Asia Travel update: Where I’ve been, Where I’m Going
So I have been a bit vague on where I have been so far on my journeys throughout Thailand and abroad. As mentioned previously, I’m in living and studying in Bangkok, which I’m finding is the best launching pad in maybe all of Asia for traveling. More on this later.
Where I have been
So far I’ve had an amazing experience. I’ve tried to balance my traveling with assimilation into Bangkok since I love the Thai people, city, and culture. If that wasn’t a case, leaving every weekend would happen because everything is so cheap, available, and easy.
- Hong Kong
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Gulf of Thailand Islands - Samui, Tao, etc
- Southern Thailand Phuket area, Phi Phi
- Malaysia
Where I will be going
- Nakhon Si Thammarrat, Thailand (off the tourist trail, finally/hopefully)
- Cambodia
- India
A pretty good list now that I look at it which I’m pretty satisfied with, except for the exclusion of Laos which I will have to travel to on a later trip due to the amazing stories my friends have relayed back to me.
India
I just recently booked my flight to India. I’m going to be making an 18 day journey from Dehli to Mumbai, easily the most ambitious travel venture in my life. I’ll be going alone and zig zagging quite a bit with trains. I’m super super excited, but anxious a the same time.
Overall, I’m so so impressed with Southeast Asia and urge everyone to travel here. While many young aspiring budget travelers opt for Europe out of fear of the unknown, I urge you to reconsider using Bangkok as your hub to Asia. It really is really really easy. I would argue moreso than Europe even.
But if anyone has any great resources or tips for traveling to India, please share!
And finally, get ready for some kickass articles and content when I start to settle down after all of this.
