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Originally posted by Munchkin03
I'm super-pumped about it and wondered if any GC folk had ever made it over to SE Asia, and if they had any suggestions about what to bring and things to do--our itinerary is pretty much taken care of, but I've got a free day or two.
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I've been to different countries than where you are going: Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Malaysia and Vietnam. I went in 1994.
Hmmm...definitely have comfortable walking shoes (Tevas might be good) and maybe your own waterbottle that you can refill so you can have water to take with you (I am assuming that you could fill it with the hotel's water each morning...best to check to make sure that it is actually potable water). Do you need malaria pills or anything for Cambodia? Sunscreen of course, and maybe even an umbrella to keep the intense sun off of you.
And now for the scary part:
You might also think about getting cables ties (sometimes called zip ties) so that people can't stuff things into your zippered pockets on your luggage when you're not looking (thinking of Brokedown Palace here, which was Thailand). You can probably buy a bag of them at Office Depot or Staples. If you have a cable tie on, you can only get it off by cutting it off (you'll need scissors too). It's the kind of thing that they use to seal mailbags with. Anyhow, if the cabletie is off, then you KNOW that someone has been fiddling where they shouldn't be.
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