Originally Posted by
A380 Flyer
I plan to spend 28 days in Thailand/Cambodia, 20 days in Japan, 5 days in Seoul, 5 days in Beijing, 11 days in Malaysia, 14 days in Indonesia...and possibly 14 days in Australia added on at the end, if I can afford it.
I would:
1) limit Japan to 7-10 days
2) skip Seoul and Beijing (February is cold)
3) take Spring Airlines from Japan to Shanghai, availing of a y1 fare
4) allow up to 2 weeks making your way towards Nanning
5) head south from there toward Singapore
Cheap places: second/third tier China, Thailand, VN
Moderate places: first tier China, second tier Japan, Malaysia
Expensive places: Tokyo, HK,
Singapore, Australia
ETA: I was in SIN getting ready to leave when I wrote this post earlier today, and reviewed my expenses on the plane; "expensive" is an understatement; the money I dropped in 2 days there would have been sufficient to last for 3 months in Nanning.