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Tasha

The delay in replies may be because this 'thread' isn't the usual place. Next time maybe go to SE Asia (or a country if specifically a question about/to that country).

I agree that racing around usually means you see the insides of lots of planes/trains/buses/waiting rooms/etc., and little else.

Let me be frank. You cannot see every place in SE Asia in 3 weeks, nor can you do everything that there is to offer.

Essentially, its not the 3 weeks that is important, or the places you choose to go. Rather, its what you want to get out of your holiday.

If it is to see cities so that you can tell people you've been there, then that's your focus. However, as Travelfish (elswhere) points out, travel is often the largest cost comeponent of a holiday.

If your focus is to quietly experience places, interact with locals, and get a feeling for they way the people live, then your travel plan will be quite different to a 'city' journey.

If you want to be in 'buzz' places where there are loads of action, and parties, etc., again, your travel plan will be different.

Similarly, you may like green forests, or beach areas, or natural/cultural history.

So, I come back to my earlier point: what is it that YOU want to achieve out of YOUR holiday? It is deciding on what YOU want that is the first important step.

When you can say that, many of your planning aspects will fall into place.

Hope this helps.

Cheers

MADMAC

This post exemplifies a suggestion I made to Somtam.

The 'check' box below the 'ADD NEW POST' should be deleted. In my mind, it should be mandatory that when a person makes a new post they MUST get comments. As it is, people like Tasha_ch post, then forget. We spend time helping out for no purpose.

I think that if a 'poster' then wants to switch off the notifications, sobeit.

But, I'd leave the 'check' box for 'repliers'.

C'mon Somtam, help us out here.

Cheers

tasha'

If you're spending time at Sien Reap, try also considering Kompong Khleang as a trip in between the templing (ie. if you get a 3 day pass, do 2 days, then Tonle Sap, then another day at Angkor.

On Tonle Sap go see:

http://www.talesofasia.com/cambodia-siemreap-guide-other.htm

Cheers

Tasha

Yes there are beaches. However, as August is the wet season, you'd REALLY want to go for reasons other than the beach. Go see:

http://www.travelfish.org/weather_fish.php

choose a place & hover.

But, that said, it doesn't always rain every day or when it does, all day.

Perhaps one option is to take a Bangkok Airways flight from Siem Reap to Koh Samui.

Go check Koh Samui at:

http://www.travelfish.org/location/thailand/southern_thailand/surat_thani/ko_samui

Then a flight from Ko Samui to BKK and stay at the airport to then take your flight home.

These 2 flights are both done by Bangkok Airways, and they have a Discovery pass (go check out...

www.travelfish.org/feature/118

and

http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/tripreports/3919_bangkok-airways-discovery-pass-info

But from the info I don't think you can get the SR - KS link. If you could, it'd be BKK > SR > KS > BKK. But, there's no harm in trying to see if you can do and save time/money.

Cheers