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best way to travel by land from Bangkok to Laos/Camodia/HCMC?

For the first 3 weeks of our holiday we want to travel to
Vietnam and Cambodia (and possibly Laos) before going back over to Thailand. I know we wont have a lot of time in each place but was wondering if anyone knew the best route to take by land to each place? what buses/trains boats to take and time scales of travel? The flights to these places are adding up to a couple of hundred pounds each which will take a lot of our money up so we want to do as cheap as possbile especially since the exchange rate is so bad to the £ at the moment, we dont mind travelling by land as have done overnight train before to phuket..

if anyone has any info they could share, that would be much appreciated

Thanks

Take a bus from Bangkok to Aranyprathet. Takes about 4-5 hours. Tuk-tuk from the station to the border, walk across the border and take a shared taxi to Siem Reap, about 4 hours. See the temples of Angkor for a few days then take a bus to Phnom Penh. See the history of the Khmer Rouge. Boat from Phnom Penh to Chau Doc, Vietnam - takes about 6 hours. From there you can see the Mekong Delta or head for HCMC. Use overnight trains through Vietnam. From northern Vietnam it will take at least a day to get to a recognisable place in Laos. From Laos head towards Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand.
Personally, I think you're squeezing too much in. 3 weeks in Vietnam alone would be very little. The itinerary above will see you lose at least one week of your 3 weeks travelling. Cambodia and Laos have little to no rail systems so overnight trains are not an option there. I would choose two of the four countries and spend a week and a half in each, possibly flying with Air Asia. That way at least you'll get to see some of the major sights in each.
Laos is fantastic but it takes a long time even to get between places inside the country (often between 6 and 10 hours on a bus depending on where you are going). Getting to the borders and then crossing will take a lot of your time up there.

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I want a holiday in south-east Asia. Where and when should I go?

My wife and I are planning on doing a tour around Thailand/Laos/Vietnam - at the end I'd like two weeks to sit on a beach and read a book.

Where's a good place to go - not too expensive or touristy - and when is the best time of year?

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Travel through Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam?

Hello,
We are 2 American women age 30 who live in Phuket Thailand. We have one month holiday in July and thought about taking a long train trip around to see some things in the countries above. Anything you would strongly advise we see or stay away from? Places to stay or great food or markets?
We don't have a really low budget, but can't afford top resorts, either. Sort of middle of the road stuff.
Any tips greatly appreciated.
Thank you :)
We would fly to Bangkok and start from there.

hey i just got back from a 10 month trip around that part of the world (im taking a gap year and im 19, i would say that traveling as a women there is not scary) the only issue is the time that you guys have i would recommend that you see cambodia and vietnam. or laos and cambodia.
in cambodia get the 3 day pass for angkor wat- that is really the must see in my opinion ! it will blow your mind, it is so magical. and cambodia in my opinion is totally slept on- it is a wonderful country. in laos with only a week i would go to luang prabang - but traveling there is much much more difficult than vietnam, so i would recommend going to vietnam instead heres what might be nice.
fly into sim reap spend 3 or 4 days going to angkor wat and dont miss the land mine "museum", go to phnom phen its a really wonderful city, some great restaurants nice places to stay, you'll enjoy it- make sure and go to the foreign correspondents club there its a nice break from the chaos.- and the food is quite a contrast from the fried bugs on the street.
then either go to the beach- it might be what your used to so you can skip and go straight to vietnam
hcm city is like bangkok , but give it a moment and youll find it hass its own charms, head up to na trang, i think you can skip mui nay, in na trang chill out at one of the beach clubs and eat really really good pho on the street, and go out at night- fun town. fly up to hanoi its a 60 dollar flight, and see hallong bay - but make sure you pick the right tour company- i did the one that takes you to a private island DONT GO TO CAT BA, ive head horrible things about that part of the trip. then go back to hannoi and hit sappa in the north- it gets a bit chilly so buy some sweaters there, it will be a different experience from what youve got in thailand in july.
have fun.

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