Our Grand Tour of South-east Asia
in twelve visits
With highlights, best hotels and best meals
| Country | Places | No. | Date |
| Burma | Rangoon - Strand hotel, Swedagon pagoda | 3 | Apr 1982 |
| Pagan - temple ruins | 3 | Apr 1982 | |
| Mandalay - Mandalay hill, wooden monastery, 'biggest book', Bar a Vin | 3, 11 |
Apr 1982, Nov 2019 |
|
| Inwa, Sagaing, Mingun, Amarapura
- old cities |
11 |
Nov 2019 |
|
| Maymyo - Candacraig colonial rest house | 3 | Apr 1982 | |
| Nyaungshwe - Aquarius Inn, Hyoo
Myat avocado salad |
11 |
Nov 2019 |
|
| Inle Lake - Inn Tein 1054 pagodas,
jumping cat wooden monastery |
11 |
Nov 2019 |
|
| Taunggyi - balloon festival |
11 |
Nov 2019 |
|
| Loikaw - Pan Pet long-necked
women, elephant ride |
11 |
Nov 2019 |
|
| Bago - reclining Buddha on bejewelled
pillow |
11 |
Nov 2019 |
|
| Moulmein - Mahamuni Buddha,
river views |
11 |
Nov 2019 |
|
| Hpa An - Buddhist caves |
11 |
Nov 2019 |
|
| Laos | Boten, China-Laos border | 8 | Oct 2004 |
| Luang Namtha | 8 | Oct 2004 | |
| Huay Xai - Aramid guest house, Mekong crossing | 8 | Oct 2004 | |
| Vientianne - Lane-Xiang hotel | 5, 7 |
1991, 2000 |
|
| Luang Phabang - colourful temples and boats on the river | 7 | Nov 2000 | |
| Savannaket - Mekong hotel | 7 | Nov 2000 | |
| Lao Bao, border town | 7 | Nov 2000 | |
| Pakse - Le Panorama bar, Wat Phu temple | 10 | Nov 2017 | |
| Thailand | Chiang Rai - golden triangle | 3 | Apr 1982 |
| Chiang Mai - Sumit hotel, elephant farm | 3, 8 |
1982, 2004 |
|
| Sukhothai - Garden guest house, Dream café, former capital city, terracotta pots | 8, 11 |
Oct 2004, Nov 2019 |
|
| Ayuthaya - former capital city | 5 | Aug 1991 | |
| Bangkok - Raja hotel,
Oriental hotel, Metro Palace hotel, Royal Benja hotel,
Chai House beef, Ambassador food market, Akbar restaurant, Sukhumvit Road restaurants & bars, Torlente Italian restaurant, mango & sticky rice street stall, all the Wats and Palaces,
boats on the klongs, Jim Thompson's house, Central department store, |
1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 |
Feb 1980, Apr 1982, Apr 1987, Aug 1991, Nov 1999, Nov 2000, Oct 2004, Nov 2017, Nov 2019 |
|
| Damnoen Saduak - floating market | 4 | Apr 1987 | |
| Phetburi, Nakorn Pathom - biggest chedi | 4 | Apr 1987 | |
| Ubon Ratchathani - Wat Thuang Si Muang | 10 | Nov 2017 | |
| Hua Hin - fishing harbour | 4 | Apr 1987 | |
| Malaysia | Penang - George town | 1 | Feb 1980 |
| Cameron Highlands - tea at the Old Smokehouse | 1 | Feb 1980 | |
| Kuala Lumpur - Batu caves | 1 | Feb 1980 | |
| Malacca - old town & harbour | 1 | Feb 1980 | |
| Sarawak, Kuching
- orangutans, Commons cafe |
12 |
May 2023 |
|
| Singapore | Singapore - Raffles hotel old wing | 1, 2 |
Feb 1980, Nov 1980 |
| Vietnam | Hanoi - Hang Bac traveller's street, Long Bien bridge | 6 | Oct 1999 |
| Hué - Thai Binh hotel, Omar Khayyam indisn restaurant, Minh & Thu's motorbike tour | 6, 7 |
Nov 1999, Nov 2000 |
|
| Hoi An - Vinh Hung 1 hotel and restaurant, lovely old riverside town, fish market | 7 | Nov 2000 | |
| My Son - Cham temple ruins | 7 | Nov 2000 | |
| Nha Trang | 7 | Nov 2000 | |
| Dalat - main market, Hang Nga tree-house guest house | 7 | Nov 2000 | |
| Saigon - Southern hotel, Sinh Café, De Tham traveller's street, cyclo tours of the city | 6, 7 |
Nov 1999, Nov 2000 |
|
| Mekong delta - boat tour and fish lunch | 6 | Nov 1999 | |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh - Hotel California, Le Royal Elephant Bar, Foreign Correspondents' Club, Globe restaurant, riverfront french cafés | 6 | Nov 1999 |
| Siem Reap - La Riviere d'Angkor hotel, Grand Hotel Elephant Bar, Bayon restaurant BBQ beef | 6, 10 |
Nov 1999, Nov 2017 |
|
| Angkor - Angkor Wat, the Bayon and all the temple ruins | 6, 10 |
Nov 1999, Nov 2017 |
|
| Indonesia, Java | Jakarta | 4 | Apr 1987 |
| Yogyakarta - Rose guest house, palaces | 4 | Apr 1987 | |
| Borobodur - one of our wonders of the world! | 4 | Apr 1987 | |
| Surabaya | 4 | Apr 1987 | |
| Mount Bromo - sunrise over the crater | 4 | Apr 1987 | |
| Indonesia, Bali | Legian - Sari Beach Inn,
Mama's German restaurant, Kuta - Damar restaurant, Adhi Jaya hotel |
4, 10, 12 |
Apr 1987, Nov 2017, May 2023 |
| Ubud - Kampang Aman hotel | 4 | Apr 1987 | |
| Bali island - drive round the hills, lakes and temples and parasailing | 4 | Apr 1987 | |
| Indonesia islands | Mataram, Lombok - Islamic
Centre mosque
Sape, Sumbawa island Labuan Bajo, Flores - Mediterrano restaurant Rinca island - Komodo dragons Kupang, Timor island - Aston hotel |
10
10 10 10 10 |
Nov 2017
Nov 2017 Nov 2017 Nov 2017 Nov 2017 |
| Timor-Leste | Dili - Great Wall restaurant | 10 | Nov 2017 |
| Indonesia,
Borneo |
Pontianak
- the Equator |
12 |
May 2023 |
| Brunei |
Bandar Seri
Bagawan - De Royalle café, boat ride on the river |
9 |
Oct 2010 |