Well.. where I would choose to go? Of course far away from Singapore. The Farther, the better, lesser stress, much more fun at least for me. But our holiday are not that long enough to go very far and budget is limited. In this case, I filter out my trip within ASEAN countries such as Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and so on. NO Malaysia (is too near). 
First, I can decide where I want to go or to where the best deal is on. Let say I wanted to go Bagan(Myanmar) where historical place with thousands of pagodas, however, that gonna cost about a thousand while there is no promotion on this tour package. I would love to choose Phuket(Thailand) 3D2N at 5stars hotel include 2way flights with Silk Air for S$299 instead of $588 usual. So in my case, I will just look for the best deal and let it take me to somewhere away from Singapore on my holiday instead having headache about where to go such as City Tour or Beach Resort or Historical Places.
Second thing in my mind is transportation, whether I want to spend on the road with friends then I would choose bus or coach. Flying to the destination is saved me much more time, and choosing ferry or cruise is depend on where I want to go. Like going to Penang(Malaysia), either I choose coach and enjoy road trip or I can fly there in no time without spending 10 hours on the bus then I could use those extra hour to go Langkawi or even to the Krabi(Thailand).
Here are some places you can always find cheap tour package at range of S$30-S$300 at almost all season. I just need to look out for it at www.deal.com.sg or ask the agents which one offer most discount, which one has promotion and compare prices, days of trip, accommodation, activities and most importantly where I want to go. As for me, anywhere other than Singapore is FULL OF FUN!!!
Angkor Wat ( Cambodia )
Bali-( Indonesia )
Phuket ( Thailand )
Bintan ( Indonesia )
Penang ( Malaysia )
Batam ( Indonesia )
Hanoi ( Veitnam )
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| Hanoi - Night |
Bangkok ( Thailand )
These are just bargain package of easy to find tour package less than S$300 almost all season, however, there are many other places that I want to go in Asia. I will make another post " Places to go in Asia " with details of the place, activities there and also measure the meter of enjoyment.
Thing we do before going anywhere
Pick up the camera and go. No.
- Check online price and other agents of the promotion (S$ may vary depending on hotel, flight or coach type)
- Research about the place we are going (Activities, Must-Go places and most importantly good place to eat)
And all other things like exchange money so that I would not have worry for it,but not much,only the amount I might need, visa-master will help along. I like to pack things waterproof as possible as I can. I prefer not to bring valueable item which also including electronic gadget such as like I-family(Ipod-Ipad-Iphone-Iair-Ibahblah). Buy waterproof bag for the camera and use the cheap waterproof phone in case you may need phone.
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| HardRock Hotel - Penang (Malaysia) |
It's not too late to update my facebook and post the photo on my blog when I come back since I aint going around the world for whole year.
PS
Travel is the physical move from point A to point B that
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