Southeast Asia

De Danann

I want to travel around Southeast Asia for a few months in the New Year. I will have €5k total to spend once there (accomodation, food, transport, etc), this does not include the initial flight from Dublin.

In the opinions of any experienced boardsies on here:

1. Does €5k seem like a reasonable amount of money to live off for a few months in SE Asia without working?

2. Are there any countries in SE Asia that you would recommend I stay the longest in? Both for enjoyment/things to see and for getting more bang for my buck I suppose.

I don't drink (so no money needs to be considered for the party lifestyle) but I would like to occasionally stay in comfortable accomodation with privacy to treat myself.

Thanks!

I spent a month in Thailand & spent 1600euro including my flights.
Spent 4 weeks in Cambodia & Vietnam another time, spent 1450ish Euro, including return flights.
Just as an idea for you

De Danann

bubblypop wrote: »

I spent a month in Thailand & spent 1600euro including my flights.
Spent 4 weeks in Cambodia & Vietnam another time, spent 1450ish Euro, including return flights.
Just as an idea for you

That's great as a comparison, thank you! I had heard that Thailand was more expensive for sure.

When you stayed in those countries, did you stay in mostly hostels or ..?

no, we actually stayed in hotels.
some were better than others, but a reasonable standard mostly. we booked as we travelled around.