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Subject: Re: suggestions for travel itinerary for SE Asia on $3500 (American)... Posted on: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 17:40:06 +0000 (UTC)

curtisj@hipplanet.com (wiseguy) wrote in message news:...
> I want to travel around Southeast Asia to the followong
> countries....starting in China (Shanghai, Hong Kong) to Thailand,
> Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia.
> After paying for flight from America I will have $3500 to spend on
> backpacking as a bidget traveller.
>
> Is this itinerary feasable on this amount of money? If so how long
> could I travel for.
> Just looking for a ballpark figure so I know how soon I can't quit my
> mindnumbing job?!!
>
> How long would I need to gain an appreciation and take in these
> countries at a leisurely pace...Is three months long enough?
>
> Any comments would be a huge help...Thanks

Shanghai and HK are two very high cost cities. Your money will go a
lot further in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam & Cambodia. Also have you
considered flight cost from Shanghai to HK to Thailand?