Australia Via Asia

Flying from manchester (UK) to Sydney start of next year, but want to have a 3
day stop over somewhere in asia. Where would anyone recommend for the best city
to spend a few days in for someone whose never been outside europe before?

MikeMikeRampling wrote:
Flying from manchester (UK) to Sydney start of next year, but want to have
a 3 day stop over somewhere in asia. Where would anyone recommend for the
best city to spend a few days in for someone whose never been outside
europe before?

Bangkok's sure to wake you up.

Singapore's the easiest.

KL's somewhere in the middle.

Bali's great but you'll be overdosed on Australians before you even make it
to Sydney.

miguel
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Hit The Road! Photos and tales from around the world: http://travel.u.nu

Bangkok has everything you could want or abhor - as the case may be!! And
it's fun!

Kuala Lumpur is interesting, but unexciting!

Singapore is deadly dull, but provides a sanitised mini Asia experience!!!


"MikeMikeRampling" wrote in message
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Flying from manchester (UK) to Sydney start of next year, but want to have
a 3
day stop over somewhere in asia. Where would anyone recommend for the best
city
to spend a few days in for someone whose never been outside europe before?

Excellent summary.

My vote: Bangkok.

Interesting, exciting, accessible, cheap, and still very Asian.




"A Mate" wrote in message
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Bangkok has everything you could want or abhor - as the case may be!! And
it's fun!

Kuala Lumpur is interesting, but unexciting!

Singapore is deadly dull, but provides a sanitised mini Asia experience!!!


"MikeMikeRampling" wrote in message
...
Flying from manchester (UK) to Sydney start of next year, but want to
have
a 3
day stop over somewhere in asia. Where would anyone recommend for the
best
city
to spend a few days in for someone whose never been outside europe
before?

Cheers for the tips guys, i'll keep them in mind!

Singapore is a good intro to Asia - very clean but lots of Asian culture.
Bangkok is my tip - fascinating and all there. If you have the chance to
stop somewhere on the way back do Singapore on the way out and Bangkok on
the way back.

"MikeMikeRampling" wrote in message
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Flying from manchester (UK) to Sydney start of next year, but want to have
a 3
day stop over somewhere in asia. Where would anyone recommend for the best
city
to spend a few days in for someone whose never been outside europe before?

"A Mate" wrote in message
. ..
Bangkok has everything you could want or abhor - as the case may be!! And
it's fun!

Singapore is deadly dull, but provides a sanitised mini Asia experience!!!

Every now and then someone appears in to tell Singapore being dull and
sterile.

"Miguel Cruz" wrote in message
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Bali's great but you'll be overdosed on Australians before you even make
it
to Sydney.

Only in southern beaches.

Miguel Cruz wrote in message ...
MikeMikeRampling wrote:
Flying from manchester (UK) to Sydney start of next year, but want to have
a 3 day stop over somewhere in asia. Where would anyone recommend for the
best city to spend a few days in for someone whose never been outside
europe before?

Bangkok, Kathmandu, or Hanoi.

Singapore and KL are boring. Hong Kong and Tokyo have a lot to offer,
but you need more than 3 days to get beyond their surface.

Markku Grönroos wrote:
"Miguel Cruz" wrote:
Bali's great but you'll be overdosed on Australians before you even make
it to Sydney.

Only in southern beaches.

I figured he wasn't going to make it too far on a 3-day stop...

miguel
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Hit The Road! Photos and tales from around the world: http://travel.u.nu