Our Grand Tour of South-east Asia

in twelve visits

With highlights, best hotels and best meals


Southeast Asia map

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, 
Soi rambuttri restaurants

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,
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





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