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Our Grand Tour of Southeast Asia with highlights, best hotels and best meals |
| Our routes around southeast Asia in thirteen visits. |
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Country |
Places |
Visit |
Date |
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Burma |
Rangoon - Strand hotel, Swedagon pagoda |
3 |
Apr 1982 |
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Pagan - temple ruins |
3 |
Apr 1982 |
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Mandalay - Mandalay hill, wooden monastery, 'biggest book', Bar a Vin |
3, 11 |
Apr 1982, |
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Inwa, Sagaing, Mingun, Amarapura - old cities |
11 |
Nov 2019 |
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Maymyo - Candacraig colonial rest house |
3 |
Apr 1982 |
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Nyaungshwe - Aquarius Inn, Hyoo Myat avocado salad |
11 |
Nov 2019 |
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Inle Lake - Inn Tein 1054 pagodas, jumping cat wooden monastery |
11 |
Nov 2019 |
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Taunggyi - balloon festival |
11 |
Nov 2019 |
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Loikaw - Pan Pet long-necked women, elephant ride |
11 |
Nov 2019 |
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Bago - reclining Buddha on bejewelled pillow |
11 |
Nov 2019 |
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Moulmein - Mahamuni Buddha, river views |
11 |
Nov 2019 |
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Hpa An - Buddhist caves |
11 |
Nov 2019 |
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Thailand |
Chiang Rai - golden triangle |
3 |
Apr 1982 |
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Chiang Mai - Sumit hotel, elephant farm |
3, 8 |
1982,2004 |
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Sukhothai - Garden guest house, Dream café, former capital city, terracotta pots |
8, 11 |
Oct 2004, Nov 2019 |
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Ayuthaya - former capital city |
5 |
Aug 1991 |
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Bangkok - Raja hotel, Oriental hotel, Metro Palace hotel, Royal Benja hotel, Chai House beef, Ambassador food market, Akbar restaurant, Sukhumvit Road restaurants and bars, Torlente Italian restaurant,mango and 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, |
Feb 1980, Apr 1982,
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Damnoen Saduak - floating market |
4 |
Apr 1987 |
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Phetburi, Nakorn Pathom - biggest chedi |
4 |
Apr 1987 |
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Ubon Ratchathani - Wat Thuang Si Muang |
10 |
Nov 2017 |
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Hua Hin - fishing harbour |
4 |
Apr 1987 |
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Laos |
Boten, China-Laos border |
8 |
Oct 2004 |
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Luang Namtha |
8 |
Oct 2004 |
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Huay Xai - Aramid guest house, Mekong crossing |
8 |
Oct 2004 |
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Vientianne - Lane-Xiang hotel |
5, 7 |
1991,2000 |
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Luang Phabang - colourful temples and boats on the river |
7 |
Nov 2000 |
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Savannaket - Mekong hotel |
7 |
Nov 2000 |
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Lao Bao, border town |
7 |
Nov 2000 |
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Pakse - Le Panorama bar, Wat Phu temple |
10 |
Nov 2017 |
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Cambodia |
Phnom Penh - Hotel California, Le Royal Elephant Bar, Foreign Correspondents' Club, Globe restaurant, riverfront french cafés |
6 |
Nov 1999 |
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Siem Reap - La Riviere d'Angkor hotel, Grand Hotel Elephant Bar, Bayon restaurant BBQ beef |
6, 10 |
Nov 1999, Nov 2017 |
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Angkor - Angkor Wat, the Bayon and all the temple ruins |
6, 10 |
Nov 1999, Nov 2017 |
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Vietnam |
Hanoi - Hang Bac traveller's street, Long Bien bridge |
6 |
Oct 1999 |
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Hué - Thai Binh hotel, Omar Khayyam indisn restaurant, Minh and Thu's motorbike tour |
6, 7 |
Nov 1999, Nov 2000 |
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Hoi An - Vinh Hung 1 hotel and restaurant, lovely old riverside town, fish market |
7 |
Nov 2000 |
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My Son - Cham temple ruins |
7 |
Nov 2000 |
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Nha Trang |
7 |
Nov 2000 |
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Dalat - main market, Hang Nga tree-house guest house |
7 |
Nov 2000 |
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Saigon - Southern hotel, Sinh Café, De Tham traveller's street, cyclo tours of the city |
6, 7 |
Nov 1999, Nov 2000 |
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Mekong delta - boat tour and fish lunch |
6 |
Nov 1999 |
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Malaysia, peninsular |
Penang - Georgetown, Eastern and Oriental hotel, Kek Lok Si temple |
1, 13 |
Feb 1980, |
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Cameron Highlands - tea at the Old Smokehouse |
1 |
Feb 1980 |
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Kuala Lumpur - Batu caves |
1 |
Feb 1980 |
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Malacca - old town and harbour, Majestic hotel, riverside walk, Atas restaurant |
1, 13 |
Feb 1980, Nov 2024 |
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Singapore |
Singapore - Raffles hotel old wing |
1, 2 |
Feb 1980, Nov 1980 |
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Malaysia, Borneo |
Sarawak, Kuching - orangutans, Commons café, Ranee Suites hotel, Top Spot seafood
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12, 13 |
May 2023, |
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Sarawak, Sibu - Falcon grill |
13 |
Nov 2024 |
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Saba, Sepilok - orangutans, proboscis monkeys, Forest Edge resort |
13 |
Oct 2024 |
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Brunei |
Bandar Seri Bagawan - De Royalle café, boat ride on the river |
9, 13 |
Oct 2010, |
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Indonesia, Borneo |
Pontianak - the Equator |
12 |
May 2023 |
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Indonesia, Sarawak |
Mountains - Kelok 9 bridge, Bustanul Arifin longhouse museum |
13 |
Nov 2024 |
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Indonesia, Java |
Jakarta |
4 |
Apr 1987 |
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Yogyakarta - Rose guest house, palaces |
4 |
Apr 1987 |
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Borobodur - one of our wonders of the world! |
4 |
Apr 1987 |
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Surabaya |
4 |
Apr 1987 |
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Mount Bromo - sunrise over the crater |
4 |
Apr 1987 |
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Indonesia, Bali |
Legian - Sari Beach Inn, Mama's German restaurant, |
4, 10 |
Apr 1987, Nov 2017 |
| Kuta - Damar restaurant,
Adhi Jaya hotel, Dolce Vita restaurant
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12, 13 |
2023, 2024 |
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Ubud - Kampang Aman hotel |
4 |
Apr 1987 |
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Bali island - drive round the hills, lakes and temples and parasailing |
4 |
Apr 1987 |
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Indonesia islands |
Mataram, Lombok - Islamic Centre mosque |
10 |
Nov 2017 |
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Sape, Sumbawa island |
10 |
Nov 2017 |
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Labuan Bajo, Flores - Mediterrano restaurant |
10 |
Nov 2017 |
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Rinca island - Komodo dragons |
10 |
Nov 2017 |
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Kupang, Timor island - Aston hotel |
10 |
Nov 2017 |
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Timor-Leste |
Dili - Great Wall restaurant |
10 |
Nov 2017 |
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| Philippines |
Manila, Tagaytay volcano |
1 |
Feb 1980 |
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