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[Tigerstyleone]

I'm trying to decide where I can go for about 3 months in SE Asia taking into these considerations.

1. Airfare
2. Least red tape i.e. visas, visa renewals...
3. Rental costs
4. Easy girls
5. least scammers and beggars

I'm looking to go a bit native this time and no stay in big cities spending all my money clubbing every night. I just want to slack off for a cheap as possible.

So far I'm thinking of Bali, Khon Kaen, Bohol, Phnom Phen

I've been to PI, and didn't like it that much, but girls.
Been t Cambodia but didn't like it either but no red tape and cheap
I love Thailand but visas are a problem for more than a month vacation for Americans.
Never been to Indonesia

Any suggestions ?

[ttompatz]

Philippines: go provincial. Get a 60 day visa before you go. Get a 2 month extension while you are there. Covered for 4 months; minimum hassle.

Out in the province (not in a major city or tourist trap) you will find the living is easy, rents are CHEAP and there are virtually no beggars or touts.

IF you want to do Thailand, get a double entry 60- day tourist visa (I think they are still free from the Thai embassy).

You can extend it once for an additional 30 days (2000 baht at any immigration office). If you want to stay longer then do a quick run to the border and return and repeat. total time = 6 months.

Americans only get 30 days in Cambodia (visa on arrival but not free).
Same for Indonesia (including Bali). 1 extension of 30 days is possible.
Same for Laos. 1 extension of 30 days is possible.

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[BoholDiver]

Jeju Island. It is one of the 7 natural wonders of the world.

[Louis VI]

Jeju Island for three months IN THE SUMMER (when overnight temps are 24 C) is actually not such a crazy idea, camping around the island, a few days at each locale, could be satisfying. There are some very good secluded and sometimes unpopulated beaches, especially in the northeast. And weekdays at the more popular beaches aren't so swamped for most of the summer, just the weekends. Plus the Seogwipo forest park part way up the southwest slope of Halla has nice cooler summer campsites and forest trails. Not to mention the other small islands one could ferry off to for a couple of days. Buy an old beater car and throw camping stuff into it plus some good summer reading and music and head off. Food at local groceries is actually pretty cheap. It is a better option than some realize. As someone who spends weekends at local coasts more weekends than not, I know what I'm talking about. Someone can PM me for tips on sites if they pursue this option. From June through September, Korea has a lot of good beaches and camping to be had.

[BoholDiver]

I was just goofing around but it actually sounds like a cool idea. If more people could experience Korea like that, maybe more people would like it here.

Does Jeju get the same super rainy season in the summer?

[West Coast Tatterdemalion]

Yeah, but what about that nasty humidity, Van Islander? That kills me during the summers here. How is it on Jeju island? I've been to parts in SE Asia, but Korea's humidity is crazy compared to some of the places that I've been.

[tukmax]

I hate humidity too.

I am finished in Mid June and then I plan on traveling around Asia. Temperature wise where are the best places to go that wont be too humid?

[Louis VI]

[thrylos]

Isn't most of Indonesia dry during the 'summer' months? Now's the 'wet' season, April-October dry, no?

[alwaysbeclosing100]

i highly recommend burma.

my personal favorite places are chiang mai and palawan. summer is the low season in all three of those places so they are cheaper than normal.

flights to all low season countries in the summer are cheap now on air asia.

i have only done sumatra but am planning a java/bali/gili trip for the summer during the high season. i dont recommend going there in the high season b/c the prices are higher. im very cheap so maybe the price difference isnt a big deal to you.

[alwaysbeclosing100]

[brento1138]

[northway]

[Gnawbert]

Wow, thanks for that post Brento. Like the OP, my girlfriend and I are pondering where to veg out for a month or three in June. We've been to Thailand before and previously stayed at Neptune's Villa on Koh Phangan which was very nice. I've been trying to sell her on Malaysia for the trip but we may just have to go back to Thailand with your description. Never made it north of Thong Sala.

[Fishead soup]

Goa India- Very laid back and cheap. There are lots of Europian and Isreali girls looking for a good time lots of topless sun bathing. Most people there are just taking a break from reality. I've met people who have stayed there for over ten years. Anjunna beach is great another great place to kill the better part of an afternoon is The German Bakery.

Hampi India- A really trippy place. Very Hindu lots of temple ruins. Lots of wierd shaped rocks. The landscape looks really Dali.


Krabbi Thailand- Spectacular beaches- You can rent a room by the month in Krabbi town. If you stay in Krabbi town it will be much cheaper than Aou Nang beach. It also has a nice quiet charm of it's own. You can take a long boat to so many beaches from Krabbi town. It's a great place to just chill out. There are lots of ladies there not all of them working girls.
Many can speak English there's also lots of Farang women too. Unlike Phuket or Pattaya the people who work in hotels, and bars, and travel agents, don't look look down of foregners.