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Taiwan Backpacking:
Taipei:
. Taipei 101 (Mt. Tiger Peak)
Its signposted once you get off the Taipei City Hall MRT station and then walk
towards Taipei 101.
When you get to any one of the 4 main roads surrounding Taipei 101, you will see
signposts indicating "Elephant Hill" (Xiang Shan)
Surrounding Roads :
Xinyi Rd
Shifu Rd
Song Shi Rd
From there, its about 10-15mins walk following signs and then another 10mins up
(some info say 15-30mins depending on fitness) the hill.
. National Palace Museum
. Long Shan Temple
. Taipei Zoo
. Yangmingshan National Park
From Taipei Main Station, can take public bus No. 260 or No. 136 to Yangmingshan
(Approximately one every 10 to 20 minutes) and (Bus 108)
. Beitou Hotspring
. Ximen
. Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall
. Ximending District Taipei
. Miramar Entertainment Park
. Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall
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. Raohe Street Tourist Night Market
. Ningxia Market
. Shihlin Night Market
. Wufenpu
You can take a MRT train to Houshanpi Station. You can leave the station by Exit 1
(Wufenpu Commercial Zone) and walk north along Jhongpo N. Rd. to the intersection
of Jhongpo N. Rd. and Yongji Rd.. Congradulation! Wufenpu is on the left and front.
. Jiufen district, Xinbei (Board a railway train to Rueifang Railway Station and
transfer to a Keelung bus outside the station for Jiufen.)
. Tamshui
. Xinyi district
. Shida Night Market
. Maokong (night view)
. Love River
. Feng Jia Night Market
. Ye Liu Geo Park, Xinbei
. Tonghua night market
. Elephant Mountain (Finding the trail head isn’t too difficult. It’s a mere 15 minute
walk from the base of Taipei 101. Start at the base of Taipei 101, walk one block east
on Xinyi Road, make a right onto Songren Road, walk about 3 blocks until you passthe high school on your right, make a left at the next corner and follow the alleyway
up and around until you see the entrance.)
Yilan:
. Luodong night market
Hualien:
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Hoi An:
. Cua Dai Beach
. Japanese Covered Bridge
. Cham Island
Sunflower Hotel Hoi An
397 Cua Dai Road, Downtown, Hoi An, Vietnam
Saigon:
. War Remanants Museum
. Bitexco Financial Tower
. Saigon Opera House
. Pham Ngu Lao Street
. Cao Dai Temple
. Central Post Office
. Reunification Palace
. Dong Khoi Street
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Thailand Backpacking:
Bangkok:
. Wat Pho
. Wat Arun
. Wat Phra Kaeo
. The Grand Palace
. Wat Mahatat
. Chao Phraya River
. Jim Thompson House
. Wat Traimit
. Wat Saket
. Chinatown, Khaosan Road, Soi Rambuttri, Soi Cowboy
. Chatuchak Weekend Market
. MBK, Jim Thompson House, Central World Plaza, Siam Peragon, Terminal 21
. Patpong Night Market
. Damnoen Floating Market (Southern Bus Station, Sai Tai Mai)
. Amphawa Floating Market
. The best way to get to KSR from the airport by public transport, is to take the rail
link to Makkasan station, (cost 35 baht), and then immediately outside Makkasan wait
for the 556 bus, (cost 15 baht), and get off at the stop just after DemocracyMonument. You then cross the road at the traffic lights, walk 30 metres down Tanao
Road and KSR is on your left.
. Take shuttle bus (free of charge) from airport to airport's transport terminal; - take
bus 551 to Victory Monument - take one of several buses to KSR area (Democracy
Monument) This is the cheapest way. But it takes long time.
. Soi 2 and 4 (BTS (Sala Daeng) and MRT (Silom) stations)
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. Soi Cowboy
. Babylon Sauna
34 soi Nandha,South Sathorn Rd., soi1, Sathorn, Bangkok 10120, Thailand
. Chakran Sauna
32 Chakran Building, Soi Ari 4 Phaholyothin Road Soi 7, Phayathai Bangkok 10400
BTS ARI STATION (EXIT 3)
. Men Factory Sauna Bangkok
Soi 2 1/2, Silom Bangkok
. Sauna Mania Bangkok
35/2 Soi Phipat 2 Convent Rd Bangkok (Silom)
. Khaosan Road Rainbow Hostel
43 Chakrapong Road, Banglumphu, Bangkok
. WE Bangkok 122 Soi Sathorn 12 Bangkok, Bangkok (Silom)
. ETZzz Hostel Bangkok
5/3 Soi Ngamduplee, Rama IV Road, Tungmahamek, Sathorn, Bangkok (Lumpini)
. Saphaipae Hostel35 Surasak Road, Silom, Bangrak, Bangkok , Thailand (Silom)
. @Hua Lamphong
326/1 Rama IV Road, Mahaphruttharam, Bangrak, Bangkok, Bangkok , Thailand
. Sawasdee Welcome Inn Reviews 5-7 Soi Rongmai, Chao Fa Rd., Phanakorn, Bkk., Bangkok , Thailand
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. The Urban Age 130/6 Silom soi 8, Silom Rd., Bangkok , Thailand
Chiang Mai:
. Wat Chedi Luang
. Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
. Wat Phra Singh
. Night Bazaar
. Loi Kroh Road
. Doi Pui Tribal Village
. Bo Sang Handicraft Village
Deejai Backpacker
193/1-2 Ratchamunka Rd., Phasing, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Aoi Garden Home
51/1 Singharaj Soi4, Sriphom, Muang, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Gongkaew Chiangmai Home
5/2 Singharath Soi 3 Tumbol Sriphoom, Muang District, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Pattaya:
Jomtien Hostel
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Jomtien beach road Turn at sarita hotel, 279/347 Moo 12 soi Somprasong plaza,
Pattaya, Thailand
Backpacker Time Guest House
296/91 M.5 Pattaya-Naklua Road, Banglamung Chonburi, Pattaya
Hua Hin:
. Tid Tarad Hostel Hua Hin
152/6 Chomsin Road (Hua Hin 70), Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Hua Hin
Cambodia Backpacking
Siem Reap:
. Angkor Wat
. Tonlé Sap Lake
. Pub Street
. Bayon Temple
. Ta Prohm
. Cambodia Landmine Museum
. Angkor What Bar
. Temple Club
. Kampung Phluk
Phnom Penh
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Bangkok ► Siem Reap (Angkor) & Phnom Penh
Step 1, travel from Bangkok to Aranyaprathet by train, leaving Bangkok's main
Hualamphong station at 05:55 every day and arriving Aranyaprathet 11:35. The fare
is just 48 baht (about £1 or $1.60), no reservation necessary, simply turn up and buy a
ticket at the station on the day (the ticket office will be open!). They may offer a
combined train+bus ticket to Siem Reap, but I recommend only buying the train
ticket, to stay flexible with onward transport. Bangkok to Aranyaprathet is 255 km,
159 miles. The train is 3rd class only, but it's clean, spacious and it's a pleasant and
enjoyable ride, clickety clacking along with a breeze blowing through the open
window. There's also a 13:05 train from Bangkok arriving Aranyaprathet at 17:35,
but this is a bit too late to move on from the frontier and you may have to spend the
night at Poipet. Useful tip: This train also calls at Phaya Thai station at 06:10 (next
to the Phaya Thai BTS Skytrain station) and Makkasan station at 06:20 (Makkasanrailway station is not the same as the Airport Rail Link's Makkasan station, make that
clear to your taxi driver). Boarding at these stations can be more convenient if you're
staying in northern Bangkok.
Step 2, take a tuk tuk from Aranyaprathet station to Poipet. Aranyaprathet is only 6
kilometres (3.8 miles) from the Cambodian border at Poipet, and you'll find tuk-tuks
waiting for you at the station. Take a tuk-tuk from the station to Poiphet, cost 80-100 baht, journey time 10 minutes. If you haven't already bought a Cambodian e-visa,
tuk-tuk drivers may try and take you to a travel agency to buy a Cambodian visa at
inflated prices. This is no real problem, just say 'No' and insist that they take you
direct to the border point and they will do so. They may tell you it's an 'official' visa
office, and official-looking people may even ask to 'see' your passport or visa, just
ignore them and repeat that you want to be taken to the official border post, and you'll
be taken there. The official Cambodian visa office is after Thai exit formalities,
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between the Thai and Cambodian border posts. So it's really very simple: If you
haven't had your passport stamped by a Thai border guard at the Thai border post and
passed through the 'Angkor' arch (see the photos of these below), it ain't the official
Cambodian visa office! The official visa cost is $20.
Step 3, walk across the border. The border is open 07:00-20:00, and Cambodian visas
can be bought there if you haven't bought a Cambodian e-visa beforehand. First get
your passport stamped at the Thai side, then walk on for 100 yards under the 'Angkor'
'Welcome to Cambodia' archway to the Cambodian border post to buy your
Cambodian visa, have your fingerprints scanned and your passport stamped. Be
careful with your valuables when crossing the border, just in case there are
pickpockets around. The whole process should only take around 30 minutes, but at
busy times it can take an hour, sometimes more.
At the exit from Poipet border post onto the big roundabout, you will see (or be
guided to) an official free transit bus to the 'Poipet Tourist Passenger International
Terminal' 10 minutes down the road from where all the share taxis and buses leave for
Siem Reap or Battambang or Phnom Penh. This shuttle bus (and the man with theofficial badge who guides you to it) is legitimate.
Step 4, take a bus, minivan or share taxi from Poiphet to Siem Reap. This is 152 km
(95 miles) and should take around 2½ hours by share taxi or 3 hours by bus now that
the highway has been improved. Prices are posted at the ticket counter at the Poipet
Tourist Passenger International Terminal. A shared taxi costs $12 for a seat or $48
for the whole car. A bus costs $9, minivan $9. You may also be approached y taxidrivers outside the border post, perhaps $40 for a taxi all the way to Siem Reap.
Onwards from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh: Spend a day or two in Siem Reap visiting
the Angkor Wat temples. When you're ready to move on to PP, there are two options,
bus or boat. There's a daily boat along the river from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh
departing 06:30 and arriving 13:00. Distance 251km, fare $35. Alternatively, there
are buses at various times throughout the day from 06:30 until about 12:30. Journey
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time 6 hours, fare around $10, distance 314km. Buses are run by several
operators. Some buses are double-deck, some have a WC & refreshments.
The Mad Monkey Siem Reap
No19, Mondul 2, Khoum Svay Dangkom, Siem Reap, Cambodia
The Siem Reap Hostel
Wot Bo, Angkor School Road, Siem Reap, Cambodia
HI Siem Reap
No. 209 Wat Domnak Village, Salacomreuk Commune, Siem Reap, Siem Reap,
Cambodia
Phnom Penh:. National Museum of Art
. Royale Palace
. Wat Ounalom
. Independence Monument
. Silver Pagoda
. The Mad Monkey
Building 26, Street 302, BKK1 Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh
. Velkommen Backpackers
17 st 144 Riverside, Daun Penh, Phnom Penh
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Hong Kong Backpacking:
. Avenue of Stars
. The Peak
. Ladies Market
. Clock Tower
. Temple Street Night Market
. The Big Buddha
. Victoria Harbour
. Tsim Sha Tsui East
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. Mongkok Wet Market
. Tsim Sha Tsui (take bus A21 from the airport)
. Chi Lin Nunnery
. Big Buddha
. Mongkok
. Wong Tai Xin temple
. Tsing Ma bridge
. Tian Tan Buddha
. Nathan Road
. HK Skyline
. Lantau Island
. Tim Ho Wan 2-8 Kwong Wah St Mong Kok, Hong Kong, China
. Lan Kwai Fong club
. Peninsula hotel
Day Hostel
Flat D6, Block D, 10 Floor, Chungking Mansion, 36-44 Nathan Road, TST,
Kowloon, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Star Hostel
11/F, Block E, Chung King Mansion, 36-44 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, HongKong, Hong Kong
Ashoka Hostel Reviews
A Blk. Flr. 13, A4 Chung King Mansion, 36 - 44 Nat, Tsim sha tsui, Hong Kong,
Hong Kong
Dragon Hostel Hong Kong
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Rm 707, Sincere House., 83 Argyle Street. Mong Kok, Hong Kong
Macau:
. House of the Dancing Water
. Historic Centre of Macau
. Macau Tower
. Ruins of St. Paul
. Senate Square
. Venetian Macao Resort Hotel
Philippines Backpacking:
Manila:. Taal Volcano
. Intramuros
. Fort Santiago
. Manila Cathedral
. Binondo
. Manila Bay
. San Agustin Church
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. O Bar Ortigas
Unit 8, Maria Orosa St. corner Julio Nakpil St. Courtyard, Malate. (Home Depot
Julia Vargas Ave, Ortigas, Pasig City)
. Banaur rice paddies
Manila-Banaue departure time 9-10 pm Fajardo St. Lacson Ave. Sampaloc Manila
Banaue-Manila departure time 6-7 pm Poblacioin Banaue Ifugao
. Ayala Museums
. Ayala gardens
. SM mall of Asia
. Chinatown
. Chelu Bar
1802 Maria Orosa Street, (Maria Orosa & Nakpil Street), Malate.
. Our Melting Pot
4th/Floor Mavenue Building, #7844 Makati Avenue co, Guerrero Street, 1209 Makati
City, Manila, Philippines
. Red Carabao
2819 Felix Huertas Street, Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines (EDSA or BACLARAN
LRT Station)
. Where 2 Next
1776 M. Adriatico Street Malate, 1004 Malate, Manila
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. Pink Manila Hostel
2551 Bautista corner Don Pedro, Malate, Manila, Philippines
Boracay Island:
. White Beach
. Puka Shell Beach
. Ariel’s Point
. Willy’s Rock
. Talipapa Market
. Frendz Resort Boracay
Frendz Resort Station 1 Boracay Island, Boracay Island
. Trafalgar Cottages Trafalgar Cottages, Manggayad, Boracay Island
19/7 KL to Taipei (5.40 p.m – 10.40 p.m) (QBTBFT)
26/7 Taipei to Manila (1.25 a.m - 3.35 a.m) (A97W7G)
30/7 Manila to Boracay (2.55 p.m – 3.55 p.m) (XYVWXZ)
3/8 Boracay to Manila (11.50 p.m – 12.50 a.m) (XYVWXZ)
4/8 Manila to Hong Kong (7.55 a.m – 9.55 a.m) (E67P2P)