L> SEA Travel ideas and tips!

I'm graduating university this end of April and I will be backpacking/traveling to these countries from May to mid-June as a way to celebrate my "hard work" at school:

• Viet Nam
• Thailand
• Singapore
• Hong Kong
• Macau

I know I can simply google travel tips for these countries, but I'd like to hear from you guys and see if there are any cool opinions on which cities/attractions I should visit!

Also, if any of you are from the listed countries and want to give me a tour of their area, please let me know; I'll pay for food and/or drinks! I enjoy good scenery and authentic cuisine.

 

Only been to Hong Kong and Macau.
(Actually going back in May).

I like travelling in HK, because everything uses this thing called an octopus card.
You pay for what you travel, so if you are travelling a bit farther you will be paying more.
Living is probably one of the most expensive things out there, so try to find a decent place (It may be small, but most HK people only use it for resting)
Food wise, you might want to be careful with street food especially if you have a western stomach.
I'm familiar with the street foods, but got food poisoning one time.
Food is generally cheaper, as little as $3-4 for a meal if you know where to look.
When purchasing clothing etc, make sure you understand if it's really cheap for a LV, Bape, etc. then it's most likely Fake.
If you're looking to go experience places you can go to the marine land, disney land, monkey hill etc.

Macau from what I experienced is mainly casinos.
Not sure where I went, I was there to renew something.
Generally the streets from what I saw were filled with vendors selling square jerkys.

 

why do u skip malaysia..?

 

I only have six weeks of travel and I might not have enough time to visit malay. BUT I'm open to check out malay if someone convince me to

 

Singapore:
USS
Adventure Cove
Night Safari
Marina Bay Sands
Go Cafehopping (there are a few good cafes around)
Most importantly: *Find and search for Famous Hawker food in Singapore - Hokkien Mee, Chicken Rice, Laksa, Prawn Noodles, Fishball Noodles.

 

Really good things to note, thanks man! I'm going for a cheaper approach and will be staying at hostels and/or couchsurfing, but in return I always down to spend a lil more cash on the expensive stuff if the experience is worth it.

 

http://thesmartlocal.com/read/free-things-to-do

 

RIP no Cambodia

 

malaysia is between SG & thai, u may consider to spend few nites in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia
i may provide more info if u r interested ^^

anyway, malay is not the short form of malaysia
malay = racial or language

 

So sorry if I offended you =( . But yes please provide me more info if you want! What initially held me back about going to Malaysia was the safety point of view since I am traveling alone

 

Protip: avoid leaving the tourists areas and entering local villages to prevent being raped and/or killed

 

or even sold as a human sex-toy.