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06-22-2014, 02:57 AM
Hey boys
I have a somewhat "high quality" problem.
I have 7.5 months of location independent work each year, and have two stints of 2 months each I must spend in the first world. As soon as that next stint is up (September 13) I have booked a cheap ass flight to Kuala Lumpur as a launch point for a 4-5 month sojourn in SE Asia basically to test out a few cities for a month at a time each to find the best place to live long term on future voyages.
I have narrowed it down to Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Jakarta, Manila, Cebu (or Davao) and a short side trip to Phnom Penh and Bali possibly as well.
My main priority is Quality Of Life (surprise!) which includes a nice pad, good dating options, good nightlife and the option of first world facilities on occasion.
Given the period Sept 12 through to Jan 31 2014, what in your opinion would be the best itinerary/route to take?
Any and all suggestions welcomed!
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06-22-2014, 06:00 AM
smallish city on the southern coast of Cambodia, sihanoukville. night life is excellent for SE Asia, quite touristy in parts, a lot of quality ex-pat managed restaurants. plenty to do and it doesn't have that feeling of squaller that many Asian cities have
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06-22-2014, 06:19 AM
Take the "possibly" off from Bali and make sure you go. If you haven't been before especially. To get some comfort and party options stay in Seminyak.
By your route it seems like all you're looking for is pussy and night life. Even that being the case, I would still hop by one of the Thai islands with more party (Samui, KoPhangan or PhiPhi). You'll need a breather after spending some days in Bangkok anyway.
Since you are going through Malaysia you might want to include Singapore in your plans as well.
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06-22-2014, 06:39 AM
I agree with Afarang, i would just go to Bangkok and Jakarta. If you like the look of Filipinas and mainly online game then add in Manila.
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06-22-2014, 12:36 PM
My advice if you really want to work and game remotely is do not move around too much. Hopping even every few weeks, learning a new place and settling in, and pipelining and meeting girls is more time intensive than you think. I recently visited Chiang Mai, Bangkok and Jakarta but haven't visited the Philippines.
Both Bangkok and Jakarta are massive developing cities but I found Jakarta harder to get around with worse traffic and a bit more expensive to stay in, especially drinking. Bangkok feels more accessible with more activity and is more tourist and expat friendly. That said, there's some benefits to less tourists and expats and depending upon the style of girl you like Jakarta may be preferable.
Both Bangkok and Chiang Mai have a culture of remote working as well and there's coworking spaces in both cities. It'd be easy to meet like-minded westerners in either place. Chiang Mai is cheaper and will have a more relaxed feel. I really enjoyed staying there but at some point the city may feel small. There's still good results from the nightlife but online game will be harder than the bigger cities. There's also a much higher chance of running into the same girls with logistical challenges to juggling multiple girls. I once had two girls I was seeing both invite me to the same club the same night because the city is just not very big.
I'd check the threads for the cities here and try to really define the goals of your trip, perhaps rank order them in priority. Include your work and non-girl related lifestyle/tourists activities as priorities. Once you understand the pluses and minuses of the locations a bit you can align them with your priorities.
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06-22-2014, 05:54 PM
Don't forget Boracay in the Phil's (read naughty nomads- great guy site about SEA-
http://naughtynomad.com/2010/06/27/top-1...-s-e-asia/
Check out fellow RVF brother Fistos interview with Roosh-
http://www.rooshv.com/how-one-man-banged...n-5-months
Fistos blog is awesome tons of reviews- those guys are men's men's have been very cool to me so much love to their crew-
http://www.swooptheworld.com
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06-22-2014, 08:45 PM
A good problem to have. What I would do is spend some time in each of the places you've mentioned. I'd probably start from Bangkok, maybe find an apartment there for a month and do some side trips in the meantime, decide where to go next and for how long, then move again, for example to Jakarta or Bali, do some more side trips around the country, decide where else to go or maybe stay at one place for the rest of the trip if you really like it.
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06-22-2014, 09:20 PM
Sweet reading now, thanks! Hmmm Boracay eh...
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06-22-2014, 09:23 PM
Yes Brodiaga that's what I'm doing.
I have been in Bangkok for a month before but didn't really get into the dating scene which resulted in (I'm gonna get flamed for this) some loneliness setting in. My mistake tho I guess. Won't happen a second time.
At this point the first month long stint will likely be Manila for the month of October, with a brief week in Bangkok first to blow off some steam! I will go back to Bangkok for a month straight tho possibly December/Jan.
Thanks for all your advice thus far fellas, hopefully can meetup with several of you for some adventures!
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06-22-2014, 09:25 PM
Cyclone I visited Saigon (HCMC) for a weekend and loved it, but from my reading I was gathering that bedding the locals is ILLEGAL(?!) which would put a huge damper on the lifestyle...
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06-23-2014, 01:04 PM
If you can work online, do them all, for sure would be a great trip, post a huge TR!
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06-25-2014, 01:32 AM
Hmmm I had the feeling that Bangkok smokes most cities in SEA for life quality. Maybe if I am dating a bit more when Im there? Is dating difficult in Bangkok? Would a month give me a good feel for it?
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06-25-2014, 05:39 AM
OK cool. I dated online in LA and it was reasonable although I admittedly could have put more effort in. Is the English speaking level sufficient would you say or am I screwed without Thai fluency?