HOW TO TRAVEL SOUTH EAST ASIA - Route, budget, & tips

So, if you want to go around Asia in addition to 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9 months Then this is the place to go. I'll spend 6 months and a couple of months traveling around Asia and beyond. And all I've done, plans, places, food and drink And all the fun stuff. So, here's where to go. If you haven't been around Asia West yet Then this is the best place to start walking around Because this place is easy and this is where to start Go to places like India, when this place can be quite difficult or My Tây Tây Ngoài. Asia West is also very easy to get around. If you speak English, And you will certainly do that When I hear this video, Then you can walk around this place very easily Because most people usually speak English. So, you'll be all right. But before I start, If you have a question I didn't answer anything, Follow me on Instagram, Send me a message and I'll reply to you. And I'll give you the answer. If I know the answer, I won't lie to you. So, follow me on Instagram, Like this video, sign up Because I have many videos to follow. to help you get around and out of the area The following information is provided: Now, with COVID-19, Do you like it? Okay, let's start with the road. The best way to go around Asia is beyond. There, well, the first bit It's called the Banana Pancake Trail. which you may or may not have heard of. Banana Pancake Trail is a great way to get started. is basically around Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia which is like the four main In countries such as the mainland of Southeast Asia and basically you fly into Bangkok, Thailand, you go around North Thailand, You go around Laos, then into Vietnam, down Vietnam and then into Cambodia and then to the Thai Islands And this is called the Banana Pancake Trail. Do this, it's the best place If you're a solo traveler, you'll meet so many Other people who are traveling around there And you'll probably be able to travel with people for a long time because there are so many People do this route. It's like the most common route in backpacking in the world. I think, I'm not 100% sure Anyway, I'm not going to go into that. From the Thai Islands, I recommend You flying to The Philippines is like nowhere else. There are thousands of islands And it is beautiful. I definitely recommend going there. Because it's not as touristy at the moment but It's going to blow. Because this place, white beaches everywhere, You almost get bored of those white beaches. From the Philippines, I recommend You fly into Indonesia, into Jakarta. And then travel along Like the bottom islands of Indonesia through Java, Bali, Lombok and Flores I spent almost 3 months in Indonesia and I feel I could spend another 6 months there Because it's stunning. Indonesia is more than just Bali is nice. Still go to Bali, get that Bali experience I know it. So, from Indonesia, fly into Malaysia and Singapore. Not as many people travel around Malaysia is an amazing country. I only went to Kuala Lumpur But there are other places That you can go which are supposed to be really nice In Malaysia like Penang and Langkawi. There's also the Perhentian Islands. It's a cool place if you want to scuba dive. and all that stuff. The best place to finish is probably Singapore because it's such a big airport It's got a lot of space and a stunning place. There's a botanical garden in there so Check this out. Singapore is amazing. You just spend about 3 or 4 days in Singapore but it's a great place to Finish your trip because from Singapore Airport you can literally fly It's a great place to live. transport hub to get around the world. If you're going home or going somewhere else Get yourself to Singapore and get yourself Or you probably want to stay out The time to do This route is probably at At least 6 months if you're doing But if you're just doing Banana Pancake Trail with the Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia, you can do That easily Two or three months. But if you want to do it all, probably 6 months, at least looking towards 9 months, but of course You could go on for a year or two years. There's always more places to explore. So now let's have a look at the accommodation. Where are you going to stay every - On the floor? The best place to stay is hostels, especially if you're solo Traveling because that's the place to Hostels are the meeting place. That's where all the young people All the wild, young, free, energy People are and that's where you want Although it's not to stay I always found the cheapest places. using Agoda, Booking.com and Hostelworld that sometimes staying in guesthouses or private rooms were actually cheaper than staying in hostels. So do your research. Best for your budget And all that. The next thing I'm going to talk about transport. So transport is is... there's a lot of You could spend hundreds of dollars on a new computer. of pounds flying everywhere Or you could go super local and make It's really, really cheap. depends on your budget and the amount If you're not, I'm not. Taking flights, every place you go is It's going to get so expensive but There's always a cheaper way to do it. If you take local buses, local Trains, you can get around Southeast Asia for such a cheap price. One place that is kind of expensive though is the Philippines As you can take ferries which are still quite expensive But flights are the way to go around The Philippines because There are so many islands and you have to get across But you can get around most countries Just through buses, trains all that kind of stuff. So go local if you want. A free way to save money. of getting around Southeast Asia is hitchhiking. I did this a couple of times and it was Actually really fun even though I I had to wait quite a while. One tip when you get to a place is rent a moped because it's the best way to get around wherever you are Staying and seeing places not Just in the tourist hub and see People, see houses, see everything. I'm not just talking about the tourist attractions. Get a moped, get a ride license and you'll love it. Always get a moped. If you can drive. So the next topic is food and drink. Getting that alcohol. So food, a lot of people Are afraid to try street food because they think they might get sick. You could get sick. I'm not gonna lie to you. I think three times In my six and a half months in Southeast Asia but I still don't know if it was from the street food whether it was from a restaurant. You're likely to get food poisoning At least once if you're going on It's almost inevitable. But don't let that stop you. from trying the street food because normally they're cooking it Right in front of your eyes and so on It's normally safe. The thing is if you're scared Don't eat meat. is what's gonna give you some Some kind of diarrhea or something. So just get the meat and you'll be fine. But street food is the best way Try the local food. Vietnam and not trying any of their local dishes. You have to. If you're going to try western food which you might I want to if you're so bored of eating cultural that local food It's not as good and it's more expensive Unless you're in a place like Bali. Where there are so many western chefs And then stuff. and try to stick to the local food because it's better And it's cheaper. Cocktails are expensive. But beer, especially local Beer is so much cheaper. One of my beers in Vietnam cost me $0.20 Do you know if that's a dangerous When a beer thing Like a can, like a coke can cost $0.20 because I could get drunk for that. $4 Or maybe less than that. The other thing is, I'm not going to do anything. Try is the local spirit like in Vietnam You can drink. Vietnamese rice wine which is It's disgusting, but it'll get you drunk. And get you having a good time if you want to do that So try it. It's cheap and it's strong as You're going to have a wild So the last area is night. A lot of people ask me about budget. The European Union is a How much could they spend, how much they should spend And to be honest it varies so much But don't worry I got a lot So I actually I wrote down how much, I recorded I spent everything in each country and how much I spent in each country So I kind of got a rough budget I'm not going to be able to pay for it. So the starting in Bali I spent in Bali, you must be A little more lenient because it's so touristy You're going to spend about £30 a You can spend less You can spend more but this is what I kind of recommend. in other parts of Indonesia You can actually get away with spending only 20 pounds a day in Vietnam. It's a cheap country, only £20 a day. North Thailand you can spend Just £20 a day but in Southern Thailand you're going to spend more because It's more touristy at £30 The Philippines you're in. going to spend £30 a day because You have to take flights and ferries A lot of places which makes it The food is cheap. But those flights and getting Transport around the country is what is Cambodia is expensive. I spent £30 a day which I was quite surprised about But it's quite touristy now With Angkor Wat which it costs like at least 30 US I'll check that Cambodia is becoming a more expensive place to go In Laos I spent £25 a day which is Pretty decent in between. But it's awesome. Not as many people go There and it's beautiful. So that's all my tips. Again if you have I have any questions, anything. You want to know, any video suggestions Then please message me, DM me Leave a comment, give this A video like and I'll get back to you or whatever. Anyway, that's the video. Next week, next Sunday for another I don't know what I'm doing yet but I'm just gonna Okay, see you then. - I'll see you later.