Appendix/Travel costs/Hotel costs and remarksMar 15, 2012
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| Accomadation Costs 2011 to 2012 All tariffs have been converted to Australian dollars and comments on accomadition are my opinion at the time of our stays Hong Kong 26/09/2011 to /03/10/2011 Mong Kok Ericas $66.97 per/Night Total $535.83 Great place close to transport restruants ect but need to book through airbnb highly recomend and reasonable rate for Hong Kong Macau 4/10/2011 to 6/10/2011 Aron & Marsia Macau $87.84 per/Night Total $263.52 Another great place in Old Tapia area can walk to most tourist attractions in the area bus passes are cheap and a good way to get around .Arron & Marsia great hosts along with there dog Levi will be back for sure. ONE MUST in Macau is THE HOUSE OF DANCING WATER a show at The City of Dreams Casino in which Arron performs. This was another airbnb booking Guangzhou 7/10/2011 to 9/10/2011 Grand Continental $39.35 per/Night Total $118 Great hotel 28th floor great view huge room flat screen tv /many english channels/clean/good value/close to transport/friendly staff/ Yangshou 10/10/2011 to 14/10/2011 Holiday Inn 80rmb = $13.11 per/Night Total $13.11 Clean/average bathroom/singlebeds/hard mattress's/very noisy/just average Bamboo House Hotel 100rmb = $16.39 per/Night Total $65.57 Great staff /good bathroom /very large bed and great mattress /close to west street and all the action /highly recomend this hotel very good value Guilin 15/10/2011 to 16/10/2011 Wada Hostel 100rmb = $16.39 per Night Total $32.78 Good postion near /Train Station / Buses / long distance buses/ great staff very good english and most helpful /average rooms /clean but tired/if you like your beer you wont drink here small bottle15rmb why????? overall would stay here again Overnight Train To Kunming 17/10/2011 Kunming 18/10/2011 Home Inn 168rmb = $27.54 Total $27.54 Large room on 7th floor clean /TV english news / right in the middle of town /a good overnighter/helpful staff but no english Overnight Train To Lijiang 19/10/2011 Lijiang 20/10/2011 to 21/10/2011 International Youth Hostel 108rmb = $17.70 Total $35.40 In the old town great position close to many of the sights. But very dim and musty room /needed agood clean /staff helpfull /lumpy mattress/ hot water 7am to 11am & 6pm to 11pm /think you could do better here if you look around heaps of places to stay Shangri-La 22/10/2011 to 25/10/2011 No Name Chinese Hotel Near entrance to old city centre 100rmb = $16.39 Total $65.57 Great find just about to be finished hence the great rate/ staff no english at all but very very helpfull/hot water 24hrs/internet/flat screen with english news channel/ room cleaned each day /great bath room /will be back will we get such a great rate next time Qiaotou 26/10/2011 Jane's Guesthouse 100rmb = $16.39 Total $16.39 Nice Guest house / friendly staff /clean rooms /able to leave packs there when doing the gorge walk /local and western food but local food wesrtenised /some english spoken here /bus tickets organized for onward desternations Tiger Leaping Gorge 27/10/2011 Halfway House guest house 150rmb = $24.59 Total $24.59 What can i say /brillant views from deck of the gorge/great food /good rooms and views /great staff and good english/will be back Janes Guesthouse 28/10/2011 Jane's Guesthouse 100rmb = $16.39 Total $16.39 Nice Guest house / friendly staff /clean rooms /able to leave packs there when doing the gorge walk /local and western food but local food wesrtenised /some english spoken here /bus tickets organized for onward desternations Dali 29/10/2011 - 31/10/2011 Lily Pad Hostel 90rmb = $14.75 Total $44.26 What can i say FABULOUS /great room /great shower /great mattress /great staff /and even special food evenings fish hot pot when we were there /would recomend this hostel to everyone /best we have stayed at in China /ecellent value for money Kunmuing 1/11/2011 Again No Name Hotel Near Southern Bus Station 50 rmb = $8.19 Total $8.19 Picked up by tout near Southern bus station taken to Quasi-Hotel about 5minutes from bus station /clean room /twin beds/bathroom not bad/squat toilet/tv english news/restruant downstairs great food/taken back to bus station next morning great/food and lodgings and transport for 107rmb/what more could you ask Xinjie (yuanyyang rice terraces ) 20/11/2011 Number 3 Unamed Chinese Hotel 50rmb = $8.19 Well this is a 50 rmb a night room /musty/squat toilet/no shower head/windows not lockable/bed not to bad/overall alright at a crunch Hong Kong Average $66.97 Macau Average $87.84 Mainland China Average $17.62 Total Average For China $33.66 Vietnam Sapa 3/11/2011- 7/11/2011 Lotus Hotel 200000 Dong = $9.52 Total $47.61 What a great place /staff helpful /room serviced everyday /wifi in room /tv english news and movie chanels / right in the centre of town / great views /highly recomend this hotel Overnight Train To Hanoi 8/11/2011 Cat Bau Island 9/11/2011 - 14/11/2011 Huong Cang Hotel 160000 Dong = $7.62 Total $45.72 Great views/great balcony/WiFi in room/Tv english news & movie channel/staff inconsistent one day good next day shitty/ but there are plenty of hotels in this area around the same price we paid $8.00usd/good bia hoi stands near harbour entrance 40000.00 dong for 2 litre's Hanoi 15/11/2011 - 18/11/2011 Hanoi Home Hostel 300000 Dong = $14.28 Total $57.14 Small but clean room /flat screen tv heaps of channels/air condition/spotless bathroom/for first three days staff really great /last 12hrs of stay turned to shit/accused of breaking air conditioner finally it was the circuit breaker that had triped no apolgy to us /paid bill in morning then chased down street to say we had given them wrong money yes we had been scamed what a sad way to end a great stay be careful when paying the bill ask for receipt and make sure to have them count the money in front of you Ho Chin Minh City 19/11/2011 - 22/11/2011 Boss 1 Hotel 60200 Dong = $28.66 Total $114.64 Large room /Tv/internet/breakfast/fridge/in room safe/Breakfast very average.but did do breaky on last at 6.30 am for us before free transfer to air port.All in all average hotel.pleasant staff claen and tidy place but think you can do better in backpacker area Average room rate for Vietnam $13.25 Bangkok 23/11/2011 Four Sons Village 650Bht = $21.66 Total $21.66 The desk staff have been rude to us for the last time.have been comming here several times a year for the last 5 years. This was and probably still a good value hotel,small balcony /cable Tv /rooms serviced each day/cleaning staff great/good restruant/ rooms getting very tired and need a good spruce up/ will not accept phone or internet bookings this is very frustrating after many years of rude front desk staff this is our last vist a pity as i have recomended this hotel to a great many travellers over the last five years we will not be back Bangkok 24/11/2011 Siam one 590Bht = $19.66 Total $19.66 Small but clean room /pleasant front desk staff /good hot shower /cable Tv /in room safe / room serviced each day as long as you ask /air con stays on 24/7 all in all a good value budget room we will be back Average for Thailand $20.66 Yangon 25/11/2011 Decent Hotel 19800Kyat = $25.00 Total $25.00 Worst hotel we have stayed at this trip/dirty/breakfast almost inedible/bad area for transport/mould every where in room/staff were helpful though/white faces room rate shot through roof but all we could get would not recomend this place at all Yangon 26/11/2011 -27/11/2011 Motherland Two 16632Kyat = $21.00 Total $42.00 Large backpacker place/medium size room /clean /staff helpful/good breakfast/air con/tv with engish news and movie channels/good place to get info asmany people comming and going/even cooked us breakfast at 4.15 am great service Chaung Tha Beach 28/11/2011 - 3/12/2011 Shew Hin Tha Hotel 18216Kyat = $23.00 Total $130.00 (one night @ $15.00 ) Bad start here room nice but nothing worked air con broken /no hot water then no cold water /tv not working / fridge not working /all of wich we had payed for . All sorted out in the end /there is only power here from 6pm to 6am/ sometimes the hot water works/nbut the staff are always helpful with smiles on there face/this is probably the best value hotel on the beach /as we checked all the others out some with stupid prices one even asking $105.00usd room no better than ours.Restaurant expensive and small serves plenty of better options oppsite side of road some of the cheapest and freshest seafood any where in asia wonder how long it will remain like this Most nights seafood dinners/crabs/prawns/fresh fish many diffrent varieties/and beer cost for two usually about 8000 - 10000kyat = $12.62 WE WILL BE BACK if only for the seafood Yangon 4/12/2011 Okinawa Guest House 19800Kyat = $25.00 Total $25.00 Last resort could not get into any other guest houses not good value cold water only another example of not enough guest houses in Yangon good location though Yangon 5/12/2011 Motherland Two 14250 = $19.00 Total $19.00 Large backpacker place/medium size room /clean /staff helpful/good breakfast/second time we have stayed here diffrent room this time no air or tv only $2.00 diffrence best to go the extra 2bucks and get air and tv we stayed in room 6 the first time with air &tv again the early morning breaky great service Mawlamyine 6/12/2011-8/12/2011 Sandal Wood Hotel 15600Kyhat = $20.00 Total $60.00 Great hotel/large room with fan/tv/hot&cold water/good breakfast/very helpful staff/close to the river/ markets/ and good river side food stalls at night along the river if your budget extends another $10.00 then would recomend Cinderalla Hotel just arond the corner best hotel we have looked at in Burma so far and staff falling over to help you wish our budget extended that far Hpa - An 9/12/2011 Soe Brothers Guest House 12480Kyhat = $16.00 Total $16.00 WHAT A DUMP small manky room dirty /looks like its been put together with materials from a scrap heap/water damaged ceiling /toilet seat held together with wire/just a DUMP/just shows what you can demand and get with an overloaded tourist market we will not be back /advise strongly this is not the place to go/however if you arrive in Hpa-An there is only one other hotel that takes foriengers which is demanding $35.00 a night only one redeeming feature of Soe brothers the staff do try hard to be helpful Overnight Bus to Inle Lake 10/12/2011 Nyaungshwe (Inle Lake) 11/12/2011 - 14/12/2011 Gypsy Inn 14820Kyhat = $19.00 3nights 11700Kyhats = $15.00 1 night Total $72.00 Hotel right on the canal/helpful staff/great breakfasts/ large room /hot and cold water/clean and serviced each day/ask for a room at the back boats can be noisey and start running at about 6am /otherwise not a bad hotel had better had worse tip for boat /treking and transport Sunny Day Tour Services are good and reliable ask for Thante or his brother we have used them on our last 2 trips to Myanmar 2007/2011 they are right oppsite the market on the main road western side i think email is htwe.sunny@yahoo.com Bagan 15/12/2011 - 17/12/2011 Zar Chin Win (2) Hotel 9360Kyhat = $12.00 3nights Total $36.00 Very average hotel/air condition but no control off or cold /bathroom grotty room in need of a good clean and a paint /worst breakfast we have had in Burma /staff helpful but a little strange fairly pushy on bus tickets and horse cart rides /Tv / hot and cold water / all said very average hotel but at only$12.00 a night not bad value Overnight bus to Yangoon 18/12/2011 Yangon 19/12/2011 White house 17710Kyhat = $22.00 Total $22.00 Arrived at 4.30am after overnight bus from Bagan /given spare room for a sleep then had breakfast best yet in Mynamar after 26 days on the road/new room after breakfast staff could not have been more helpful/room average/bathroom average/bed great/we only stayed one night here wish we had found it at the begining of our trip to Mynmar Yangoon 20/12/2011-21/12/2011 Dennis & War War What a great two days hope we can repay there hospitalty one day a highlight of our trip to Mynamar THANK YOU BOTH Bangkok 22/12/2011-29/12/2011 New Siam 590Bhat = $18.73 Total $$149.84 Great guesthouse/room spotless/great bed/good bathroom/in room safe/air con & fan/cable tv/room serviced everyday if you want/cleaning staff &front office staff great/we really enjoyed our stay and will be back again Overnight Bus to Krabi 30/11/2011 Ao Nang 31/11/2011-19/01/2012 ???? Bunglows 650Bhat = $20.24 Total $404.98 Question marks you may ask sometimes you find a place so special you dont want to have it overun with tourists next time you come .Great bungalow with large verandah/huge tiled bedroom come living room/satellite tv/medium size bar fridge enough to put 30 or so small beer bottles in/large bathroom shower over bath/air conditioned/large windows with great views/and a Lady owner that cannot be more helpful all this set in a jungle setting with greatviews not telling where it is but a hint look beyond Fred Flinstones place Penang 20/01/2012 - 22/01/2012 Hotel Mingood 105Ringgit = $33.33 Total $100.02 We Booked this hotel on reviews from trip advisor This place has seen better days medium sized room/fridge /aircon/cable tv/ room safe/shower over bath/furniture in room stained and grubby/breakfast/juice /coffee/ceral/toast/if you wantcooked breakfast have to pay extra. Just down the road street stalls where you can get breaky much better valueand great food.All in all dont know why this hotel has such good reviews as is very average /day time front office staff and cleaning staff helpful and cheerful but night staff very poor and in fact just slack!!! overall would not come back here teach us for booking on line. For the same money should be able to do better in this area There is a new hotel next door called Yes which would prove better value for the same money. Kuala Lumpur 23/01/2012-28/01/2012 Hotel City 88Ringgit = $27.93 Total $167.61 This is a tried and trusted hotel we have stayed here many times over the past six years/a good budget place/clean rooms /average size/cable TV/air con/room serviced each day/medium sized bathrooms but be careful of tiled floors when wet extremely slippery /good cleaning staff/great front desk staff/less than 50 metres to china town entrance/close to mono rail,buses.and LRT (light rail ).also walking distance to many of KL`s attractions /many good hawkers stalls in this area.all in all a great hotel and area to stay in KL To all who may use this info safe travelling (any questions howlong51@hotmail.com) TRANSPORT COSTS All costs have been converted to Australian dollars and total indicates the total price for 2 people Melbourne to Hong Kong 25/10/2011 to 26/10/2011 Quantas 747 by air $629.41 AUD Total $1258.82 Hong Kong 26/09/2011 -4/10/2011 Octopus Card all public transport $200hkd = $26.75 per/person Total $53.50 for eight days use great value Hong Kong /Macau 4/10/2011 Ferry Crossing $126hkd = $16.85 per/person Total $33.73 Macau/china 4/10/2011 - 7/10/2011 Macau touch card 55mop = $7.33 per person Total $14.66 Zhuhai (Kee Kwan Bus station ) to Guangzhou 4/10/2011 Bus 75rmb = $12.30 per/person Total $24.60 Guangzhou to Yangshou 10/10/2011 Bus 150rmb = $24.60 per/person Total $49.20 Yangshou to Guilin 15/10/2011 Bus 19rmb = $3.00 per/person Total $6.00 Guilin to Kunming 17/10/2011 - 18/10/2011 Overnight Train 270rmb = $44.26 / per/person Total $88.52 Kunming to Lijiang 19/10/2011 Overnight Train 142rmb = $23.27 per/person Total $46.55 Lijiang to Shangralia 22/10/2011 Bus 63rmb = $10.32 per/person Total $20.65 Shangri-La to Tiger Leaping Gorge 26/10/2011 Bus 37rmb per/person = $6.06 Total $12.13 Tiger Leaping Gorge to Dali 29/10/2011 Bus 60 rmbper/person = $9.83 Total $19.67 Dali to Kunming 1/11/2011 Bus 110 per/person = $18.03 Total $36.06 Kunming to Xinjie (Yuanyang Rice Terraces ) 2/11/2011 Bus 136 rmb = $22.29 Total $44.59 Xinjie (Yuanyang Rice Terraces )to Hekou 3/11/2011 Bus 64rmb = $10.49 Total $20.98 Loa Cai to Sapa 3/11/2011 Mini Van 40000 Dong = S1.90 Total $3.80 Sapa to Loa Cai 8/11/2011 Mini Van 40000 Dong = $1.90 Total $3.80 Loa Cai to Hanoi 8/11/2011 Overnight Train 420000 Dong = $20.00 Total $40.00 Hanio to Cat Bau Island 9/11/2011 Bus/mini van/Ferry/Small Bus 190000 = $9.04 Total $18.05 Cat Ba Island to Hanoi 15/11/2011 Bus mini van/ferry/bus 190000 Dong = $9.04 Total $18.05 Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City 19/11/2011 Air Asia by Air 1678999 Dong = $79.95 Total $159.90 Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok 23/11/2011 Air Asia by Air $60.00 Total $120.00 Bangkok to Yangon 25/11/2011 Air Asia by Air $35.00 Total $70.00 Yangon to Chaung Tha Beach 28/11/2011 Taxi and Bus 12500Kyhat = $15.78 Total$31.56 Chaung Beach to NNgwe Saung Beach and back 2/12/2011 Motor Bikes and river ferries 14000 = $17.67 Total $35.35 Chaung Beach to Yangon 4/12/2011 Bus Airconditioned 8000Kyhat = $10.10 Total $20.20 Yangon to Mawlamyine 6/12/2011 Train 12000Kyhat = $16.00 Total $32.00 Mawlamyine to Thanbyuzayat to Mawlamyine 7/12/2011 Buses and Motorbike taxis 2550Kyhat = $3.28 Total $6.54 Mawlamyine to Bilu Kyun to Mawlamyine 8/12/2011 Ferry 780Kyhat = $1.00 Total $2.00 Horse and Cart 3000Khyat = $3.85 Total $7.70 Bus come truck? 1000Khyat = $1.28 Total $2.56 Ferry 1000Kyhat = $1.28 Total $2.56 Motorbike Taxi 500Kyhat = $0.64 Total $1.28 Grand Total for the day 6280 Kyhat = $8.05 Total $16.10 Mawlamyine to Hpa-An 9/12/2011 Pickup truck/Ferry/Tuk Tuk 8300Kyhat = $10.64 Total $21.28 Hpa-An to Bago 10/12/2011 Bus 4000Kyhat = $5.13 Total $10.26 Bago to Shwenyaung 10/12/2011 - 11/12/2011 Bus 18000Kyhat = $23.08 Total $46.15 Shwenyaung to Nyaungshwe 11/12/2011 Taxi 1500Kyhat = $1.92 Total $3.85 Inle Lake Tour 12/12/2011 Boat all day with Thante 5000Kyhat = $6.41 four people on boat Total $25.64 this included Thante as guide and side trip to Inthein a must Nyaungshew to Bagan 15/12/2011 Taxi and bus 1450Kyhat = $18.58 Total $37.17 Bagan Horse Cart around stuppas all day 5500Kyhat = $7.05 Total $14.10 Bagan to Yangoon 18/12/2011 =19/12/2011 Overnight Bus & Taxi 170000 = $21.79 Total $43.58 Yangoon to Bangkok 22/12/2011 Air Asia flight$35.00 Total $70.00 Bangkok to Krabi 30/12/2011 Overnight bus 750Baht = $23.80 Total $47.61 Krabi to Ao Nang 31/12/2011 Songtheow 50Baht = $1.58 Total $3.17 Ao Nang to Penang 20/01/2012 Mini Van 650Baht = $20.63 Total $41.26 Penang to Kuala Lumpur 23/01/2012 Bus 35 Ringgit = S11.11 Total $22.22 Kuala Lumpur toSingapore 29/01/2012 Bus 35 Ringgit = $11.11 Total $22.22 Singapore to Melbourne 29/01/2012 Quantas A380 by air $629.41 Total $1258.82 To all those who use this info safe travelling any questions(howlong51@hotmail.com) |
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