DrVanNostrand
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Hi guys, I'm heading off to Asia in three weeks for about three months. Have just finished six months going through New Zealand and the USA, so this will be a real change-up and I've never visited a third-world country. At the moment, the itinerary reads Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Guangzhou (China), Taiwan, South Korean, Japan and the Philippines.
Looked for a similar thread (a lot of the threads seem to be about Bali/Thailand/Vietnam), but nothing specific on a lot of these places. For anyone who's been, what did you like/would recommend/would avoid? With hostels and beer being pretty cheap in a lot of these places, I can afford to go nuts after paying a ridiculous amount for accommodation in America.
Anyone who's been to Asia, what did you do about vaccinations? My doc today said a flu shot, with Hep A and Typhoid would be enough. Although the only dodgy places in my plans would be Malaysia and Philippines so I should be fine provided I don't eat anything dodgy. Only going to the Philippines because I know a guy in Manila who wants to come along for a while and said I could use his apartment in the city centre for as long as I like while he's in the US
Only concrete plan is to fly into Singapore, spend a week there, then head north into Malaysia on the ground and swing by a few places before spending another week in Kuala Lumpur. Will probably fly to Hong Kong from there and make it up as a go. Would love to head into China from HK, but not keen on getting stuffed around trying to get a visa.
Looked for a similar thread (a lot of the threads seem to be about Bali/Thailand/Vietnam), but nothing specific on a lot of these places. For anyone who's been, what did you like/would recommend/would avoid? With hostels and beer being pretty cheap in a lot of these places, I can afford to go nuts after paying a ridiculous amount for accommodation in America.
Anyone who's been to Asia, what did you do about vaccinations? My doc today said a flu shot, with Hep A and Typhoid would be enough. Although the only dodgy places in my plans would be Malaysia and Philippines so I should be fine provided I don't eat anything dodgy. Only going to the Philippines because I know a guy in Manila who wants to come along for a while and said I could use his apartment in the city centre for as long as I like while he's in the US
Only concrete plan is to fly into Singapore, spend a week there, then head north into Malaysia on the ground and swing by a few places before spending another week in Kuala Lumpur. Will probably fly to Hong Kong from there and make it up as a go. Would love to head into China from HK, but not keen on getting stuffed around trying to get a visa.