madman232003@yahoo.com (madman) wrote in message news:...
> Hello all,
> This summer I am traveling to asia with the cathay pacific all asia
> pass for 30 days and I am trying to figure out how long to stay in my
> slected locations. Can anyone give me some advice?
>
> I am definitely planning on going to the following locations, but the
> length in each can be tweaked as needed:
>
> Hong Kong ~4 days
> Thailand(BKK) ~7 days
> Singapore ~3 days
> Kuala Lumpur ~3 days
> India(Mumbai) ~10 days
> Beijing ~? days
>
> Any advice on how to tweak this schedule? Any particular order that
> would be best to visit these areas? I am planning on being in Thailand
> for the full moon porty, and when in India I will be going to Goa.
> Should I try and fit Beijing in, or spend more time elsewhere?
First of all, check the weather averages for India and Thailand in the
summer - parts of those countries get a rainy season in the summer -
you don't want to be caught in the monsoon, or have your beach
vacation rained out day after day.
Cut out Singapore and KL - they're modern cities with not much to
offer the traveller. Consider Tokyo or Shanghai instead if you want
to see another modern Asian city besides Hong Kong.
Hong Kong is great - 5-7 days is more like it - that would give you
time to also see Macau (Portuguese/Chinese fusion in culture,
architecture, and food), Lantau Island (fishing villages, a monastery,
and a giant Buddha statue), and Shenzen (the mainland Chinese city
right over the border - to see how fast China is changing).
You'll need about 3 days for Bangkok proper. If you want to do day
trips to Ayuthaya (ruins) or Kanchanaburi (the Bridge on the River
Kwai), add another day each.
Beijing is worth seeing for its history, but it's not the most
pleasant city (polluted, unfriendly, the modern parts are unattractive
and sprawling) and you won't want to spend a lot of time there.
The full moon party is on Koh Phangan, which doesn't have an airport.
You fly to the nearby island Koh Samui, and then take a short boat
ride to Koh Phangan.
I'd recommend:
Hong Kong 5 days
(HK<->Bangkok travel) 2 days
Bangkok 3 days
Thai beach + full moon party 4 days
(HK<->Beijing travel) 2 days
Beijing 3 days
(HK<->Mumbai travel) 2 days
Mumbai and Goa 9 days
Consider replacing Beijing with Tokyo, Kyoto (fly into Osaka), Angkor
Wat (short flight from Bangkok), or Shanghai. |
