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Southeast Asia Travel Guide

To the Western visitor, Southeast Asia is an assault on the senses, an immersion into a way of life utterly unlike that to which we're accustomed. From bustling cities like Bangkok, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur to tiny fishing villages and thatched rural hamlets, from the jungles of Malaysian Borneo to the deluxe resorts of Bali, from the temples of Luang Prabang in Laos to the bacchanal of Patpong in Thailand, Southeast Asia offers a glimpse of the extraordinary, an explosion of colors, sounds, smells, textures, and life that will send you home with a wider vision of the human experience. In this chapter, we share our picks of the region's unrivaled highlights. Read More

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Before the rains, before the winds, before the tens of thousands of missing and dead, PATRICK SYMMES sneaked into Burma's secret capital, where the military rules from a sun-baked plain, guided by the forecasts of astrologers. A report from the last flight out of a shuttered nation, where, even hours before the cyclone, nobody had a clue.

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Trip Ideas

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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

Laos & Vietnam: Trails of Indochina
Country Walkers
from $5498, 11 days
In an inextricable link between geography and culture, the many bodies of water encountered in Laos and Vietnam serve as a gateway to revealing the...
Vietnam Biking Adventure
Pedaltours
from $2845, 14 days
Visit cosmopolitan Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Dalat - an old French spa resort, the beach resort of Nha Trang, historic Hoi An and the Imperial City...
50+ Adventures - Burma - The Road to Mandalay
ElderTreks
from $3995, 18 days
Burma is a vibrant tapestry of culture, history and geography. A mosaic of ethnic groups, graceful Buddhist monasteries, ancient pagodas and the...
Singapore to Indochina
Tucan Travel
from $980, 22 days
Journey from modern Singapore to the beaches of Malaysia and Thailand, and weave your way through majestic Cambodia into stunning Vietnam. Discover...
Volunteer in Laos
Global Vision International
from $1190, 84 days
Enhance the education of Buddhist monks in Laos as well as other members of the local community while experiencing the amazing local culture. ...