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East/South-East Asia Trip Suggestions
I'm based in the UK and I fancy a trip to East and/or South-East Asia. My
budget is around £2000 for the trip (plus spending money), I have up to 3 weeks holiday available and I'll be going sometime between August and December. I would like to visit some cities - plus potentially some historic sites and possibly have some time on a beach. I would however be happy just visiting interesting cities. The cities that interest me are Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore and Beijing. I'm mostly interested in a varied, exciting trip around Asia and I'm open to any suggestions. My budget is also flexible. I'm happy to fly, or travel by boat or rail to any location. Does anyone have any suggestions for the type I could have? Any recommended places? Would I be better booking it all in advance or just heading out to Hong Kong with a lot of cash? Would I be better with a single deal, or booking it all separately myself? Any times that I should avoid (e.g. rainy season)? Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated. |
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On Mar 7, 4:34*am, "Steve" wrote:
I'm based in the UK and I fancy a trip to East and/or South-East Asia. My budget is around £2000 for the trip (plus spending money), I have up to 3 weeks holiday available and I'll be going sometime between August and December. I would like to visit some cities - plus potentially some historic sites and possibly have some time on a beach. I would however be happy just visiting interesting cities. The cities that interest me are Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore and Beijing. I'm mostly interested in a varied, exciting trip around Asia and I'm open to any suggestions. My budget is also flexible. I'm happy to fly, or travel by boat or rail to any location. Does anyone have any suggestions for the type I could have? Any recommended places? Would I be better booking it all in advance or just heading out to Hong Kong with a lot of cash? Would I be better with a single deal, or booking it all separately myself? Any times that I should avoid (e.g. rainy season)? Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated. three weeks is not a lot of time to visit these four cities, each one alone could occupy you for at least 1 week. You may want to fly to Singapore, stay for 3 or 4 days, then use HK as a base and visit Beijing and Tokyo. I would cut out one of those cities, either Beijing or Tokyo for this trip. Sometimes Cathay pacific has deals where you fly to HK and then you can take flights to a number of Asian cities. I would say book your flights before you start. Between those cities you should be flying. The best time to go is mid October to mid November. |
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£2000 is an a bit tight budget for what you are planning to do. You'll
most likely end up spending more than that. Also the time is quite tight, if you want to visit all these four cities. Skip Beijing, because it is not a nice city. Instead of Hong Kong visit Seoul, which is more interesting. Tokyo is very nice, but you'll need at least 4-5 days, better one week. There are nice beaches not too far from Singapore, so you could spend the beach time there. Tioman island for instance has direct flight connections with Singapore. In article , Steve says... I'm based in the UK and I fancy a trip to East and/or South-East Asia. My budget is around £2000 for the trip (plus spending money), I have up to 3 weeks holiday available and I'll be going sometime between August and December. I would like to visit some cities - plus potentially some historic sites and possibly have some time on a beach. I would however be happy just visiting interesting cities. The cities that interest me are Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore and Beijing. I'm mostly interested in a varied, exciting trip around Asia and I'm open to any suggestions. My budget is also flexible. I'm happy to fly, or travel by boat or rail to any location. Does anyone have any suggestions for the type I could have? Any recommended places? Would I be better booking it all in advance or just heading out to Hong Kong with a lot of cash? Would I be better with a single deal, or booking it all separately myself? Any times that I should avoid (e.g. rainy season)? -- Alfred Molon http://www.molon.de - Photos of Asia, Africa and Europe |
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budget is around £2000 for the trip (plus spending money), I have up to 3
weeks holiday available and I'll be going sometime between August and December. I would like to visit some cities - plus potentially some historic sites and possibly have some time on a beach. I would however be happy just visiting interesting cities. The cities that interest me are Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore and Beijing. I'm mostly interested in a varied, exciting trip around Asia and I'm open to any suggestions. My budget is also flexible. I'm happy to fly, or travel by boat or rail to any location. Does anyone have any suggestions for the type I could have? Any recommended places? Would I be better booking it all in advance or just heading out to Hong Kong with a lot of cash? Would I be better with a single deal, or booking it all separately myself? Any times that I should avoid (e.g. rainy season)? Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated. three weeks is not a lot of time to visit these four cities, each one alone could occupy you for at least 1 week. You may want to fly to Singapore, stay for 3 or 4 days, then use HK as a base and visit Beijing and Tokyo. I would cut out one of those cities, either Beijing or Tokyo for this trip. Sometimes Cathay pacific has deals where you fly to HK and then you can take flights to a number of Asian cities. I would say book your flights before you start. Between those cities you should be flying. The CP suggestion above is a good one. Perhaps they have the All Asia pass for flights originating in the UK. I think 21 days will work nicely. One caveate regarding CP is that each time you change a city it will be through HK international. Singapore is optional in my opinion. If you do it do get to Jumbo Seafood !! If you're in shape and enjoy a hike I tell posters here not to miss walking on the Wilson Trail and for instant gratification I'd take a taxi up to the trail heads near the Parkview Hotel and begin walking toward Stanley....heaven....if muddy don't do it. Also, there is a great little grocery at the Parkview. Likely anything you need available. Have a great time. s |
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Alfred Molon wrote:
Also the time is quite tight, if you want to visit all these four cities. Skip Beijing, because it is not a nice city. Instead of Hong Kong visit Seoul, which is more interesting. Tokyo is very nice, but you'll need at least 4-5 days, better one week. Seoul more interesting than Hong Kong? You have to be kidding. I like Seoul just fine, but Hong Kong is an experience not to be missed. Bob M. |
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In article , Bob Myers says...
Seoul more interesting than Hong Kong? You have to be kidding. I like Seoul just fine, but Hong Kong is an experience not to be missed. There is not much to see in Hong Kong for what concerns historical buildings. The only great thing is the skyline, the rest is relatively unimpressive. In any case, compare by yourself. Here is what Hong Kong has to offer: http://www.molon.de/galleries/China/HongKong/ and this is Seoul: http://www.molon.de/galleries/Korea/Seoul/ A huge imperial palace, many beautiful temples, a unique culture. The modern part of the city is more refreshing than the overcrowded and cramped Hong Kong. -- Alfred Molon http://www.molon.de - Photos of Asia, Africa and Europe |
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On Sun, 8 Mar 2009 00:43:23 +0100, Alfred Molon
wrote: In article , Bob Myers says... Seoul more interesting than Hong Kong? You have to be kidding. I like Seoul just fine, but Hong Kong is an experience not to be missed. There is not much to see in Hong Kong for what concerns historical buildings. The only great thing is the skyline, the rest is relatively unimpressive. In any case, compare by yourself. Here is what Hong Kong has to offer: http://www.molon.de/galleries/China/HongKong/ and this is Seoul: http://www.molon.de/galleries/Korea/Seoul/ A huge imperial palace, many beautiful temples, a unique culture. The modern part of the city is more refreshing than the overcrowded and cramped Hong Kong. I have to agree with Bob. If there was only one city in Asia he could visit, it should be Hong Kong. A lot of people think of Hong Kong as nothing more than a modern city similar to any you would find in the west. If you make the effort to get out of the urban areas there's a lot more to it than that. For example, take a ferry out to Cheung Chau and spend a few hours exploring the island. Or spend a day hiking through Sai Kung Country Park to the beaches in the north-east part of the territory. If you know where to go there are still parts of Hong Kong you can discover where life hasn't changed that much in generations. If you want historical building you can find them as well. Even you own photos show the Man Mo temple in Sheung Wan, which is over 160 years old. Chris |
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Alfred Molon wrote:
In article , Bob Myers says... Seoul more interesting than Hong Kong? You have to be kidding. I like Seoul just fine, but Hong Kong is an experience not to be missed. There is not much to see in Hong Kong for what concerns historical buildings. The only great thing is the skyline, the rest is relatively unimpressive. In any case, compare by yourself. Been there, done that. I've visited both cities many times. As I said, I like Seoul, but I would never tell someone that it is "more interesting" than Hong Kong. The two experiences are very, very different. There's a good deal more to a city than just "historical buildings," at least for most visitors. Bob M. |
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"Alfred Molon" kirjoitti s.com... In article , Bob Myers says... Seoul more interesting than Hong Kong? You have to be kidding. I like Seoul just fine, but Hong Kong is an experience not to be missed. There is not much to see in Hong Kong for what concerns historical buildings. The only great thing is the skyline, the rest is relatively unimpressive. In any case, compare by yourself. Here is what Hong Kong has to offer: http://www.molon.de/galleries/China/HongKong/ and this is Seoul: http://www.molon.de/galleries/Korea/Seoul/ A huge imperial palace, many beautiful temples, a unique culture. The modern part of the city is more refreshing than the overcrowded and cramped Hong Kong. -- Never been to Hong Kong. Just having read some stories about it. For instance in these stories they keep telling that Chinese food is a true delicacy in many restaurants in town. So good that nowhere else in the world it is better prepared. |
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In article , Chris Blunt
says... I have to agree with Bob. If there was only one city in Asia he could visit, it should be Hong Kong. You are joking, right? There are zillions of cities in Asia which are orders of magnitude more interesting than Hong Kong. -- Alfred Molon http://www.molon.de - Photos of Asia, Africa and Europe |
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