, instead of merely getting a loan from my parents, and so this has delayed my departure. But what I really want is advice on the best times to visit countries in Asia and which would be the best order to go about visiting them.
So far I have settled on India, China, Mongolia, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei and possibly Japan, depending on the state of my finances. I would just like any advice on which order in which to visit these countries, what time of the year I should think about visiting them and if there are any other areas I should visit or specifically avoid.
I plan to leave March or April time and I hope to have upward of £2000. I plan to travel for 4-5 months, but I am fairly green in the art of journey planning so this may be shortened or lengthened depending on circumstances such as money and other demands.
Grateful for any response to my enquiry, especially as you have had to wade through all this, and my query is fairly broad.
Thanks, Owen
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