Affordable Asia

I cant tell you about other places but you are surely welcomed to India and receive its warm hospitality.

I agree that it can be affordable but, from Europe, the cost of the flight is what makes it more expensive. When I worked in the leisure side, we used to see really cheap deals to Asia, especially Thailand and I would easily sell many holidays there due to how cheap it was! I am hoping the next tiem I go to Asia, it will be to Cambodia and vietnam

Once you are in any Asian countries it would be cheap to fly out to another Asian country with airasia the most affordable airlines in Asia. They can even go to zero fare which means you have only to pay fuel charges and airport tax. But this crazy offer doesn't come often and need to book one year in advance. I am also a keen traveler and my next trip is going round the other parts of Malaysia sometime in April. Next will be to thailand. B

When thinking of going overseas for a vacation, most people here would choose Bali for its beaches and affordable costs. Some also prefer Phuket and, lately, even Vietnam. From Western Australia, Bali is only less than 4 hours away and there are plenty of discounted flights available. Once there, the costs would be considered low compared to most other overseas vacation destinations. It seems trending now that couples would even make plans to get married there; for roughly the same costs, they would probably get better venues and higher rating star hotels to have the wedding there instead.

India is very big as you can able to select one or two place to visit. I checked in one response you planned Delhi, Goa and Agra and Kerala one is in North other is in west (very far from each other) If you go by air then will take few hours, but if you plan you travel by train or road transport will take days to reach different destinations. Rough calculation if you plan 2-3 days in each place considering transportation and stay will cost you 8000-10000 US dollars. (in this above, I am not considering transportation from your place to India) and considering US dollar at Rs. 48 (dollar price keep changing)

I bet Malsives must be very expensive to so since it is the famous touring site in the world. As you mentioned you take the cost of accommodation into consideration. Travelling to China is a good choice for you. There are many places to visit and the cost is not very expensive since I am Chinese.

Unfortunately you wouldn't be able to get a budget priced ticket to Asia like you could if you were travelling within Europe as your destination. China has always fascinated me in that it is so clean there, I absolutely love the food, and the Chinese women are very very beautiful, I would love to travel on the Bullet train because I love trains, this would be quite an adventure. The expense wouldn't worry me, what would would be the long flight to get there. The longest flight I've been on is 4 hours within Europe. I am not a keen flyer so spending too much time on a plane is not my idea of fun.

I have been to a number of countries in the Asia-Pacific region, very enchanting and beautiful. There are places which are very expensive to stay, yet there are others I would say very reasonable. Island countries certainly have the attraction for spending the holidays.

Well, many people from India are visiting Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore these days as well as Cambodia. Not many are going to Phillipines though. Myanmar has ancient connect with Indian civilization, but not much popular destination it is. If you come to India, you would have a wide range of accomodation, though I have read that some of the Indian five star hotels have very high rates for foreign tourists in Dollar terms. So, you can look for 2 or 3 star hotels, or may be budget hotels.

Yes maxi,most of the Asian countries is affordable places to visit specially for the Westerners. There accommodation and food prices are cheap in comparison with other countries. As you mentioned about Thailand , India, Vietnam and Indonesia you can save money if you take there country made foods. Western foods are costly there. Moreover you will enough local currency in exchange of Dollar or Pound. But Japan is very costly country like American and European countries. I think Taiwan and South Korea would be costly for the travelers.

I hear (from a friend that lived there for six months and my brother in law who currently lives there) that Vietnam is a much more affordable place to visit than Thailand for westerners as they do not make things overpriced as much just because you are white. You get a similar culture and experience, but you get it cheaper and are not hassled for money as much. I have personally never been to either country, but I would love to experience the region while we have family living there. Indonesia can be very affordable too, but there are some parts that are not very safe to travel through.

If it will be based on the foreign currency, it is really cheaper to travel in Asia. I've been to Central Asia, it somewhat cheaper to take the costless travel. In Hong Kong or Singapore, the place is expensive for some people who had traveled in this country.

I like traveling but I have never gone oversea so far. What a pity! each nation has their own beauty. we can`t compare between China or Viet Nam, for example. Why not try it your way?

I would love to recommend you Boracay in Philippines, it's amazing. And since you like the medieval look of seghisoara, right? Try to search the Vigan City in Ilocos Philippines as well, not medieval but hispanic sort of look of it's town. And there's a beautiful beach also in northern part of Ilocos. I haven't been there but it's another place I would love to visit.

Usually the eating and living in China is not so expensive. If you don't eat in a five class restaurants and hotels. But somewhat I think the entrance tickets are expensive. For example, many years ago when I visited the Summer Palace and the The Forbidden City, the tickets were already very expensive at that time. Now the price will be much more expensive. And this is why my friends tell me that it is cheaper to visit Thailand. Besides, it has beautiful beaches and nice fruits. I shall visit there one day.

I do agree that there are a lot of countries in Asia which is very much affordable for travel.It has many great beaches and cultural scenery in which would be very helpful in gaining knowledge. Island hopping in the Philippines is great, together with snorkeling I am sure you will find our country an amazing place to visit. Hoping you will enjoy your visit.. -Happy Mylotting-

India is indeed cheap. While I paid a dollar a banana when I was in the US on holiday for the equivalent of a dollar here in India I could get around 15 of those. A cup of tea in Europe cost me 3 US dollars with that money here I could get around 20 cups!! and so is the case with several other commodities including even your dental treatment. I know of Indians living abroad coming here and attending to all their medical needs. They even buy shoes here. So welcome to India maximax. And with British Pounds you could have a ball!

Asia is quite affordable due to the lower standard of living. This makes accommodations and food a lot cheaper than in Europe of the US. With lower wages, services are also much more affordable. So eating at a sit-down restaurant won't cause you an arm and a leg. But how about airfare to Asia? Being farther, I would think the airfare would also be more expensive so I guess it will end up cheaper if you stay in Asia for a longer period. Like go on an Asian tour, I suppose. I'm surprised they mentioned Japan. My stay in Tokyo was quite expensive: accommodations, food, transport, etc. Plus the bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto was quite steep. As for not mentioning the Philippines, many travel magazine tend to overlook the Philippines. Perhaps cause it's not quite as popular as its neighbors like Thailand, Vietnam or Indonesia...?

The reason they did not mention the philippins is it is expensive to live her and not really safe to travel on your own. Yes there are some nice places here, but the citys are dirty.

This is too bad for us. maybe the author had experienced not so good about Philippines. It is very sad. but you are going to love the Philippines if you are an adventurous one. Aside from island hopping and snorkeling, we also have other challenging activities in the Philippines. One of which is the caving. The Sagada, Mountain Province own two very well preserved, and maintained caves, namely Lumiang and Sumaguing Caves. Inside the cave we did a lot of physical challenging activities such as walk... walk.. walk... cross from one big stone to another. We crossed underground river chest deep with very cold spring water... Up.. up.. up.. walk.. walk... rappel.. rappel.. rappel... We started at 1pm and finished the exploration at 7pm. Truly upon exiting the cave you will be shouting "I survived!" tourist guides are available and can communicate in English, so no problem with the communications, unless you don't speak English or Filipino. Affordable? yes, it is very affordable even the inns around the area. There are many places you can go in the Philippines with different activities you will surely enjoy.