Asia Trip Planning Pack
Asia Trip Planning Pack
128 pages for planning a trip across Asia, with a section on each of 12 destinations and a separate guide to what it all costs. Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Bali, Sri Lanka, India and the Philippines.
The planner: 20 pages
- Five mapped routes. Japan to Thailand in seven weeks and Sri Lanka to Singapore in five plus three shorter route options
- One chart showing all 12 destinations month by month, so you can see where the rain is in the month you can travel
- The 2027 dates to plan around, month by month, from Tet to Golden Week to Diwali
- How many nights each stop is worth, and the rule of thumb for when a trip has too many stops in it
- Getting between countries: which borders work overland, which are better flown, how long each leg takes and roughly what it costs
- Entry rules at a glance for US, UK, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand passports
- What to book months ahead, and what can safely wait
- Twelve route combinations sorted by trip length, from two weeks to eight
- Flights and hubs, money and data country by country, and packing for three climates in one suitcase
- Four worksheets: route and dates, nights per base, a book-ahead tracker, and which countries suit what you want out of the trip.
Nine pages on every destination
- Where to stay, what to see, and a route through the country
- A three-week itinerary, day by day, with a map
- Base by base: how to get there, what to do from each one, and where to eat
- Day trips worth taking, and what to know before you book one
- A ten-night version for a shorter trip
- A wish list of places and experiences to pick from
- That country’s own dates to plan around in 2027
- A checklist to work through before you go
- A practical page: getting around, staying well and safe, etiquette and the law, how long every journey on the route takes, when it gets busy, and the words worth knowing
Bonus: Asia Trip Costs Guide for 2027
- What a day costs for two people, at three standards, in each of the 12
- What individual things cost: a coffee, a beer, a meal out, a taxi across town, a day of local transport, a room for the night
- Where Asia costs more than people expect, and where it costs far less
- What one long journey costs in each country, by train, bus and plane
- The flight out, and the flights between countries once you are there
- The charges that are easy to miss, from ATM fees to airport exit taxes
- A worksheet that puts your own budget on one page
