KUALA LUMPUR – HO CHI MINH – SIEM REAP – BANGKOK TRIP

Coming from our South Korea trip, the travel itch continued and I reckoned that the upcoming holy week break would be the perfect time.  Perfect because I would be done with all the April 15 tax filings then... Yahoo!  But then March arrived and the airfares were soaring high day by day.  It was a habit already to check all airlines daily hoping for a fare steal.  Then on March 3, an answered prayer; AirAsia went on sale, not bad at P5600++ return trip for Manila - Kuala Lumpur.  I booked at once, originally for a 6 day trip.  I plotted our itinerary and the flights in between but I failed to squeeze all 4 country plan in such a short time.  So I rebooked making it an 8-day trip but was charged a P1600 fee... Okay, okay... I know, my bad.  After our return flight was confirmed, I booked the rest of the flights, all through AirAsia; Kuala Lumpur - Ho Chi Minh, Siem Reap - Bangkok and finally Bangkok - Kuala Lumpur.  

An actual account of our 8-day Indochina amazing race trip crossing 4 countries (excluding Philippines) on a shoestring as follows:

KUALA LUMPUR – HO CHI MINH – SIEM REAP – BANGKOK TRIP

  
Day 1-  traveled from Manila to Kuala Lumpur

Day 2- around Kuala Lumpur

-       Batu Caves in Gombak District

-       Muzium Nergara

-       Jamek Mosque

-       Kuala Lumpur City Gallery

-       Merdeka Square

-       Petronas Twin Towers tour

-       Bukit Bintang

Day 3 morning-  traveled from Kuala Lumpur to Ho Chi Minh

-       Sepang F1 Circuit in Selangor

-       Traveled to Ho Chi Minh

Day 3 afternoon- around Ho Chi Minh

-       War Remnants Musuem

-       Notre Dame Cathedral

-       Saigon Central Post Office

-       Independence Palace or Reunification Palace

-       Ben Thanh market

-       Go2 Bar night out

Day 4- around Ho Chi Minh

-       Cao Dai temple

-       Cu Chi Tunnel

-       Shilaiten Shopping Plaza

Day 5- traveled from Ho Chi Minh to Siem Reap

Day 6- around Siem Reap

-       Sunrise at Angkor Wat

-       Angkor Thom

-       Ta Prohm

-       Banteay Kdei

-       East Mebon

-       Sunset at Pre Rup

Day 6 evening – traveled to Bangkok

Day 7- around Bangkok

-       Democracy Monument

-       Wat Intharawihan (Luang Pho To)

-       Wat Benchamabopitr (Marble Temple)

-       Wat Ratchanaddaram (Royal Niece)

-       Wat Pathum Wanaram

-       Wat Saket

-       River tour

-       Wat Arun

-       Khaosan Road night out

Day 8 morning- around Bangkok

-       Muang Boran

-       The Grand Palace

Day 8 afternoon – traveled back to Kuala Lumpur

Day 8 evening – traveled back to Manila

Travel Date: December 2014