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  1. kangaroo1964 says:

    Wow! Sounds amazing Boo! I always wonder at how much you manage to fit into your trips, yet, it seems to be spaced out nicely with enough time at each city without feeling super rushed. I can’t lend anything to how I would do things differently as I haven’t been to most of the cities you’re going to, but it all sounds great! I only passed through Singapore on the way over to Canada from Malaysia, but that was in ’73 and I was very young. I have to say I always felt good about Singapore…it felt clean and orderly and the best zoo I had ever been to and maybe still the best one to this day, but you’ll have to take that with a grain of salt since it’s a memory from an 8 yr old’s point of view. Singapore = good to me. I have also been to Tokyo, but it was a business trip and although it was 12+ days, we put in more hours at work than the local folks so that’s saying something. I think you’re managing to squeeze in the best spots in a 24 hr period. Enjoy, be safe and I look forward to pics and stories of how it went! xo

    1. Thanks, moo! I didn’t know you had been to Singapore. We’re planning to go to the zoo so hopefully your 8 year old self is correct. Can’t wait to be there and then come home to tell you all about it. Thanks for watching Ellie so we can go!

  2. Cara @ The Financially Free Life says:

    Yep, now I have to take this trip. This is awesome!

    1. Thanks! I hope you get to take it soon!

  3. tcleland88 says:

    Asia hasn’t really ever been on my bucket list, but seeing these pictures and reading your itinerary really makes me want to go!

    1. Oh I hope you do! Asia is such a huge continent with so many varied places to visit – from beaches and jungles to cities and mountains. I’m sure you could find something that suits your interests!

  4. Poovanesh says:

    Your itinerary sounds amazing. Enjoy.

  5. Jen @ JENRON DESIGNS says:

    Wow what an amazing adventure! Siem Reap looks amazing and so untouched like a relic from the past.

    1. Absolutely! I can’t wait to see it!

  6. LE Travels says:

    Wow! This sounds incredible. We did a similar trip last year. We spent the same amount of time as you in Siem Reap and it was perfect. I highly recommend checking out the APOPO visitor center while you’re there. It impacted me so much I “adopted” one of their land mine sniffing rats when I got back home to help with funding for more demining in Cambodia. I also recommend the restaurant Pou… one of the best meals we had. I was the same as you about Bangkok and ended up hating it 🙁 it’s just so crowded, dirty, the people weren’t nice, and every single taxi we got in tried to scam us (and failed). Unlike everywhere else we visited in SEA, we felt like we had to watch our backs constantly. However I truly hope your experience is better than ours! Enjoy every minute!!

    1. Thank you so much, Lauryn! I’m writing down all of your tips. Would love to visit APOPO and Pou. Thanks for the warning about Bangkok; I’d rather go in with low expectations so this is perfect!

      1. LE Travels says:

        I should also add Bangkok was our last destination after traveling for 2.5 weeks so we were tired. And it rained the entire time we were there lol. So both of those may have contributed to our lackluster visit! Just make sure you are so careful about taxis. Always make sure they run the meter even if they try to argue that there’s traffic. They will assume you know nothing about how much taxi fares should be and will rip you off. This happened to us even when we used the airport run taxi stand at Don Muang airport. The taxis there are so corrupt but as long as you are firm about using the meter you will be fine.

        1. Thank you for the advice! It’ll be our last stop too after 3 weeks so I’m sure we’ll be exhausted. Will be careful with the taxis – thank you!

  7. LE Travels says:

    Oh I forgot about Chiang Mai!! Make sure you take the time to go see the temples on Doi Suthep. We took a red taxi, but you can hike the Monk’s Trail to Wat Pha Lat. One of the best things we did there. I know you said you wanted to stay at an elephant sanctuary but you should check out Blue Elephant Thailand Tours. We did the full day and were the only ones there the entire time. Elephants were treated SO well. The entire day is on my blog if you want to know all about it!

    1. Thanks again, Lauryn! Doi Suthep is on the list and will check out Blue Elephant Thailand Tours – thanks for the tips!

  8. maraardelean says:

    Great list of destinations. I also love to travel and I’ve recently switched to a healthier lifestyle and training for a race with SportMe marathon training app, which calculates distance, time, pace and calories. Finding new running routes is always a challenge, such as sneaking in my runs into my destinations. Your blog posts are a true inspiration.

  9. Thanks for your articles, we and our friends have some knowledge here
    for a Journeys trip Asia.

    1. Thank you! Enjoy your trip!

  10. Voyage la baie d'Halong says:

    I have read many of your articles, but have not seen any articles about Vietnam, that country is very beautiful and hospitable. Tonkin Vietnam travel

    1. Thank you! I actually do have quite a few posts on Vietnam from my visit there in 2016. Hope you find them!

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