About me: I’m 33M, American from Seattle area – not interested in party culture (sober 5 years), looking for culture, history, wildlife, and new experiences. I’ve done solo travel within the USA but this will be my first time leaving USA/Canada. I am on a limited budget.
My long-haul trips from Seattle to Taiwan, and Singapore to Seattle are my only booked tickets so far, so everything else is changeable and approximate.
**Total trip length:** 54 Days
**Taiwan** (Oct 3 – Oct 16 | 14 Days)
* Taipei: Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, National Palace Museum, Elephant Mountain, Zhinan Temple | 5 days
* Jioufen, Houtong Cat Village, Shifen Waterfall | 2 Days
* 🚆High speed rail/busses for primary travel
* Taichung | 1 day
* Sun Moon Lake: Wenwu Temple, Antique Assam Tea Farm | 3 days
* Kaohsiung: Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum | 3 days
* ✈️ Fly out from Kaohsiung to Bangkok
**Thailand** (Oct 17 – Oct 24 | 8 Days)
* Bangkok | 2 days
* 🚆 Sleeper train to Chiang Mai
* Chiang Mai: Elephant nature park | 4 days
* ✈️ Flight (or train again) from Chiang Mai to Bangkok
* Bangkok | 2 days
* ✈️ Fly out from Bangkok to Medan
**Indonesia – Sumatra & Java** Oct 25 – Nov 16 | 23 days)
* ✈️ Stop in Medan with flight to Banda Aceh and then on to Pulau Weh | 1 day
* Pulau Weh: Try diving/get certified if I enjoy it. Otherwise snorkel and maybe leave early? | 6 days
* ✈️ Banda Aceh/Tavel back to Medan | 1 day
* 8 Day tour of Bukit Luwang (jungle trek), Berastagi, Lake Toba – Considering this group[ https://www.discover-sumatra.com/trip/8-day-small-group-tour-sumatra/%5D(https://www.discover-sumatra.com/trip/8-day-small-group-tour-sumatra/) but also open to a similar Intrepid trip or just not joining a group and doing something similar solo to save $$. Haven’t decided yet. | 8 Days
* ✈️ Fly from Medan to Yogyakarta
* Yogyakarta: Prambanan Temple, Borobudur Temple, Museum Ullen Sentalu, Taman Sari Tourist Village | 7 days
* ✈️ Flight from Yogyakarta to Kuala Lumpur
**Malaysia** (Nov 17 – Nov 22 | 6 days)
* Kuala Lumpur | 3 days
* 🚆Train from KL to Penang
* Penang/George Town | 3 days
* ✈️ Flight from Penang to Singapore
**Singapore** (Nov 23 – Nov 25 | 3 days)
Singapore | 3 days (Fly out at 9AM)
* ✈️ Flight from Singapore to Seattle
**Seattle/Home** (Home 7 days before going back to work)
Thank you!!
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