Singapore Expats

Hi, like most of you i'm an expat here.. i think singapore's a great place to be located in -- so much of asia is at our fingertips and i'm looking to make the most of it via weekend trips...
if you guys have used a particular website / travel operator that does package / group holidays for asian countries...likes of vietnam, thailand, cambodia etc.. i'd be very interested in finding out...
tx help everybody

i wanna do the indochina maybe in the second half of the yr.... anyone interested? this is from a person who's never even been to bangkok hahah.. i want to see vietnam, especially!

Why a group tour? Traveling on your own is easy enough. But check out for example...

Misa Travel: http://airfares.com.sg/
Chan Brothers: http://www.chanbrothers.com/
Zuji: http://www.zuji.com.sg

oops, i also nvr been to bangkok....anyone keen to form a small group n go together? say 3-4 person?

brightmoonx wrote:i wanna do the indochina maybe in the second half of the yr.... anyone interested? this is from a person who's never even been to bangkok hahah.. i want to see vietnam, especially!

Brightmoonx,

You should go and visit Saigon. I've been there for work and plan to go back one of these days. Just be very careful about the drinking water and fresh vegetable salads there.

Cheers

Yeah I know, I wanna do Saigon and HCMC. Friend of mine is going this Sat for 11 days. I will wait till he comes back and tell me his experience as well. Will prolly try the Easter this year. Thanks!

i backpacked to saigon last june! great place to go... i dont recommend full tours. you guys should fly in, get your own hotels, look around yourselves but join a tour agency for maybe one or two places such as mekong delta, cuchi tunnels and cao dai temple

I went to Saigon few months back. Like the beef noodle a lot, so called 'Pho'. Got to try it when you are there. By the way, Saigon = HCMC. Probably will go again soon, including Hanoi.

Yeah sorry. What a goof I am, HCMC is Saigon! ehhehe.. I meant HCMC and Hanoi! Those two I wanted to go visit.

hh wrote:oops, i also nvr been to bangkok....anyone keen to form a small group n go together? say 3-4 person?

how about bkk on april 6 (good friday)???

Yeah BKK and VN this easter/good friday sounds like a great idea. Any takers?

Indo china sound good and affordable.
Count me in like the weekend idea.

I too am keen on seeing Vietnam and Thailand for the first time soon

I plan to go to both anyway but would love to join you in a small group, safety in numbers etc

hh can perhaps show us Vietnam and someone else can show us all BKK

As for the rest, SE Asia is our oyster...just a matter of the right timing for mutual convenience...a few days at a time would be enough to test the waters for me at least

Can always go back and explore more later by ourselves

will be going to Hanoi on the 12th through the 15th of February, and flying in to Bangkok on the 9th of Feb.

I've been to Bangkok before, and I have to say the food's good. really really good. can't wait to try the street food again.

as for Hanoi, if you get the hostels, they're really cheap. for a 3 night stay, i paid 40 USD (that's for 2 beds already, private room to boot).

so yeah, will update after the 15th of Feb. hehe.

hi greenrover, me showing vietnam? i haven't been there either....oops