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[maddog]

I'm heading out of here at the end of Jan. In the past, I've been to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.

My fisrt port of call will be bkk and, seeing as I like the place so much last time, I will probably get the night train to Chiang Mai. Once there, it would be silly not to carry on north and into Laos. Once in Laos, it would make snese to go to Cambodia. Laos and Cambodia are so cheap and relaxed that I just love them to bits. I'm thinking of going back to VN to teach so that can wait.

Anyway, where else would you recommend. I'm considering India, Nepal, Burma and China. I have upto six months and a budget of US$10,000.

Thanks in advance.

MD

[peemil]

Tons. Use your noggin and scrape the fat on the odd occasion. Breakfast should be inexpensive, so too with lunch. But always have at least one good, filling meal a day- Keeps your strength up.

Remember too, you only need a roof over your head. So nothing fancy.

Sometimes easy on the old grog and you'll be right.

Have fun.

[PimpofKorea]

I just wave my dingaling in people's general direction whenever I am backpacking.....has served me quite well in a number of 3rd world countries

[princess]

6 months on 10,000 bucks???????? I'd be worried.

[rawiri]

He's going to SE Asia, not europe. You could probably last a year with that much if you played your cards right.

[maddog]

[princess]

[jaganath69]

10000 a day, jeebus, that works out to around $55 a day. Wasn't that long ago (in another incarnation) I was bumming around India, Nepal and Thailand on $5-10 per diem, room, food and dope included. Figure prices have roughly doubled since so you could look at 30ish in Thai and still be comfortable on 20ish in India and Nepal, so long as you don't want to stay at the Ritz. Cheap hotels abound and you can still get somewhere clean at the bottom end. Street food is generally good, cheap and plentiful. Once a month or so, splash out and enjoy a decent room, a night on the suds and a decent meal, helps you from slipping into stinky hippiedom.

[maddog]

Princess. Thanks for your informative reply. Next time you consider replying to a thread, read the title and ask yourself "can I add anything constrcutive to this thread?"

In this case, the answer clearly would've been "NO".

Now, run along back to your chateau where mommy is preparing champaign and caviar.

[ella]

Strongly recommend India. Do the Golden Triangle if nothing else.

[maddog]

Cheers for the replies so far. Still want to know more abouut China and Myanmar (Burma).

MD