SoutheastTravel

I’m planning a backpacking trip around Southeast Asia for about 6 months and trying to figure out if it’s worth getting a motorcycle license before I go. Right now I have AM and B licenses (Sweden). In a lot of places like Thailand or Vietnam people rent scooters everywhere, so...

I’m based in the US but will be traveling around Southeast Asia for a few months. I was looking at travel vaccines like typhoid and the prices in the US are wild. I was quoted close to $1k for everything. I noticed Japan seems way cheaper for a lot of these vaccines and was...

Honestly, twice a year wouldn’t stop me. Yeah, the flights are long and not fun, but four long hauls a year is very different from doing that every couple months. Plenty of people living in Asia do it for weddings, holidays, or work and survive just fine. Cost wise, even paying...

I’ve noticed this too, especially in Southeast Asia. You meet people who planned to be gone “a year or more” and by month four or five they’re either booking a flight home or settling into a hostel job somewhere. From what I’ve seen, it’s usually a mix of things. Money starts to...

I’m looking to book a specific budget hotel in SE Asia for a long stay, about 85 days, several months in advance to lock in a discounted rate. On Booking.com it says “pay the property before arrival,” and I’m trying to understand what that actually means in practice. Does that...

Honestly love this kind of thing. As a foreigner in Singapore, the PayNow only stalls can be stressful, especially when there’s a line behind you and you’re fumbling for cash or asking for a UEN. Been there way too many times. This guy built a free app called SnapUEN to scan...