Q&A: Xmas in Asia
My sister (user Lori J, actually), is spending a year teaching English in South Korea and isn't going to make it home for the Christmas Holidays. Our plans to try and meet her in Hawaii for New Years have fallen through and now she's wondering what to do.
She has about 5 days and wants to spend under $1000 (USD) for the flight. She's looking for somewhere to kick back on a beach with a book. It's gotta be safe, as she'll be travelling solo, and it can't be much off the beaten path as she want to maximize vacation time and minimize travel.
So far we've come up with Singapore, with a jaunt north to the islands of Malaysia or a ticket to Bangkok and then to the islands (I've said either Ko Samet or [Ko Samui]...
I'm enjoying the vicarious travel planning, but I thought other's may have some ideas I haven't thought about. I no close to nothing about the Philippines...
jani
All of your ideas are good,
All of your ideas are good, although the beaches in Singapore are kinda pathetic and the better (east coast) islands of Malaysia are pounded by monsoon rains this time of year. In Thailand, Krabi is currently at the top of my heap for great beaches and scenery, and there are cheap direct flights from both Bangkok and Singapore. Koh Samui is also very nice (just steer clear of Chaweng), but flights cost a lot more due to the Bangkok Airways monopoly. Bali might be a nice option, flights from Singapore are fairly cheap.
Cambodia seems very popular with Koreans, so she could probably score cheap flights there, but there's not much in the way of a beach scene (although I hope to be proved wrong next week in Sihanoukville!).
Vietnam is also an option, eg. Nha Trang or Phu Quoc, although I have no personal experience of either. The north (Hanoi, Hue etc) will be chilly this time of year, so you'd need to head down south.
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