You will be hard pressed to beat Asia for budget travel using everything from cheap flights from Singapore, tuk-tuks in Thailand, boats from Manila, trains in Vietnam, horse carriages in Myanmar to Pedi cabs in Cambodia, travel in Asia is always a trip!
One of the neater things in Asia is the different modes of travel available to you on vacation. You want to see the scenery, so taking land transportation is going to be the cheapest, really allowing you to see the country and save money to boot.
In most of Asia the two most common budget stretching modes are buses and trains.
Buses today in most of the region are in fairly good condition going from the major cities on major routes. On a cost per mile basis they usually are the best performers. First class buses will have rest room facilities on board as well as air-con. Most buses in Asia will have some sort of entertainment usually popular films on DVD or VCR players.
Trains in the Asian region are all over the place as far as comfort and how modern they are. For the most part expect the trains to be older. The first class on most trains are comfortable if a little pricy, but if you take over night trains you can save on a hotel night stay which will bring the real cost down, but depriving you of viewing all the scenery. Another benefit of night trains that I like is that most night trains will you get into a city early, so you can find out by examination and by talking to other travelers where the best deals are on cheap accommodations.
For the horses, Pedi cabs and tuk tuk’s those are best for local trips only, but they will almost always be the cheapest you will find in Asia and great for the photo albums.
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You see I started this web site because I love to travel, always have since I was a little kid in Chicago and I jumped on a bus and went out exploring the Chicago lakefront on my own. Since then I have seen a bit more and I want to share with you the interesting ways that I find to save a buck on my travels I also really like expensive luxury hotels hopefully enough of you will visit the site that I will be able to afford to stay in them all the time. Below is a list of articles that I have posted on the internet.
I do have a confession my real name is Fred not Charley My Fathers name is Charley and and my Beloved Unkle Vince in California my travel mentor was quite upset that I didn't name it Cheap Vincent's as he feels, and he has a valid point here that he has taught me more on saving a buck than my dad, but Cheap Vincent's Hotels misquoting the Duke in the Green Berets said "It doesn't Sing" Have a Great Day!