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Not sure exactly what advice you are looking for unless you want us to plan your trip for you?? Suggest you start here to get some ideas going: http://www.travelfish.org/trip_planner/

Hi guys. Thanks for your feedback we are trying to gather information all the time but we are just Tring to get peoples recomendations of places we must plan in. As we are flying into Kl we plan to work up from there to Bangkok, visiting the phi phi island & phuket on route. Then from BK would like to do Chiang Mai before heading back to do Cambodia & Vietnam... This is where we lack knowledge as the only place on our list at the mo is Phnom Penh in Vietnam!!
As you can see it seems like we gave lots of gaps to fill in on route and only 8weeks before we leave. As much as I love the idea of getting of the plane and going with the flow I think some kind of plan is needed.
Thanks again n I will be sure to check out the link.

OK, I get the feeling you guys want to just kick it. Not looking to do anything special in particular. So first, you have to parse out what's important.

1. Do you want to see the big sights like Siem Reap, Halong Bay, Luang Prabang... etc?
2. Do you want to absorb culture and get completely off the beaten path?
3. Do you want to drink and chase women?
4. Do you want to chill on the beach?

Doing number one necessitates moving around from highlight to highlight. That moving eats lots of time. It can be blended somewhat with number two if you try and you move slowly, but basically doing one impedes doing the other. If you want number three, then just get off the plane and head to Pattaya. It's made for that. Number four means heading south instead of heading north or east when you get off the plane.

So better advice can be forthcoming if you specify what you really are looking to do.

Hi again... After much research we have come up with a plan but not sure how do able it is...
London - Kuala Lumper.
KL - Phuket -Ko Phi Phi-Koh Chang or Koh Jum
Then make way back to Phuket. How easy is it to get from Phuket - Ko Samui as we would then like to do Ko Samui-Ko Pha Ngan-Ko Tao-Chumpon then train to Bangkok then Ko Samet or Ko Chang
From here to Battambang-Siem Rep-Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville-Konpong Cham-Phnon Penh
From here we head to Ho Chi Minh-Mui Ne-Nha Trang-Hoi An-Hue-Halong Bay-Honoi...
Now im stuck as from Hanoi I would like to go across to Chang Rai or Chang Mai but is this possible? If so we would then head to Bangkok to end our tour.
All this in 3months. Planes trains and automobiles..

Posted from within Vietnam.

Hi. When you get to Vietnam, or before, give us a call or send an email. I'm an expat and my wife is VN. We will be happy to help you, and meet for a bia or three. Enjoy your trip!

nigeyb
Often to get from point A to point B around here, bus is your only option. Hence I favor the idea of taking small chunks of time, covering small amounts of ground at a time. Say, no more than four hours. Even that will suck. But sometimes you've got no choice because time is pressing. Were it me (and it's not - you might be different) I would stick to moving very slowly or staying in one country. Because I can't stand the bus rides. But I have taken the bus to Bangkok (it sucks more and more everytime I do it). I do it because it's cheap and we have no airport here anyway. But I hate it and if I could avoid it I would. Your trip doesn't look too bad, but I'll confess if it were me I would stick to Thailand with maybe an excursion to PP and Siem Reap.

I'm out in Mukdahan. You and your mates decide you want to get off the beaten path and head this way (stop in Khon Kaen first. Trust me, it's a cool city) let me know and I'll square you away concerning where to go and what to do. I know the city well, as I have lived here for four plus years.