andiwilson Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 I fancy going for a quick trip out of Thailand with my Thai wife in early April. April 5th or around there as a departure date and for a duration of about four or five days. This trip will be a suprise so has to be somewhere Thai nationals and British passport holders don't have to get a visa in advance. My ideal budget for flights would be €150 each or less and would like to go to a place where €50 or less would get me a comfortable hotel. In the past we've been to Bali, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Langkawi, Phnom Phen and Siem Reap so a new place to visit would be good. We enjoy the usual things on holiday such as shopping, sight seeing especially religious buildings and ruins, a few beers, eating out at cheap places and not so cheap places, just the usual. So does anyone have a sugestion or two. Of course I'm looking at Air Asia and othe cheap airlines to get ideas. From where we live Bangkok would be our departure airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayutthaya69 Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Hello Vietnam its a nice place to go see Halong Bay beautifull Hanoi Ho Chi Minh manny place Phillipines Cebu enjoy your vacation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simcity Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 i like vietnam as well, but the op ask where Thai nationals and British passport holders don't have to get a visa in advance ! vietnam ask for visa. KL my second choice but op allready been there singapore i went there few months ago, and use this trip to buy a notebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Spend a little more and give Perth a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
true blue Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 singapore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLew Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Hanoi / Halong Bay / Danang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinrada Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Macau..believe Air A has special deals....but stay awy from casinos unless you wanna spend ..$$$ also Honkers is just a jet ski ride away.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianw Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 kota kinabaloo air asia vis kula lumphur to see the orang a tang sanctionary or labuan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfukata Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Vietnam would be interesting, Hanoi offers a cooler climate and if you take the train up north near the China border town of Lao Cai, there is a beautiful mountain resort called Sapa. Also not too far from Hanoi is Ha-long bay. The downside in my opinion would be - if you use airasia, then you will have to choose either Hanoi or HCM and find other arrangements to travel from Hanoi to Saigon (Ho chi Minh) city. Flying domestic on VNN Hanoi to HCM can be quite expensive so check your pricing before planning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedrockguesthouse Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Why not try Sri Lanka Columbo. Its pretty cool and not expensive rgds mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wetface Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 On travel topic.. I'm looking to go from LOS to Surbaya Indonesia. Anyone been b4 and any recommendations on reasonable accomodations? What might I expect for a hotel and some entertainment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connel707 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Spend a little more and give Perth a go Scotland is miles away................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manjara Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Why not try Sri Lanka Columbo. Its pretty cool and not expensivergds mark Seconded. Columbo is nice and stuff is pretty cheap there. Take a day or 2 in the mountains at Kandy and/or Nuwara Eliya. Otherwise I would go with Macau... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyx Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 (edited) Hey Regarding Vietnam: it is by far the best choice You may want to go to Ho Chi Minh back from Hanoi or vice-versa (or even stay in either cities/ of course visiting Halong would be great but that is only a budget problem) Visawise, Thai do not need a visa (you do but 4 days are enough to apply and get the visa back 1800 baht) Vietnamese people are very nice Food is nice and unexpensive. You will not get the double standard depending on your Nationality by the locals (withstanding the government: e.g plane tickects) so you do not need to bargain for your day to day trîp (unless you want to buy souvenirs) Hotels: wide range of nice ones at affordable price As you have been around many countries I guess that it is a nice alternative Macau and Hk are nice but a bit expensive and would be a bigger and busier version of Sian Paragon By the way visit the Air france website and you will find all included flights at 6+++ economy (15000 business) Edited February 15, 2010 by alyx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Try Luang Prabang (Laos). Nice, relaxed, friendly, and for 3-5 days an excellent destination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoegazer Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I'm from Singapore and i think theres no real draw here, really. Theres the usual chinatown, arab street and little india which can be quite interesting, due to our mixed culture we have loads of chinese (taoist, buddhist) temples, indian temples.. Other places of attractions would be the zoo, sentosa island and the shopping district, orchard road but the prices for shopping arent as cheap as compared to Thailand. But i guess if you havent been here before you could always give it a go. Nightlife is very much alive, you can find cheap accommodations quite easily (lots of budget hotels, backpackers area around little india) and eating cheap is no problem if you dont mind hawker centres (food can be pretty good too). Drop me a pm if you need some advice on the little red dot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andiwilson Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 Thank you for all your replies. To those that recommended Vietnam, you are right I must get round to visiting this country but not this time as I don't have time to get a visa. Sri Lanka.... there are some good deals from Cathay Pacific and Sri Lankan Airlines both have flights for around 10,000 baht. Unfortunately both are really bad flight times flying in the middle of the night, which is not good for a short trip as we'd spend the first day recovering. When I have the time to stay for a couple of weeks then this appeals. Laos.... yes this is on the cards in the future but will be a road trip as we live in Issan and have recently been up to Nong Khai so Laos will have to wait. Macau.... definitely tempted. Nice architecture, fusion of European (Portuguese) and Asian, cheap electronics ( I want to buy a video camera soon). I'm probably going to stretch my budget for flights for the dates I have in mind but that's ok. Plus both of us have never been there. Singapore.... neck and neck with Macau. Slightly cheaper flights for my dates and more flights to choose from. I've been to Singapore before and love it and would really enjoy showing the wife about. Sentosa Island, top shopping, drinking Singapore Slings in the long room at Raffles. So it looks like either Macau or Singapore but I won't be booking until the weekend so recommendations still welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Home Shop Global Home Tesco Makro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andiwilson Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 Home ShopGlobal Home Tesco Makro Of course I thank you for your imput but I think Singapore or Macau would be more suitable for my needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptuan Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Macau..believe Air A has special deals....but stay awy from casinos unless you wanna spend ..$$also Honkers is just a jet ski ride away.. I vote Hong Kong, too. Absolutely the BEST big-city vacation I've ever had. HK has something for everyone, including your list of requirements. Accessible via Air Asia thru Macau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Maldives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgroper2 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Take her to the cleaners mate, get in before she does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roiethome Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I worked in Surabaya for 18 months, good budget hotel is Novotel, better class is Marriott or Hyatt. Beaches a short drive away. The active volcano Mt Bromo is worth a trip at dawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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