2 flights, 3 countries, 4 nights, 14–18 Dec
PhuketHo Chi Minh City4nJohor Bahru
Stay 4 nights in Ho Chi Minh City, ending in Johor Bahru with no flight back. About 2,000 km of flying in all as the crow flies. Typical December highs are 31–32°C everywhere. Johor Bahru is usually very wet in December, about 240 mm of rain over the month. Flights work out at about €52 a night, with a cabin bag usually included.
Stop by stop
Phuket
Thailand, Start, Mon 14 Dec
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam, 4 nights, 14–18 Dec
Vietnam's largest city, formerly Saigon, with French colonial landmarks, the War Remnants Museum, endless street food and day trips to the Cu Chi tunnels and Mekong Delta.
Typical December: highs of 32°C, some rainNo other city has fares in and out on these days.
Johor Bahru
Malaysia, Last stop, Fri 18 Dec
Malaysia's southern gateway, across the causeway from Singapore, with malls, Legoland Malaysia, seafood restaurants and an old town of Chinese temples and shophouses.
Typical December: highs of 31°C, very wetSwap at randomSwap Johor Bahru for…
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