Popular Post peterb17 Posted June 6, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 6, 2018 Have been here a while- it’s still a bit of an adventure- sometimes on your travels and exploring the region - there are some magical places - that you will always remember.For me: 1. A truly wonderful trip from Mandalay to Bagan - it did not start well as the Irrawaddy was flooded - but ended up with ten days on a beautiful boat- 15 passengers with 38 staff ! Always book low season.Bagan is stunning . 2. Another Myanmar experience - the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon - go there at sunset- then gradually at the light fades- the lights on the pagoda come on - it is covered with sheets of pure gold - it’s extraordinary and spiritual . 3 . Loie- the ghost festival - a wonderful province - the festival is beyond weird - guys covered in mud - the ghosts- weird costumes I counted about 30 tourists - and even some of those great scary bamboo rockets . Another magical experience. So any ideas - where to go next? Sent from my iPad using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev1n Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 To speak about my Thai Islands experience. Ko Tao is one of the calmest and most peaceful places of the country. I will definitely come back again there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post peterb17 Posted June 6, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 6, 2018 To speak about my Thai Islands experience. Ko Tao is one of the calmest and most peaceful places of the country. I will definitely come back again there.I’m not quite sure if you are being serious - so popped down to my local travel agent to book - weirdly they sold me military grade body armor and an illegal taser.Think will give that a miss - apologies if this was a genuine response . Sent from my iPad using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app 3 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BangkokBaksida Posted June 6, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 6, 2018 Luang Prabang, Laos. Utterly charming. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poanoi Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 1st time i went into a go-go ever, peppermint on WS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Traveling around PNG,that was 40 +- years ago,not the same now i suspect. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 (edited) 12 minutes ago, worgeordie said: Traveling around PNG,that was 40 +- years ago,not the same now i suspect. regards worgeordie 33yrs ago i worked there for a year in the oil industry...Never forgotten the native men with bows and arrows guarding the Resort at night in Moresby... Best places I visited in Sth Asia, was definitely the beaches of Vietnam... Edited June 6, 2018 by weegee spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyphodb Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Staying on the floating huts for two weeks with the missus on chao lan lake in Khao Sok rain forest... Amazing... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grollies Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 After visiting Thailand for 10 years on holiday and driving the 7 'home'; selling my business and driving home from BKK, knowing I didn't have to go back to the UK, ever. Apart from seeing my kids born, best experience ever. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post b17 Posted June 7, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2018 Spent three months in Bhutan back in 1986 in Khaling, a village in the eastern part of the country. Along with one friend, we drove into India and purchased three computers (yes, they existed, way back then) and brought them back to Jigme Sherubling HS. Despite having power only 2-3 hrs per day, we taught the senior kids some basic programming. One day, after explaining the concept of an infinite loop in fortran, one of the students suddenly started screaming and running around the classroom. According to his calculations, he could program the mantra "Om Mani padme hum" and it would repeat one million times by the following day, guaranteeing him a place in heaven with no need to be reborn. Seeing his reaction, and the response of his classmates, was magical. in Paro, Bhutan 1986 by rob, on Flickr 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Climbing the great wall of china, or seeing a snake on the next wave whilst swimming in vietnam. Many adventures all over Asia. Highs and lows all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Otres Beach, Cambodia, like Goa 45 years ago. Any little town in Sakhon somewhere in Thailand, travelling alone and having to get out, speaking Thai and getting to know the locals. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Very hard to choose, but I would say Manado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLCrab Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 (edited) For me -- not that I am a surfer -- Pulau Nias off west coast Sumatra Indonesia. Edited June 7, 2018 by JLCrab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Magsaysay in Olongapo and Bario Barreta PI. Did have some really fun times there back in the day. Filipinas were much more fun than their Thai counterparts imho. Liked the food and culture better too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b17 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 5 minutes ago, connda said: Magsaysay in Olongapo and Bario Barreta PI. Did have some really fun times there back in the day. Filipinas were much more fun than their Thai counterparts imho. Liked the food and culture better too. You like Filipino food more than Thai food? That's something I've NEVER heard before - during my three visits to the Philippines, I found the food ATROCIOUS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicowoodduck Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Any trip to Suvarnabhumi Airport....heading out of LOS is always a treat.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobsworth Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Colabamumbai said: Otres Beach, Cambodia, like Goa 45 years ago. Any little town in Sakhon somewhere in Thailand, travelling alone and having to get out, speaking Thai and getting to know the locals. Calagute, Little Vagator,, Vagator, Chapora, Benaulim or Arambol? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketrichard Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Mogok, Myanmar, sunrise from Phu Chi Fa, Full moon at the Taj Mahal, sunset at Angkor Wat and Bagan Waking up to fresh snow at Annapurna base camp. The road between Betong and Yala god, so many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 At the ghost festival, Phi Ta Korn, in Dan Sai, the Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon, and being just one of six people snorkeling in pristine waters from the only long tail boat in Maya Bay, 1994.And if we are going to stretch SEA to India, sitting on top of Gokyo Ri mountain in Nepal and an audience with the Dalai Llama in Dharamsala. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Farang99 Posted June 7, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2018 50 years ago, a visit to Angkor Wat and discovering the little jewel of Bantaey Srei. In those days very few tourists and free entry everywhere. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 (edited) In Sumatra riding from Porsea to Pekan Baru . I split the ride at Sipirok. The average speed is a bit low but on the good sections one can easily get 100 -120 kph. Slower sections avoiding the cinnamon drying on the road! That was 20 years ago. Amazingly street view has now done the whole route that I did the old fashion way! A slow bit https://goo.gl/maps/zdTAq5EcgiC2 Medium speed https://goo.gl/maps/EVDGP1L7mE82 About 120 https://goo.gl/maps/8aWYn9i4fGu I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Edited June 7, 2018 by VocalNeal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 2 hours ago, jobsworth said: Calagute, Little Vagator,, Vagator, Chapora, Benaulim or Arambol? Don't forget Colva and Anjuna, and the Margao Prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlQaholic Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 For a nice Metropolitan experience, I visited Kuala Lumpur last year, wow what a nice and clean place. Nice and cheap Hotels in the middle of town. lots of stuff to see. Use metro and public transport everywhere, very modern efficient and people are nice and friendly, welcoming everywhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
federico Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 My first time in SEA. I landed in Bkk late at night then the next morning at 5am had a flight to Rangoon. What a shock. We went to Mandalay for a few days then took the boat to Bagan. An amazing trip to the past. I miss the words to express my feelings. I caught the fever of Asia at that time, never recovered since. Regards Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newnative Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 First view of Angkor Wat. Ha Long Bay, Hanoi. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smotherb Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 The Spaniola, Padre Paura and Del Pilar; oh the sunrises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairynuff Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Once saw a documentary on Bohorok Orang rehab centre on Sumatra and became an ambition to see it. I did and it was amazing. It now doesn’t exist anymore and what replaced it was a mess when I went. Inle Lake in Burma......stunning beyond words. Bhutan a couple of years ago. One of my most memorable 6 days ever. Luang Prabang before it got ruined to the degree that I won’t go anymore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post off road pat Posted June 7, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2018 (edited) Seen Ankor Wat years ago, before mass tourism, Cuba, seen the Buonavista Social club musicians before they became famous, Crossing the Atlas Mountains and travelling in the Sahara with a friend, travelling around Vietnam, crossing Burma (Mianmar) From mae Sai to Mong La at the Chinese Border.....and soooo many more....country's and adventures....one life, live it a 100 %!!! Edited June 7, 2018 by off road pat 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rc2702 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Koh libong 3 years ago this month. A week of very shoddy Internet enabled me to switch off and have a great time with my GF. Only us in the resort and the resort dog who would sleep outside our door each night at our on beach chalet. Would love to go back but I hear it's changed in terms of development so we dare not ruin our memories of the place. We chose the place by looking on a map for somewhere we had never been or heard of. Was a very carefree week, had a lovely time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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