I am sitting in an internet cafe, w/backpack and all, and need to make up my mind about where I am headed today. I am in Bo Phut which is the northern side of...
Hi Stephanie, I was just about to call it a night over here when I got your message. First of, i'm so jelous... hehehe. Second, you are certainly close enough...
You just reconfirmed my decision. I am headed to Malaysia for a day or two and then onto Medan. The Air Asia flights are too cheap (like $30 US), and I am...
Some suggestions and misses for the KL area.... Suggestions.... KLCC ....where the Petrona Towers are located....good people watching, if you want to go the...
No worries Stephanie! Have fun in Sumatra! As for KL, the other email already gave you really good ideas. I'd advice you to go see the towers, but not to take...
After Medan you could go to Lake Toba. It's a beautiful place and not too far from there. Less than 8 hrs by bus IIRC. The scenery is absolutely stunning -...
I seem to remember that several times people have mentioned getting good travel deals when booking from Bangkok. We are in Thailand now and need to book (1) a...
Hi Patricia As with most places BKK is only really good for flights originating in BKK. That means you wil get good prices on sraight flights from BKK or...
Don't forget Songkran starts tomorrow. It seems that almost everything and everyone will be closed/off. I would have thought that they would cater to...
Hey Stephanie, I'm not sure about the current situations, but I took a bus from Siem Riep to Bangkok last year and it wasn't too bad... the roads are not as...
Hi Patricia, a couple things: 1. re place to buy tickets: i agree w/wade re you'll find good deals to europe in bkk, but work on the egypt portion once you get...
Hi! So glad to have found this place. My husband and I are in the considering/planning/how are we going to do this stages of an RTW. We've been to Thailand,...
Hi Aimee Welcome to the group Costs are always a tricky subject because different people have different ideas of what words like " budget" and "high end...
Just done a marathon surf for the past two weeks searching where to depart with One World Explorer, one of the RTW options available. Considering the options,...
In countries without a travel agent industry which is used to writing RTW tickets it's often better to buy a RTW ticket direct from one of the airline offices...
Hello, I am relatively new to the backpacking way of travel. So far we have only traveled that way to Costa Rica, Mexico, and most recently a month in Peru. I...
Hi all - I've been lurking since my first post about the world's great books on the world's great beaches. Recently, an opportunity has come up to visit a ...
Hi Cabe It's a tough one. 16 days isn't quite long enough to do these things justice - at least unless you have arranged everything in advance (costly) and...
Wade - thanks very much, this is great information. I'll check in with Gamecatchers. Seems like given the constraints of the trip it makes sense to shave a...
Hi! My name is Sarah and I'm pretty new to the group. I'm beginning to plan a trip to Tibet and Nepal with a few friends and I'm finding that I have more...
Hi Sarah I spent a month in Tibet last year and have previously gone to Nepal so if you have specific questions just fire away. Wade ... [Non-text portions of...
Hey Sarah, I'm guessing you're the same Sarah that posted on myspace. Just wanted to reiterate that the situation in Nepal is deteriorating so keep an eye on...
I can't give a personal account, but on another travel forum I frequent at least a few members have used Emeco Travel. Their web site is http://www.emeco.com/....
Hi there from a lurker from the group!! I've got some free time so i'm thinking of doing some more travelling (recently returned from a RTW trip a few months...
Hi, Lurker Dave, Refugees on the Thai-Burma border can always use help. I've been there a couple of times to volunteer, and I know they're real, and really in...
Hoping someone can help me with this one... my wife and I are taking off for a year in about 6 months. We intend to be backpacking and camping in several...
Hi Marc, I bought the MSR multifuel dragonfly backpacking stove .... it's small, compact, and can burn pretty much anything... i've used it at high altitudes...
I´m going to recommend either the Optimus Nova (never heard a bad word about it) or the Primus Omnifuel. I have the Primus myself and it burns ANYTHING...
A while ago I posted asking for advice about for a complete novist cycle tourist. I´ve now completed a 4 month trip, starting in New Zealand for 2 months and...
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