Japan & South East Asia 201X
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Train travel in South East Asia Copied from the website of 'the man in seat 61'. |
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Departing from Japan, I expect to fly to Singapore and after a couple of days there take a train to Kualalumpur, Penang,, and then continue to Thailand , Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam. From there it's on to Hong Kong, Macau,, and finally back to Japan for my return trip to the USA. |
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| Country | Days |
Main Goals |
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Ingress-egress Asia via Yokota AFB - Tokyo, Nikko, Kamakura, Kyoto, Himeji, Hiroshima, Mt. Fujiyama Get Japan Rail Pass for Shinkansen |
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| Singapore | 4 |
Transit hub- nothing specific (work-out in 24HR gym, Orchard RD) - train to KL, Malaysia |
| Malaysia | 3 |
Transit to Thailand - Kualalumpur - 24HR Fit - Penang - train to Hot Yai (Thailand) - night train to BKK |
| Thailand | 7 |
Sightseeing in Bangkok - Ayuttahya - Pattaya |
| Cambodia | 5 |
Phnom Penh - Siem Reap (Ankor Wat) (Visa at Airport) |
| Vietnam | 7 |
Saigon (HCM City), Nha Trang, train to Danang, Hue, Hoy An, fly or train back to Saigon |
| Laos | 3 |
Luang Prabang, Mekong cruise and Kuang Si Falls |
| Hong Kong | 3 |
Victoria Peak, Repulse Bay, |
| Macau | 1 |
Day-trip to Macau from HK |
| Travel Details & Dates | 50 |
I have to get in line for a Space-A seat on a military transport (destination Yokota AFB, Japan) Traveling almost exclusively off-season will make the trip a little easier as far as hotel reservations go. Basically, I won't have any, since I won't exactly know when I will be in whatever country or town. Not all is set in stone yet and there will be slight variations that may occur depending on conditions on the ground.
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Mouse-over flags to see the names of the countries we might visit.
