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Stopover before getting to Oz

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  • 17-09-2008 10:30am
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    Deemol
    Registered Users Posts: 60 ✭✭


    Hey guys I'm heading to Oz in January with a few friends (probably to Perth, not sure yet!) and i was just wondering were would be a good stopover on our way over and how long should we stopover for?

    Cheers:)


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    hussey
    Registered Users Posts: 6,240 ✭✭✭hussey


    Deemol wrote: »
    Hey guys I'm heading to Oz in January with a few friends (probably to Perth, not sure yet!) and i was just wondering were would be a good stopover on our way over and how long should we stopover for?

    Cheers:)

    Most people will say Asia for anywhere between a few days and a few months.

    There is no correct answer to this.


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    brendansmith
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    hussey wrote: »

    There is no correct answer to this.
    There are lots of good answers to this.

    Asia is a good stopover. Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, its not original but its a good aul laugh.


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    watna
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    I did Malaysia and Singapore for 2 weeks. I loved it.

    As above, there is no right answer for this. What are you looking for in a stopover? shopping? partying? beach?


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    TheDriver
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    Singapore is a lovely safe place, not the most exciting but safe while travelling there and see some english speaking asia!!


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    Deemol
    Registered Users Posts: 60 ✭✭Deemol


    Well i really just want to see a bit of the world and try out something different (Eg: I've heard that you can ride elephants through the jungle in Thiland) if this is true thats the kind of thing i'd like to do but i really dont want to have to spend that much money as i dont want to be broke once i get to Oz. Ive heard that these countries are cheap enough anyway.


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    jank
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    Im going to NZ next week but stopping off in Singapore for the F1 and the doing thailand, laos, cambodia, vietnam, borneo and bruni.
    It will take about 3 months but that the thing. It wont cost me anything extra on my flight to NZ. I actually wont be in NZ till the middle of december!

    Go for it!


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    Spud83
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    Tokyo, its some where different then the the Thailand trip that everyone does.


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    jank
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    Tokyo is a great idea but not really a stop over. You would have to pay extra for it as it would be two flights instead of one. Would be pricy aswell i imagine


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    Spud83
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    jank wrote: »
    Tokyo is a great idea but not really a stop over. You would have to pay extra for it as it would be two flights instead of one. Would be pricy aswell i imagine

    We done it for the same price (flight wise) as singapore or thailand was. It was with Ba/Qantas dreamtime ticket or something. Home-Tokyo-oz-Thailand-home


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    jank
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,018 ✭✭✭✭jank


    Ah right, thats one of those RTW type alliance ticket. Ya it would be best to do it with that but if it was a direct return flight to OZ then it would be extra.


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