TRIP ITINERARIES

For those who are curious….
My trips are pretty “budget backpacker” types with an artsy flair, preferring unique over bland.

MOROCCO 2007	INDIA 2008	NEPAL 2008
THAILAND 2009	Living & Working in SOUTH KOREA 2010	VIETNAM 2010
JEJU ISLAND, SOUTH KOREA 2010 & 2011	LAOS 2011	DREAM 2011 INDIA • Yoga Teacher Training Certifications •Reiki II Level Certification THAILAND • PADI license (diving) BALI MALAYSIA CAMBODIA

My Budget Accomodation Breakdown:
I seldom stay at “HOTELS” -unless its for work- yet, I also seldom grunge it.  I look for
1- BUDGET (Hostels, Guesthouses, Budget hotels & unique accomodations),
2- CLEANLINESS,
3- CONVENIENT LOCATION,
4- UNIQUE (artsy flair or culturally-specific lodgings).

INDIA
($8-30: budget in Delhi, Indian haveli style hotel in Jaisalmer, guesthouse in Varanasi)
MOROCCO
($10-70 a Riad in Fez, an apartment share w/ people we met on a train in Marrakech)
NEPAL
($6-30: cute artsy hotel, guesthouse/resort in small village of Chobhar, budget hotel, Nagarkot trekking hotel )
THAILAND
($6-15:  resort-style C.M. guesthouse, bungalow at catch & release fishing farm in Pai, Sukhothai bungalow, boutique hotel & hostel in Bangkok)

Budget Tours I would recommend:
THAILAND 2009* (1-3 Day Tours from $15-50, actual costs shown in itinerary)
•     Damnoen Floating Market, Elephant Camp &Snake Show (Bangkok)
• Ayutthaya Historical Sites
•     Golden Triangle Tour: includes Boat down the Mekong River to Laos, White Palace, Village Tribes (Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai & Golden Triangle)
•     3 Day Trek (Chiang Mai)
•     Medical Tourism (Bangkok, Chiang Mai)- not quite a tour but something to try
•     Rent a Scooter, Bike or Motorcycle
•     Meditation Retreat at Wat Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai
NEPAL* Wayfarers Adventures : Nepal Trekking (Under $22)
•    Two day Trek
INDIA * (Under $25)
•   Camel Safari in the desert
•  Sunrise Boat tour on the Ganges
VIETNAM:
2-day Mekong Delta Tour (Delta Adventures $19)
3-day, 5-night Sapa Trekking Tour (Sinh Tourist $107)
1-day Halong Bay Tour (Sinh Tourist)