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A friend asked me about going to Vietnam with him next year. Someone at the bar I work at said the other day to me, unrelated, that it seems to be sort of a trendy place for people to go right now, I dont know if that's true or not.

We would be going late February into beginning of March of 2027, for about 2 weeks. We live in Boston and would fly in and back to here, possibly with a layover we are gonna try to turn into a 1 night thing.

That said neither of us have a strong knowledge of Vietnam, outside of major things in history and the fact that we grew up in an area with a pretty big Vietnamese community. We're 2 guys in our mid 30s, hard working, both into other guys. Even a couple days away in New England seems like it's gonna blow up your bank account, but at the same time money comes & money goes. Besides the plane tickets, I'd say 1500 is reasonable budget for 2 weeks, though I could save 2 over the next year or so.

We both like to meet new people, we are simple, we want to chill, go to bars and meet people, walk around, go out at night, get massages, take a walk somewhere, get barefoot. We're pretty friendly & usually people are pretty attracted to us most places we go, but neither of us has been to Asia before.

We definitely want to visit Saigon, I think we'd need at least 5 days, other than that we are both just casually looking for things that might interest us. Vietnam's a big country & we certainly are gonna see a fraction of everything.

Anyone have any good advice or experience travelling around & seeing different places? Any familiar & want to impart any wisdom on our nascent travel idea? Obviously, most stuff I can learn online but figure some people might have some good or bad things theyd be willing to share about their experiences? Let me know!

Hello! A friend and I are planning to travel through parts of the Middle East and North Africa this summer. We had originally planned/booked a flight from Turkey directly into Amman but it was recently cancelled and we are trying to come up with other options. Our backup is just to purchase another flight but it would be wonderful if there was an alternative way. Has anyone had any luck/experience hitchhiking in this area?

We are considering either flying into Baghdad and then trying to hitchhike to Damascus and then Amman. I speak a little Arabic (at least enough to make some basic conversation and get around) so I’m not too worried about that, but I’m unsure if hitchhiking is a feasible plan. Are there buses that take this route? Should I bring things to barter with? Would a guide be recommended? Any advice would be appreciated!

Got two weeks coming up next April, both places have good food up the wazoo that I will have no trouble devouring, beautiful nature and too many to list cultural and historical sites that are right up my alley, so I'm torn. I have about a 10k to 15k budget for the trip.

I guess it will boil down to which country is more "accessible" in terms of mass transit which will probably be Sri Lanka and its rail system, but then again...Nepal has the Himalayas I've always wanted to see in person, anyone travel to both? Which country would you visit first?

I don't know why it is so hard to find a female traveler to travel with in a budget😭 Generally as a student my savings are low. But I really want to see the world. I know where to cut off expenses and a very good travel planner. But the irony is I do not have any partner. Solo travelling is really not safe in many countries. My age is only 17 now. Is there anyone here who is also finding someone like me? We can easily share rooms, rides which cut off the costs. And Iam from Bangladesh, prospectiveuniversitys student. We can connect and go on budget trip whenever our costs alligns!!

Like recently I made a travel plan for 14 days. My country →Thailand→Cambodia→Phu Quoc→Malaysia→my country

In budget way, including all it will cost me 1000 USD for 4 countries major points😭😭😭

Hi,

I’m planning a trip to Jordan later this month/early June and will be renting a car. I wanted to get some thoughts on the following itinerary:

Days 1–2: Amman (3 nights)

Day 3: Jerash + Ajloun (day trip)
Back to Amman for night

Day 4: Amman → Dead Sea (1 night)
Staying the night at the Dead Sea

Days 5–6: Dana Biosphere Reserve (2 nights)

Days 7–8: Petra (2 nights)

Days 9–10: Wadi Rum (2 nights)

Day 11: Unsure/maybe keeping it open?
Potentially Aqaba (but not too crazy about just snorkelling/diving unless the city itself is also fun) or Ma’in
Could also wait till then and choose to revisit Dana, Petra, or Dead Sea

Day 12: Madaba & Mount Nebo
Sleep in Madaba or Amman or somewhere else?

Day 13: Return to Amman

Day 14: Depart

Is this itinerary good? Am I visiting all the right places? Are the days spaced out correctly? Any ideas for days 11-13? I could also cut the trip short or add a day to one of the locations.

I like local/authentic places, villages, historical sites, nature, cities.

My aim is to experience the culture, people, and country. I want to be able to really immerse myself. This is my first solo trip that’s not for work/university so I’m very excited and want to make the most of it!

Thanks!