7/13 Kitakyushu, Japan -> Busan, South Korea
7/14 Busan -> Boryeong, South Korea (by bus to Boryeong Mud Festival)
7/15 Boryeong -> Busan
7/17 Busan -> Kitakyushu
7/23 Kitakyushu -> Naha, Okinawa
7/27 Naha -> Kitakyushu
7/30 Kitakyushu (Kokura) -> Hiroshima, Japan
7/31 Hiroshima -> Tokyo, Japan
8/3 Tokyo -> Nikko, Japan -> Tokyo
8/5 Tokyo (Haneda) -> Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
8/7 KL -> Chiang Mai, Thailand
8/10 Chiang Mai -> Luang Prabang, Laos
8/12 LP -> 8/13 Vientiane, Laos (by bus)
8/14 Vientiane -> Siem Reap, Cambodia
8/17 Siem Reap -> Bangkok, Thailand (by bus)
8/19 Bangkok -> Surat Thani -> Ko Samui (airplane + ferry)
8/20 Ko Samui -> Ko Pha Ngan (ferry)
8/24 Ko Pha Ngan -> Surat Thani -> Bangkok (ferry + airplane)
8/26 Bangkok -> Singapore
8/27 Singapore -> Batam, Indonesia -> Singapore (ferry)
8/28 Singapore -> Penang, Malaysia (by bus)
8/30 Penang -> KL (by bus)
8/31 KL -> Tokyo (Haneda)
9/1 Tokyo (Narita) -> San Francisco, California, USA
Quick stats:
- 8 countries
- 6 during the Southeast Asian trip, 4 new (3 for Thailand, Cambodia, Laos + 1 for day trip to Indonesia from Singapore)
- At immigration 26 times, 22 times in Southeast Asia
- Of those 22 times, 15 were unique immigration borders
- 14 flights (one layover to Siem Reap via Pakse, Laos), 10 during Southeast Asia trip
- Longest time with a friend: 11 days (Chiang Mai -> Siem Reap)
- Shortest time with a friend: 24 hours (Bangkok airport -> Ko Samui)
- Largest group: 8 total in Busan/Boryeong
- Solo trip: 8 days (starting Bangkok 8/25)
- Total Luggage: 1 backpack, 7-8kg. (New tourist shirt bought every laundry day.)
He came all the way from Fukuoka to spend 24 hours in Thailand.
