backpacking where??not thailand

Cavman

hey guys

me and a few mates were off to thailand but are going to cancel it because of the disaster yesterday, where do you think is a cool place to go for a month preferbly safe cheap hot fun, any idea as thailand had everything we wanted any help would be great guys,

cheers cavman

Gaz

India/Nepal/Tibet is a great expierience , but is a bit more hardcore so to speak, I met so many people who hated it.Its not easy , can be really over whelming but its real backpacking ! (or if its fun in the sun your after you could always stick to Goa on indias west coast)

You could inter-rail Europe ... not as cheap as Asia though.

If i had a month off id do the Trans-Mongolian (Moscow to Beijing via Mongolia)

Darren

What about the inca trail and places like Machu Piccu.

Cavman

cheers that sounds good, its a pity about thailand as it sounds brill,
what about australia? would that be any good,? basically we want cheap and sun thats about it,

cheers guys

I am MAN

Don't let the media scare you.

Do you know how little of Thailand is damaged?
My advice would be to stick to Thailand because there is so much more than Thailand to Phuket and Phi Phi. Phuket is very westernised anyway so skipping that wont ruin a backpacking journey.

Mark.

Knifey_Spoony

yeah i'd suggest still going to thailand. If your dead against it how about Vietnam. Its a great place, loads to do, sun, cheap, etc. You'll love it. It is slightly dearer than thailand in my opinion but still really cheap. If it was me though i'd still go to thailand but id stay clear of any so called danger spots down south. Loads of fun to be had in central thailand and up north especially around Chang Mai. Id do anything to go back just for one night in the Riverside bar again!

I am MAN

Blinky1 wrote:

yeah i'd suggest still going to thailand. If your dead against it how about Vietnam. Its a great place, loads to do, sun, cheap, etc. You'll love it. It is slightly dearer than thailand in my opinion but still really cheap. If it was me though i'd still go to thailand but id stay clear of any so called danger spots down south. Loads of fun to be had in central thailand and up north especially around Chang Mai. Id do anything to go back just for one night in the Riverside bar again!

Yeah there really is so much more to that area than Phuket and Phi Phi. I'm not even going to Phuket this time around but i'm looking to do a bit of volunteering on Phi Phi if possible.

You can go around Cambodia/Vietnam/Laos, they are all only a few hours drive from each other. In Thailand you can stay well away from the effected areas, what about Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Bangkok, Pattaya, Krabi, Chang Mai, Chang Rai and loads more!.

Mark.

empirix

Yep i agree, i am finishing up my work contract here in OZ in mid May and i am Flying back to Thailand/sea and stayin for 3 months then coming back to OZ and NZ and Fiji, then home.
Disaster don't worry me at all

iggy

I'm flying to Thailand next Sunday, don't be put off by the media hype.
I have friends living there and it's fine.
Maybe try travelling up north so many beautiful places to see and dirt cheap.

Thailand needs people to go there more then ever.