Holiday ideas

a1ex2001 said:
I would say your budget is a bit light for Japan, it is seriously expensive when your there especially if you want to pack a lot in. South East Asia will offer you much better value for money once your done with the flights, Vietnam is great fun and a seriously beautiful country and I can also recommend Cambodia it is my favourite country in the region everyone is incredibly friendly and the food is heavily French influenced which results in some amazing fusion stuff and the best bread I've had outside Europe!
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Hmm I was going to ask about Cambodia. Was a bit scared to travel alone as heared it is quite corrupt?

So you say 2k for Japan isnt do able.... I suppose Vietnam/Cambodia is also an idea. Im interested in the temples anyway, but figured it would be too similar to Thailand.

I suppose if Im going to consider Vietnam/Cambodia I might as well think about Laos as well....

Being on my own tho, my thinking is a city break holiday like Japan rather than a sea and sun holiday like Vietnam etc... would be better for a lone traveler as I wont feel alone? I get the impression it's actually the opposite.

Or I go to Japan for say 10 days rather than 14.
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The other consideration I have is, at the moment I have cash as I live with parents so Japan is a possibility. I plan to move out late 2016. After which a trip to Japan might not be on the cards. I would have to save for a year or two to have enough cash.
 
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I enjoyed China, nothing like seeing the Great Wall and Terracotta warriors along with various others.
 
Your not the only ones to tell me Japan is expensive, but I asked a Japanese person I know whose lived in Japan but is over in the UK now the following:


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Hi Nana.

People keep telling me Japan is really expensive when you get there. True?

written about 8 hours ago:

Expensive for what then? Details?
Don't they just talking about the image?
Food/eating out solo is much cheaper than UK, many variety, tastier things.
Tube fare is much cheaper than London.
SO... what exactly did they talk about?
 
Japan can be done ' on the cheap ' don't listen to every one saying its super expensive. every major city can be majorly expensive if you really go for it. hell japan can be cheaper.

Oh as above. food is especially better and cheaper. you can find good cheap accommodation. getting around is much cheaper.
 
Russia with the current exchange rate would be great.
I really don't think most people would have any issue in Russia.

£90 for non qualified divers to ice dive in Baikal lake. Although Jan - march is ice season.
Trans-siberia railway to there, then fly back to Moscow.

But a bit off topic, not the best one to do alone, lack of back packing culture.
 
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bitslice said:
You need to widen your horizons mate,
Skegness is where it is all happening :cool:
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:D

I went to skeggie once... it was cheap, the train there was full of chavs and there was a newsagents still selling gollywogs.

I'm not likely to bother going back.
 
opethdisciple said:
Your not the only ones to tell me Japan is expensive, but I asked a Japanese person I know whose lived in Japan but is over in the UK now the following:


written about 9 hours ago:

Hi Nana.

People keep telling me Japan is really expensive when you get there. True?

written about 8 hours ago:

Expensive for what then? Details?
Don't they just talking about the image?
Food/eating out solo is much cheaper than UK, many variety, tastier things.
Tube fare is much cheaper than London.
SO... what exactly did they talk about?
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the Big Mac index also supports your friend's pov:

http://www.economist.com/content/big-mac-index
 
opethdisciple said:
Your not the only ones to tell me Japan is expensive, but I asked a Japanese person I know whose lived in Japan but is over in the UK now the following:


written about 9 hours ago:

Hi Nana.

People keep telling me Japan is really expensive when you get there. True?

written about 8 hours ago:

Expensive for what then? Details?
Don't they just talking about the image?
Food/eating out solo is much cheaper than UK, many variety, tastier things.
Tube fare is much cheaper than London.
SO... what exactly did they talk about?
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Chinas the same in that context, food is cheap if you don't go to fancy restaurants / western crap, you buy a single travel card (in Shanghai anyway and other places) and it's relevant for metro/bus and it's cheap as hell. Shopping is generally cheaper also.
 
So thats me looking into Vietnam. Wasn't their a guy on here who logged his Vietnam trip? Or am i getting the wrong countries mixed up? He did Iraq too?
 
My heart is set on Japan. It looks a bit more interesting than Vietnam/Cambodia.

Don't get me wrong, these two are on my list of places to visit. But right now I feel like they will be too similar to Thailand, where as Japan will be quite different.

However my aim at the moment is to go in Oct-Nov. There will be a difference in temps between Japan and Vietnam. Japan will probably be UK weather, where as Vietnam will be 25-28c. (Exactly like Thailand)
 
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really it depends on what you're after. vietnam and cambodia are great. personally i think cambodia is waaaayyyy better than vietnam but thats me. They aren't like thailand really. they all have their different qwerks and interests but are like it in the sense where its not so .... relaxing ... with night buses etc and dodgy roads.

sounds like you want to go to japan so get on over, just don't worry about the cost. its really not that bad
 
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