Planning your travel
Once you get your plane ticket, that's it - you're away! From here you will be waltzing up to a ticket counter in some God forsaken country and begging in your best pigeon English for a bus ticket to La Paz or Siem Reap. Getting around is half the fun.
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Plan by all means but don't be afraid to simply 'show up' on the day. As long as you don't arrive in the middle of a public holiday or festival, you should be ok
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Pay about US$1 extra for '1st Class' tickets
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Expect less than ideal travel at times and be cautious. What do we mean? Refuse travel on a plane with no seats or a bus with no breaks. It happens!
Yes, this can be yours for A$5 per night. Accommodation in South East Asia can be incredibly good value
