In article , hitman247
@hotmail.com says...
This is a long post guys - be warned.

i recently decided to doing a trip across some of asia during a span of 2
weeks. now before ppl tell me its too short a period of time please
understand i dont get alot of vacation. i keep track of posts on this site
and find it alot more useful than some articles on the net.

this is my itenerary so far.
I plan to visit Jakarta from Canada for a day. I dont know the best way to
get from Jakarta to Java to climb Mt Merapi (assuming it doesnt explode!!).
i'd like to know the names of a couple of trekking agencies that do the
peaks of these mountains without doing 21day or 6 day treks. i dont have the
time. perhaps 1-2 days max.
After that i plan on going to Bali for some beginner scuba diving thing for
a day. Does anyone have any recommendations on this?

After that hopefully a day visiting Singapore and a day in malaysia followed
by a few days in Thailand visiting Phuket ( i saw some pretty good trips on
http://www.phuket-travel.com/water_a...ge=rafting.htm but if
anyone has recommendations im more than willing to check it out) then
Bangkok before flying back to Toronto.

What do you think? doable or too hectic?

Yes, in theory doable, but you will have to fly between destinations.
Also, you need to plan in advance exactly your schedule, where you will
be on each day, as you have to optimise the time.

You might skip Jakarta as there is not that much to see there. There is
no point doing a one-day beginner scuba dive course, as on the first day
you will just do some exercises and not do any dives at all. Also, it's
no point to hop from Mt. Merapi to Bali for just one day. You'll need at
least a couple of days to get an idea of what Bali is.

By the way, if you visit Java, you should visit the Borobudur site.

A day in Singapore is ok, but it would be better to stay two or three
days. A day in Malaysia is nothing - you'll only be able to see one
place.

I wouldn't spend several days in Phuket, as the place is too developed
and there are much nicer beaches and islands in southern Thailand (Rai
Leh/Krabi on the western coast, Koh Samui on the eastern coast).
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Alfred Molon
http://www.molon.de - Photos of Asia, Africa and Europe