Asian Project

Discover here my new challenge, my original plan, estimated calendar, how to follow me and the posts about this travel in Asia…

The project:

After travelling all along Latin America, I wanted to realize an old dream: travel alone during 6 months between two jobs! It’s time now, and I chose South East Asia because it’s a part I’ve never been, different countries with their own culture, and a simplicity I’m looking for. Live with less, take my time, and visit the temples (the modern ones in the cities or the ruins lost in the jungle as I did in Yucatan)!

Estimated Calendar:
2 nov => 25 nov: India
26 nov => 5 dec: Bangladesh
6 dec => 20 dec: Myanmar
21 dec => 26 dec: Thailandia
27 dec => 14 jan: Laos
15 jan => 28 jan: Vietnam
29 jan => 14 feb: Cambodgia
15 feb => 14 march: Thailandia
15 march => 25 march: Malasia
26 march => 3 april: Singapour
4 april => 2 may: Indonesia

My final itinerary:

Estimated budget:

Prices in Euros, and I added then 122€ of Insurance for the last 3 months with CCM in France (the first months are covered by my Visa Card insurance).

Visas:

– India: I asked an e-visa and received it by mail in 3 days
– Bangladesh: I went to the Paris Embassy after printing a form on line, and had it in 7 days

I get the others directly to the borders!

Read the posts:

First week in India…

After one week in India, it’s time for a small report of my journey from Mumbai to Mysore, passing by Hampi (1180km km, 22h in buses)!

15 days in South India

After a first week in the north of Mysore, It took me almost two weeks to discover the green and nice beaches of the Kerala, and the collection of temples of the Tamil Nadu before finishing my indian trip on the nice Bay of Bengal

Visit Bangladesh for 12 days

After three weeks in India, I passed the border from Kolkata to Bangladesh where I discovered the less touristic country where I’ve been, and where the people made me live ones of the best moments in my trip! In almost two weeks I just had time to visit the south, from the doors of the Sunderbans to the East part in Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar where I met the Rohingyas, to finally finish my trip in the capital, Dhaka.

Visit Myanmar for 2 weeks

In two weeks I only had time to focus on the main sightseeings: Yangon and its temple and street 19th, Bagan and its fields of ruines, Mandalay and its famous U Bein bridge, Hsipaw and the Shan community, before going south to Inle Lake and Hpa An.

Laos from North to South

Laos is an amazing country where I met Rafica, a french girl I will share my travel with from Luang Prabang and its nice waterfalls. We went to the North in Nong Khiaw, before taking the South direction, to go to the plain of Jarres, Na-Hin and its 7km cave, Paksé and the Bolaven plateau, to finish our trip in the 4000 islands.

South of Vietnam in 2 weeks

Arriving from Laos, Vietnam is the 6th country of my Asian trip, and I really felt there for the first time in the border between South East Asia and China. Sadly I didn’t have time to visit the whole country (included Hanoi Bay) but I experienced in two weeks a lot of great times with amazing and very different landscapes.

2 weeks in Cambodia

We arrived at Kep from Vietnam to pass just one night before going to Kampot or Phnom Pen. But our plans changed a lot, first because my credit card has been grabbed by an ATM (connection troubles) and then because I found on Koh Rong island the Paradise on Earth! I finished those two weeks passing by Sihanoukville and visiting the amazing Angkor Temples before joining a friend in Bangkok.

La Reunion island

One of most beautiful island in the World, this french land is lost in the Indian sea nearby South Africa, and has everything you can dream of: volcanos, paradise beach, mountains, waterfalls, good food, rain, sun, green, blue… Map created with Wanderlog, a road trip planner app on iOS and[…]

Indonesia: From Java to Bali

After a nice break at La Reunion Island, I finished my 6 month trip through Asia by Indonesia with my mom. I joined her in Java where we visited Borobudur, Prambanan and the mont Bromo. Then we visited Bali, various temples as Tanah Lot, Ceningan island, Ubud and the temples and sites around, Amed and its places to do snorkeling, Lempuyang and Besakih, and finished this amazing trip in Kuta.