Here is the breakdown of our expenses in our recent trip to amazing Indochina countries - Cambodia and Vietnam!
You will never go wrong if you decided to book a ticket now and travel to these amazing countries as both are relatively cheap and are highly regarded as backpackers heaven. Your $20 will go a long way really, such as in a day, accommodations, food, and attractions are both cheap, decent, and clean. You can have a cheap accommodation for as low as $10 per room with clean and decent service. This is one of the obvious things I observed in our south east Asian neighbors. They offered very cheap rooms with good quality standards compare to our country maybe due to their inexpensive electric charges, since electric bills eat a lot of portion in operating a business in the hospitality industry.
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| Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia. A world heritage site. |
My siblings and I were very happy and contented to the places we stayed. Like for example, in Golden Temple Villa in Siem Reap, its a 3-star accommodation priced only at $35 a day good for 3 persons but offers a stellar 5-star service which I can personally vouch based on our experiences. It includes already breakfast, fresh cold water drink upon arrival, arrival welcome drink of fresh ice lemon tea, half hour authentic Khmer massage, unlimited Khmer coffee, lipton tea, and bananas available at the hotel restaurant, and a traditional Khmer Apsara dance viewing at night in their sister hotel Temple Club! Unbelievable bargain right? Too bad, we weren't able to avail all of these like the massage and the cultural dance since of our very tight schedule.
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| Ho Chi Minh Statue, Vietnam |
They had a very kind gesture on us when on our first day, they have to move us to another room due to aircon malfunction. It was actually no big deal for us, but to our surprise, when we got back from our tour, they offered us a fresh fruit salad placed in a big plate. It includes banana, mango, and dragon fruit. For us, it was really a touching apologies on their part and speaks so much about the character of the people behind the hotel. My brother couldn't believe it for all the perks we got from this hotel and was skeptical and thought something fishy at first due to its cheap price. But all of his doubts were replaced by gratitude when we witnessed their authenticity and good intentions to all of their guests.
Below is the breakdown of the expenses incurred for the whole duration of our trip all-in! As you can see, you don't have to break your bank just to follow your travel urges and explore this scenic places. One just have the courage and discipline to stick to the plan and everything will go smoothly!
Tips for everyone, book in advance for both airline fare and hotel accommodation to find the most attractive deal online so that you will have spare cash for souvenirs and shopping.
Truly we really enjoyed our experiences we had to these amazing countries and am looking forward to go back very soon! :)
Thanks for the post, the pictures are really amazing. People who are fond of travelling around the places may take help from the language courses so as to communicate with he natives as they can help you in knowing the place in a better way. If you are visiting Cambodia then you may take help from the Cambodian Language Course as this can make you know about the real Cambodia in more interesting and real sense.
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