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A little and quiet island to relax on the beach  close to Krabi. Get there From airport to pier with grab taxi (600-700) From Krabi to pier, local bus (100b) Boat from pier to Koh Jum by boat 100b Last boat is 5:30pm, sometimes there is another boat 6:15pm Places to stay Friendly restaurant and bungalows: this place was perfect, bungalow was great, big, clean, comfi...the owners very kind and the breakfast really good! Cheap option  Other options: Mupa resort looked really good. Villa beach bungalows looked great but expensive. Beaches  Magic beach: small beach with little bar Rock view terrace, nice chill out area and rocky beach Coconut beach  Places to eat: All good and good price Andaman beach resort  Ko Pu seafood restaurant  Ban Ban restaurant  Transport  Scooter 200b/day You can also rent bicycle  Best sunset places Coconut beach Villa beach bungalows  I also recomm...

Beautiful and expensive place, but highly recommended. 3 nights/ 4 days is enough to enjoy the city. Places to stay OSS backpackers hostel, it was ok, good location, clean and breakfast included. If you can afford it, spend one night at Marina Bay Sands. Things to do Visit the Gardens by the Bay and watch the lights show. Watch Spectra, the light and water show. Walked around the boat Quay  Visit the different districts:  Kampong Glam,  Chinatown and little India. It’s better to go at dinner time. Visit Future World: Where arts meet science @ ArtScience museum  Visit the conservatories @ Gardens by the Bay  Places to eat All districts have a big selection of restaurants and next to the train stations too. Sahara, Persian and Mediterranean Cuisine @ Boat Quay  Shake farm @ Chinatown, great for brunch  Mexican @ Kampong Glam, foot at night with live music  All with good vegetarian options, Burger King has veggie options too! Transport...

Koh Rong & Koh Rong Sanloem Took a boat from Sihanoukville 22$ return Take in account if you are changing island and coming back to mainland from another island, your return ticket must be valid from any island. Boats available from 7:30am to 4ish Koh Rong, Stayed in Malibu hostel for 2 nights  The beach looked like a private beach, not a busy one, it’s a good place to chill. Town is far, so if you want more restaurants, bars options, better to stay in town. We went to see the plankton at night with a boat and snorkeling 7,5$ Koh Rong Sanloem  Boat to Sanloem 8$ Another good place to relax Stayed in 23 coast Best sunset  🌅 ever Many places good for sunset, probably the best is the cliff (also good hostel and place for food) , lookat  👀  and dragon fly are also good for sunset, or just get on top of a rock by the see and enjoy the view with a drink! Magic!  Good food @ Bong’s

I did the DMZ tour while getting to Hue from Phon Nha. The tour was ok, the tunnels are impressive and it’s good to learn about history and see the tunnel. The tour guide was very funny! The museum was a bit poor, the tour guide explain nothing, I was expecting some sort of explanation. Hue is a cheap place to stay, there are dorms for 2-3$ and with breakfast included. Places to stay Sunshine hostel: nothing special but very clean and cheap with breakfast. Places to eat/drink There are lots of options Places to visit/ things to do The citadel: it’s a nice place if you like architecture and old buildings. You can walk from the town center or by tuc tuc. The abandoned water park: everybody who has been there like it...they say it’s small. The 3 tombs: you can combine this tour with the water park. The night market is also good, if you are brave enough you can try local food! If your next destination is Hoi An you can rent a scooter and do hai Van Pass. Your hostel can...

Places to stay Most of the hostels have swimming pool, here some of them: Pub hostel: very cheap, clean and well located. 3$ 12 beds dorm - 4$ 6 beds dorm Party hostels: Funky Flashpackers: pool party was quite good! The white Rabbit  You can always join their activities and stay in a quieter place. Places to eat  Holy Khmer kitchen: good and cheap traditional food. Brother Bong Cafe: very good breakfast but expensive. Temple Coffee n Bakery: nice place to see the sunset and French bakery is 50% off after 6pm! Places to visit/things to do Visit Angkor Wat: most of the people with one or half day tour have enough. Entrance fee 37$ Sunrise tour is quite popular: You can get a tuc tuc taxi for 25$/whole day or 18$/half day. Half day tour in pub hostel is 10$ with a mini van. The main temples can be done in half day: Angkor Wat for sunrise opens at 6am Angkor Thom and Ta Prohm (Tom Raider) Other smaller temples: East Mebon and Banteay Kde...

That’s a place to chill, this little island can be explored easily by bicycle. There are places to stay all around the coast. If you want to meet people, go to restaurants and places for drinks, it’s better to stay in the village, next to the pear. Places to stay Most of the places in the island are similar with low standards, no luxury here! You can find bungalows from 35k kipp/night  The average price is 50k kipp Travendang Guesthouse: it’s at the other end of the island, sunrise side, not good if you want to go to town to socialize, but if you want to disconnect from people, it’s great, the owner is very friendly and she cooks amazing!  Good price! With huge and comfy bed and own toilet. Cheaper if you book there and not online. 50k kipp bungalow/night EasyGo backpackers: it’s in the sunset side and they have dorms for only 25k kipp. You can walk and cycle to the center easily if you want to meet people. Places to eat Mama Tanon Ca...

Great motorcycle loop with great landscapes and nice things to see You can book the motorcycle in Thakhek 1&1 is the cheapest 60k kipp/day for semi automatic and at Kin is 70k kipp. Bike&bed is a good hostel to stay in Thakhek, book in advance it can get very busy. The loop can be done in 3 days/2 nights, but the last bit is not nice so you can spend and extra night and come back the same way. Starting anti-clockwise Places to stay 1st and 3rd night Sabaidee Guesthouse and Restaurant, recomend to book in advance (Booking.com) Great BBQ at night and good atmosphere 50k kipp for small bungalow 2nd night Close to Konglor Cave: Eco-Lodge guesthouse is cheaper if book there, food is very good. Spring river resort in an option but is a bit pricey. Caves to visit Xieng Liab Cave Pha Nya In Cave Nong Aen Cave Dragon Cave Konglor Cave You have to pay entrance in all the caves (5k kipp at the small ones) Places to swim Tha Falang Song Sou Waterfall Cool ...

One more night  My favourite tonw in Vietnam... A place full of colour, especially yellow Full of light, full of life! Local tasty food in the market and restaurants. Taylor made shops... Sometimes I found difficult to relax myself, but some places just make you chill, like Hoi An...its vibe, the people, the food, the weather...makes you stay longer  Places to stay Tribee Ede hostel with activities everyday, swimming pool, breakfast included, no bunk beds, close to old town I recommend to do at least the street food tour, you will try tasty local cheap food. The spring rolls class and the bicycle tour are also nice. Neon party and pool party are great! There is also a Vbh in Hoi An and people said it was nice too. Places to eat Banh Mi Queen (best banh mi ever!, sandwich ) Miss thien Lue (white roses, dumpling) Banh Mi Phuong Vegan food @ Jack’s Cats cafe Street food Things to do Buy Taylor made clothes: Hani is a good value for m...

I took a whole package to cross the border from ChiangRai (Thailand) to Huay Xai (Laos), all transports included and the slow boat, it was a bit expensive but very easy and convenient for crossing the border. At the north from Huay Xai, I took the slow boat to Luang Prabang throught the Mekon river and stopped in Pak Beng. The experience was nice and the landscape,  it it was a bit long, 2 days on the boat, people spend most of their time reading. Tips: bring your own food/drinks and book your stay at Pak Beng when you arrive, it is much cheaper. At Pak Beng, the Indian Restaurants are very good. Other recommendations in the north: I have heard very good things about Gibbon experience and jungle trekking at Luang Namtha. Once in Luan Prabang, there are lots of hostels, you can use Booking.com Things to do Visit KuanSi waterfalls (better to go early in the morning) Walk to the top of the waterfall and if you continue walking few km you will find a very nice area to r...