Travel planning !!! - Dubai

Hii guys sorry im slaking with the pre travel blogs but im really busy looking for all the info I need for my trip and to get things at the best price!

So I feel I should have done my country trip planning info in order of me visiting but someone countries I got sorted before the others so today’s blog post is for Dubai the first country im visiting on my trip.

In Dubai I arrive at 07:05 on the second on September (I set off on the 1^st) I am only staying for 3 days 2 nights so I wanted to pack as in as much as I could without being too compact.

Day 1

so on the day I arrive I am planning to meet 2 friends (her blog I posted last time) on this day I plan to visit the burj khalifa (were thinking going there for sun set!) and the malls, musical fountains just things all in that area.

http://www.burjkhalifa.ae/en - if you follow this link you can get your tickets for the Burj Khalifa, boat ride on the fountains and a few more things as well is more info up to 30days in advance (this is a little cheaper to buy online)

Day 2

The second day I plan to do some looking around general sightseeing something that is more or less free other than transport and the mode of transport I’m using is the train/monorail as it’s a lot cheaper to buy an all day pass. Nothing better than some nice architectural sight seeing!!! On the night I’m planning on booking a night tour in the desert. You can get this in several places all around the same price but some companies offer slightly different things, I will be booking this but I’m just doing some last minute comparisons and its about £50.

The main thing about this tour/trip other than a few small changes depending on where it gets booked is:

·         5-hour Dubai desert excursion by 4x4 vehicle

·         Take in the views of the golden desert landscape as a guide drives 

·         Visit a camel farm in the heart of the desert and ride a camel 

·         Enjoy an exhilarating sandboarding experience down the desert dunes

·         Get a henna tattoo on your hands or feet, if you wish

·         Enjoy a delicious BBQ dinner under the Arabian stars while watching live folk- and belly-dancing shows

Places to find this trip/tour

Viator.com - trips and tours 

STA travel 

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Travel planning !!! - Thailand

Ok so the last few days I've been doing lots of reassurch and travel planning for all the countries I'm going to, from how to get to A to B and prices all that stuff and I now feel very prepared and organised for my trip :) (still a few months yet though) so I thaught I would share with you all some really useful websites and links: 

The basic ones I've used for everything (flights and hotels) all have apps too! 

Booking.com 

Egoda.com 

Sky scanner 

Viator.com - trips and tours 

Thailand: 

Www.ferrysamui.com 

Www.ferryphuket.com 

-The above are very cheap ferry sites to get from island to Island and include bus transport in prices too well worth looking into. Easy to plan your trip by looking at the times too. 

Themaninseat61 

- this person has all the times and prices for buses and trains as well as other useful info.

Www.gadventures.com - trips and tours 

Www.straytravel.asia - trips and tours 

Our jungle house - tree houses and trips in khao sok national park 

*** Another tip for Thailand is to watch people's travel vlogs they can help a lot !!!! 

My basic itinerary for Thailand goes like this thanks to websites above. 

Bangkok > boat cruise - best way to see hop on hop off - floating market tour - and basic wondering around. 2days 

Bangkok > Chaing mai - 8days tour including overnight train both ways- Thai cooking class - hill tribe trek, bamboo rafting and an elephant ride with village overnight stay- shopping and back to Bangkok.

 

Chaing mai > Bangkok > Cambodia - 5 hour train to Aranyaprathet (48baht or £1)!!!! - sort visa at poppet and the onward travel to siem reap 2 1/2 hours aprox - visit to an amazing wonder Angkor wat then getting the train back the next day. 

Cambodia > Bangkok > koh Samui - by ferry 10hours (£21.00) staying on koh Samui for 1night day and a half > khao sok national park 2nights 3days tree house stay and lake raft house stay inc actvitys and food. > Phuket and from hear I've not decided how long in places I want to stay but i will be staying in Phuket and the phi phi islands and doing island day trips and a visit to krabi/ ano nag beach. 

Stray Asia arrival pack.

Hi guys so a new update for when i am in Thailand I have canceled the hotel I was in for the first 2 nights to book another one with stray Asia as it means I have already paid for this before hand and for £47 for 2 nights in a single room with air con and ensuite at the Bhiman inn (phra sumen road, Bangkok) the price also includes: 

- airport pick up tranfer to hotel 

- a complimentary drink on arrival 

- a spa voucher for 1 free massage 

- free half day floating market tour 

- 1 hour free internet 

- up to 1 month free lugage storage 

So all this for the price of £47 is really worth it and I'm really looking forward to it as I wanted to sort all of the above anyway and now it's all ready sorted and paid for before I even get there so that's a plus, if your going to Bangkok for your first time like me I would recommend this and it is good for the money in Thailand as you will see everything in Thailand is cheaper when you get there to sort it rather than sorting it in England, so this is good and cheap if like me you like to be organised. 

The website I sorted this from was from my travel advisor at STA travel but you can do this through stray Asia website - straytravel.asia they also have twitter and facebook to get in touch with other people doing a stray Asia bus trip. They also work in New Zealand too - straytravel.com 

Find out just where I'm going.

Check out my travel map hear.

Countdown !!!

Only 3 months to get everything sorted and I'm off! So excited and scared at the same time. 

Update on my travels!

Ok so I haven't updated much but I have been busy saving to pay things off lol so since booking the main flights since then I've booked 

THAILAND: 

a flight in Thailand to Phuket and then back to Bangkok so I can do the islands that is a must in Thailand yay :) I've also booked an 8 day trip to Chaing mai that includes everything I need all that time so the whole of Thailand is covered I've also booked my first 2 nights in Bangkok. 

AUTRALIA: 

In Australia I have sorted my visa nice and cheap too got it on sale from STA at £7 that's a £7 saving to spend on something else :) I also have 3 nights acomodation sorted and paid for in Sydney at the wake up Sydney! Hostel. I've only sorted 3 nights as I really want to go to Melbourne for a few days so I can go to Philip Island to see the penguins :) I'll tel you know how that goes. 

AMERICA/ USA: 

Ok so I have lots of plans in america that are going to take a lot of time and money but so far I've sorted my flight from LA to Los Vegas and my first 3 nights in a hostel in LA but I also want to go to San diago whilst I'm in LA and need to sort how to get from Los Vegas to San Fran. I made a bubu and picked the cheapest flight with the wrong date so I'll be in LA 9 days 3 days Los Vegas and 4 days in San Fran :/ and I wanted it to be all even and similar days in each oh well lol.