Comments on: Backpack in Southeast Asia on $20 a Day http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/backpack-in-southeast-asia-on-20-a-day/ The blog of the free, simple personal finance solution. Track all your spending automatically, find the best deals, save more money. And save the world. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:07:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Jim Bondy http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/backpack-in-southeast-asia-on-20-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-46456 Jim Bondy Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:04:00 +0000 http://blog.mint.com/blog/?p=328#comment-46456 Wow this would be my lifelong dream. It sounds pretty cheap, after we get there. Maybe I can hitch a ride on a tramp steamer :D Lots of good info. Wow this would be my lifelong dream. It sounds pretty cheap, after we get there. Maybe I can hitch a ride on a tramp steamer :D Lots of good info. ]]> By: Bryan http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/backpack-in-southeast-asia-on-20-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-45855 Bryan Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:40:10 +0000 http://blog.mint.com/blog/?p=328#comment-45855 Ah...southeast asia! The only thing better than the beauty of Thailand is the fact that everything is so inexpensive by western standards. You've got some great advice here. My favorite spot, not to be missed, is Phang-Nga bay and the island of Koh Panyee. Ah…southeast asia! The only thing better than the beauty of Thailand is the fact that everything is so inexpensive by western standards. You’ve got some great advice here. My favorite spot, not to be missed, is Phang-Nga bay and the island of Koh Panyee. ]]> By: flipnomad http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/backpack-in-southeast-asia-on-20-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-43040 flipnomad Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:59:24 +0000 http://blog.mint.com/blog/?p=328#comment-43040 yeah southeast asia is affordable and beautiful... i find vietnam and cambodia cheaper though than thailand... there's a hostel in siem reap for just $1 a day but it's always fully booked though, and usually my hostels in vietnam only cost less than $5... if you're willing to compromise some comforts, you can even go cheaper than $20... keep on traveling peeps... :-) visit the philippines though some places i recommend -palawan and the visayas area for some awesome diving experience :-) yeah southeast asia is affordable and beautiful…

i find vietnam and cambodia cheaper though than thailand…

there’s a hostel in siem reap for just $1 a day but it’s always fully booked though, and usually my hostels in vietnam only cost less than $5…

if you’re willing to compromise some comforts, you can even go cheaper than $20…

keep on traveling peeps… :-)

visit the philippines though

some places i recommend
-palawan and the visayas area for some awesome diving experience :-)

]]> By: pinoy boy http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/backpack-in-southeast-asia-on-20-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-42959 pinoy boy Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:30:58 +0000 http://blog.mint.com/blog/?p=328#comment-42959 travelling across south east asia is cheap, bangok is hands down the cheapest city i've been to, phnom penh comes close. but around the south of thailand it can get a little expensive lie pha ngan and samui. internet is just crazy. 18o baht guesthouses in bangkok, the only thing you need to worry about is not getting too drunk with cheap changs. visit the philippines, manila the capital and heaps of islands in the visayas, its a gem waiting to be discovered. travelling across south east asia is cheap, bangok is hands down the cheapest city i’ve been to, phnom penh comes close. but around the south of thailand it can get a little expensive lie pha ngan and samui. internet is just crazy. 18o baht guesthouses in bangkok, the only thing you need to worry about is not getting too drunk with cheap changs. visit the philippines, manila the capital and heaps of islands in the visayas, its a gem waiting to be discovered. ]]> By: luggage http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/backpack-in-southeast-asia-on-20-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-40993 luggage Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:41:00 +0000 http://blog.mint.com/blog/?p=328#comment-40993 Great advice. I would love to visit Asia, and this might actually make it come with in my budget. Great advice. I would love to visit Asia, and this might actually make it come with in my budget. ]]> By: lil http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/backpack-in-southeast-asia-on-20-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-29239 lil Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:42:36 +0000 http://blog.mint.com/blog/?p=328#comment-29239 hey there, i need some help!! I have a gap of 2 months from late june onwards. I need advice on where to go. I want to really see a place properly, so somewhere not too big would be preferable. I really wanted to go to Vietnam, but its the monsoon season. Will this cause problems? if so .. ideas ... cheap but cheerful ones Thanks hey there, i need some help!! I have a gap of 2 months from late june onwards. I need advice on where to go. I want to really see a place properly, so somewhere not too big would be preferable. I really wanted to go to Vietnam, but its the monsoon season. Will this cause problems? if so .. ideas … cheap but cheerful ones

Thanks

]]> By: fornls http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/backpack-in-southeast-asia-on-20-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-28864 fornls Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:19:34 +0000 http://blog.mint.com/blog/?p=328#comment-28864 Really great article and a great place to visit. I like the Angkor Wat temple a lot. It seems you have given reasonable rates for making a visit to these places. Naturally humans always have the urge to explore the unknown. http://www.trifter.com/Practical-Travel/Adventure-Travel/The-Urge-to-Explore-the-Unknown.75926 Thanks, -fornls Really great article and a great place to visit. I like the Angkor Wat temple a lot. It seems you have given reasonable rates for making a visit to these places.

Naturally humans always have the urge to explore the unknown.
http://www.trifter.com/Practical-Travel/Adventure-Travel/The-Urge-to-Explore-the-Unknown.75926

Thanks,
-fornls

]]> By: Layla Schlack http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/backpack-in-southeast-asia-on-20-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-25696 Layla Schlack Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:40:19 +0000 http://blog.mint.com/blog/?p=328#comment-25696 Thanks everyone for reading and leaving suggestions. For those planning trips, please do check out as many resources as possible. This is meant as a jumping-off point to show you some options for a nice vacation on a very manageable budget. Juliana: It's hard to say how much you should budget for. You may not be able to buy your return plane ticket so far in advance, and one-way tickets are significantly more costly. That aside, you should be able to get by on $3,000-$4,000 once you're on the ground. That will cover ground transportation, hostels and street food, with the occasional splurge. Thanks everyone for reading and leaving suggestions. For those planning trips, please do check out as many resources as possible. This is meant as a jumping-off point to show you some options for a nice vacation on a very manageable budget.

Juliana: It’s hard to say how much you should budget for. You may not be able to buy your return plane ticket so far in advance, and one-way tickets are significantly more costly. That aside, you should be able to get by on $3,000-$4,000 once you’re on the ground. That will cover ground transportation, hostels and street food, with the occasional splurge.

]]> By: Ashley http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/backpack-in-southeast-asia-on-20-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-25647 Ashley Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:19:51 +0000 http://blog.mint.com/blog/?p=328#comment-25647 Great article! It points to a lot of the places I recently visited. Also check out Koh Samui, Thailand and Mui Ne, Vietnam. They are not to be missed! Visit my <a href="http://www.mytravelbugblog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">travel blog </a>for lots of great tips about traveling in SE Asia! Great article! It points to a lot of the places I recently visited. Also check out Koh Samui, Thailand and Mui Ne, Vietnam. They are not to be missed!

Visit my travel blog for lots of great tips about traveling in SE Asia!

]]> By: JULIANA http://www.mint.com/blog/saving/backpack-in-southeast-asia-on-20-a-day/comment-page-1/#comment-25594 JULIANA Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:34:56 +0000 http://blog.mint.com/blog/?p=328#comment-25594 Hey Im gong to South East Asia for 6 months leaving in november. We have no plans at all. How much should i budget for , (i can be frugal)?? We want to experience as much as possible but also do it on a budget. and if anyone has done any really cool off the trail things I would love to hear about it :0) Hey Im gong to South East Asia for 6 months leaving in november. We have no plans at all. How much should i budget for , (i can be frugal)?? We want to experience as much as possible but also do it on a budget. and if anyone has done any really cool off the trail things I would love to hear about it :0) ]]>