December 09, 2015

South East Asia: planning, map and preparations



2016 should be a good year, I will be spending a few month in South East Asia including:

Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
Malaysia


My original plan included a two week trip to Java, Indonesia. I was so eager to visit active volcanoes and the Kawah Ijen that I was ready to rush my stay in Thailand and Indochina. After some thought, I just decided to drop the idea. Honestly, there are so many things I want to see and experience in Thailand alone, it would have just have been plain stupid to not stay longer!

I have been planning this trip for a while now, I have made changes and discovered new locations along the search. There will be plenty more update that I'm sure of.







Update 21.12

Day 1- 4: Arriving in Bangkok, Thailand. Shopping (tent, clothes, flip flops and other stuff), eating, sleeping. relaxing. and preparing the trip.

Day 5: Getting to Siem reap. Sunset in Angkor?

Day 6- 8: Angkor temples

Day 9: Travelling to Sihanoukville by bus.

Day 10: get to Koh Rong (samloen?)

Day 11- 13: Koh Rong

Day 14: get to Kep

Day 15: get to Ko Tonsay

Day 16: Tonsay

Day 17: travel to Ha Tien, Vietnam

Day 18: Ha Tien

Day 19: travel to Rach Gia and then on to Saigon.

Day 20- 23: Ho chi minh

Day 24: Flight to Phuket via Bangkok, make it to Khao Lak?

Day 25: get to Mu ko Similan

Day 26- 27: Similan

Day 28: Khao Lak National Park

Day 29: get to Mu ko Surin

Day 30- 31: Surin

Day 32: get to khao Sok National Park

Day 33- 34: Khao Sok

Day 35: Travel to Trang

Day 36: travel to Ko Muk

Day 37- 38: Ko Muk

Day 39: get to Pak Bara

Day 40: travel to Ko Bulon Leh

Day 41- 42: Bulon

Day 43- 44: Ko Li Pe

Day 45- 47: Ko Tarutao


Day 48: travel to Hat Yai and Penang by train

Day 49- 52: Penang

Day 53- 54: Penang National Park

Day 55: back to Penang

Day ?: Flight back to BKK

Day ?- ?: Erawan National Park



Original Plan 

Day 1- 4: Arriving in Bangkok, Thailand. Shopping (tent, clothes, flip flops and other stuff), eating, sleeping. relaxing. and preparing the trip.

Day 5: bus, train or flight to Siem Reap. 

Day 6- 8: Siem Reap, Angkor Wat

Day 9: travel to Sihanoukville


Day 10- 13: Koh Rong sanloem


Day 14- 15: Kep National Park


Day 14- 15: Ko Ton Say or Ko Russei?

Day 16- 18: Ha Tien

Day 19: Rach gia Flight or bus to Saigon

Day 20- 23: Ho Chi Minh

Day 24: Flight back to BKK

Day 25: Erawan 

Day 26: Sai Yok

Day 27: Traveling to Surat Thani, then on to Samui to get to Ang thong National Park. Transfer from BKK?

Day 28- 29: Ang Thong

Day 33: Travelling to Khao Sok.

Day 34- 36: Khao Sok National Park

Day 37: Takua Pa, little Amazon or rest.

Day 38- 40: Mu Ko Surin

Day 42: Khao Lak to reach Mu ko Similan

Day 43- 44: Similan Islands

Day 45- 46: Reach Satun to get to Ko Li Pe and Ko Tarutao. Via Krabi?

Day 46- 48: Ko Li Pe

Day 49- 51: Ko Tarutao

Day 52- 53: travelling to Penang, Malaysia from Satun and Hat Yai

Day 54- 56: Penang

Day 56- 58: Penang National Park

Day 60: May 1st. Flight back to BKK

Day 61- 63: BKK