Planning a 2 month trip to SE Asia - best way to cross borders?
A better way to say this is that within 2 months, I'd like to see Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore. And maybe cross for a day bike-free into Myanmar.
I'll most likely be flying into Bangkok. I'm not sure after researching this whether its better to rent or buy and what borders Ill be able to cross. I do know that I can rent in Vietnam and visit Laos and Cambodia according to Tigit in HCMC.
I also know that I'll only be able to cross back into Thailand twice by land. I'm thinking of getting a bike or scooter in Bangkok, heading north and possibly crossing into Myanmar for a day off the bike when I'm in the Chang Mai area. Then down south into Malaysia, Singapore (off the bike) and back into Thailand where I will return/sell the bike. Then bus to HCMC, rent there and head north to Hanoi, then back to HCMC through Laos and Cambodia. It would be nice to then bus back to Bangkok, but I will have already used my 2 land crossings for the year so I'm thinking I may have to fly back in order to catch my flight back to the States from Bangkok.
Does this sound doable within my timeframe? And are there a bunch of things I'm not thinking about, legally/borders or otherwise?
Thanks for any insight!
-Ben
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