If you decide to visit Thailand go to Chiang Mai and Bangkok at a bare minimum. If you prefer to skip Phuket and you have time you can go to Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) and / or Singapore from there.
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I have been traveling internationally a bit already. As a note, travel is a little cumbersome now in some places as many countries require advanced approval from their tourism authorities which include taking a Covid test to enter. Many countries require PCR tests taken within 72 hours of flight which are a bit pricey. Don't dare have any travel snafus or miss your flight as your country approval could expire. In this case you could find yourself scurrying to find another testing location on demand that is able to provide immediate results. Then you have to restart the approval process with your destination.
With all the headaches, I wouldn't recommend 3-4 day trips. IMHO a week should be spent at a bare minimum wherever you go in order for it to be worthwhile.
Thank you for the info!
I have been to Thailand 13 times. I usually stay in the Bangkok region.
Guess I can have a similar experience in Nepal, then again, I like a mixture of traditional Buddhist culture (sangha), and modern city life, Bangkok provides both. I usually stay between 3-5 weeks when I go there.
Went to Singapore in 2016, and stayed in Little India for 5 days. It was a good experience, modern, pity that I did not stay longer, should've gotten a guide to show me around, at the time I was on my way to Thailand for 30 days.
I am aware that I may get stuck in Thailand if my country decides to ban international travel, or if Thailand decides to do so. That could potentially be a huge problem..but i am more concerned about Thailands border than ours, because we will be fully vaccinated by December, plus received the booster shot.
It is not an easy decision to make. My other option is to travel locally, but it is pretty much as expensive as traveling aboard, minus the things I want to see. My last holiday was in 2018, so I am quite desperate to venture out. The difference is , here I can hire a car on the other-side, and go see multiple places, or venture into the wild.
I can feel that my body is getting so much weaker, I dont want to wait too long before I go where I wanna go. One time I visited the clinic on Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport, and the dr was very concerned about the fact that I travel alone, told her that is how it is, always been that way, no one knows how buggered i am until I either pull my shirt off, or show them xrays, and mri's.