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Itinerary (in reverse chronological order)

Date	Leg	Price	Distance (km)	Total Distance (km)
25 Feb	Bangkok ✈️ San Francisco	436€	12,737	54,509
21 - 24 Feb	🏨 Stay in Bangkok (Feel At Home Backpackers)	≈15.43€ (570 THB)	-	41,772
21 - 24 Feb	🏨 Stay in Bangkok (A7 Hidden Hostel)	24€	-	41,772
21 Feb	Yangon ✈️ Bangkok	≈32.01€ (34 USD)	595	41,772
19 - 21 Feb	🏨 Stay in Yangon (Shwe Yo Vintage Hostel)	≈13.90€ (20,000 MMK)	-	41,177
18 - 19 Feb	Mrauk-U 🚌 Yangon	≈14.47€ (21,000 MMK)	793	41,177
15 - 18 Feb	🏨 Stay in Mrauk-U (Mrauk U Palace Resort)	67€	-	40,384
14 - 15 Feb	Ngapali 🚌 Mrauk-U	≈13.66€ (20,000 MMK)	393	40,384
11 - 14 Feb	🏨 Stay in Ngapali (Ngapali Banyan Hostel 2)	47.95€	-	39,991
11 Feb	Yangon 🚌 Ngapali	≈11.25€ (16,500 MMK)	391	39,991
9 - 11 Feb	🏨 Stay in Yangon (Shwe Yo Vintage Hostel)	≈13.67€ (20,000 MMK)	-	39,600
8 - 9 Feb	🏨 Stay in Yangon (Pickled Tea Hostel)	11.68€	-	39,600
8 Feb	Hpa-An 🚌 Yangon	≈3.43€ (5,000 MMK)	289	39,600
7 - 8 Feb	🏨 Stay in Hpa-An (Soe Brothers Guesthouse)	≈6.56€ (7 USD)	-	39,311
5 - 7 Feb	🏨 Stay in Hpa-An (Hotel Angels Land)	36.50€	-	39,311
5 Feb	Yangon 🚐 Hpa-An	≈6.85€ (10,000 MMK)	289	39,311
4 - 5 Feb	Nyaung Shwe (Inle Lake) 🚌 Yangon	≈17.82€ (26,000 MMK)	582	39,022
31 Jan - 4 Feb	🏨 Stay in Nyaung Shwe (Inle Lake) (Ostello Bello Nyaung Shwe)	≈45.62€	-	38,440
31 Jan	Mandalay 🚐 Nyaung Shwe (Inle Lake)	≈8.59€ (12,500 MMK)	359	38,440
28 - 31 Jan	🏨 Stay in Mandalay (Ace Star BnB Backpacker Hostel)	33€	-	38,081
28 Jan	Bagan 🚌 Mandalay	≈6.18€ (9,000 MMK)	206	38,081
25 - 28 Jan	🏨 Stay in Bagan (Ostello Bello Bagan)	92€	-	37,875
24 - 25 Jan	Yangon 🚋 Bagan	≈11.34€ (16,500 MMK)	631	37,875
23 - 24 Jan	🏨 Stay in Yangon (21 HOSTEL)	≈9.61€ (14,000 MMK)	-	37,244
23 Jan	Ho Chi Minh City ✈️ Yangon	56€	1,322	37,244
23 Jan	Hanoi ✈️ Ho Chi Minh City	≈19.13€ (463,900 VND)	1,161	35,922
18 - 23 Jan	🏨 Stay in Hanoi (Hanoi Hibiscus Hotel)	≈81.29€ (87 USD)	-	34,761
17 - 18 Jan	🏨 Stay in Hanoi (Bluebell Hotel)	13€	-	34,761
17 Jan	Cat Ba 🚤 + 🚌 Hanoi	≈13.20€ (320,000 VND)	137	34,761
13 - 17 Jan	🏨 Stay in Cat Ba (Woodstock Beach Camp)	80€	-	34,624
13 Jan	Haiphong 🚤 Cat Ba	≈5.42€ (130,000 VND)	27	34,624
13 Jan	Hanoi 🚋 Haiphong	≈2.92€ (70,000 VND)	102	34,597
12 - 13 Jan	Hue 🚌 Hanoi	≈10.42€ (250,000 VND)	669	34,495
10 - 12 Jan	🏨 Stay in Hue (Bien Khoi Hostel)	13€	-	33,826
10 Jan	Hoi An 🚌 Hue	≈4.71€ (5 USD)	130	33,826
8 - 10 Jan	🏨 Stay in Hoi An (Dai Long Hotel)	21€	-	33,696
8 Jan	Da Nang 🚗 Hoi An	≈13.34€ (320,000 VND)	29	33,696
8 Jan	Ho Chi Minh City ✈️ Da Nang	≈33.04€ (35 USD)	606	33,667
7 - 8 Jan	🏨 Stay in Ho Chi Minh City (Nguyen Khang Hotel)	20€	-	33,061
6 - 7 Jan	Siem Reap 🚌 Ho Chi Minh City	≈15.23€ (16 USD)	463	33,061
4 - 6 Jan	🏨 Stay in Siem Reap (Siem Reap Pub Hostel)	34€	-	32,598
3 - 4 Jan	Sihanoukville 🚌 Siem Reap	≈14.42€ (15 USD)	533	32,598
3 Jan	Koh Rong (Sok San) 🚤 Sihanoukville	≈14.42€ (15 USD)	39	32,065
2 - 3 Jan	🏨 Stay in Koh Rong (Sok San) (Angkor Chom Bungalows)	≈28,83€ (30 USD)	-	32,026
28 Dec - 2 Jan	🏨 Stay in Koh Rong (Sok San) (Sok San Longbeach Bungalow)	81€	-	32,026
28 Dec	Koh Rong (Koh Tok) ⛵ Koh Rong (Sok San)	≈4.81€ (5 USD)	10	32,026
28 Dec	Sihanoukville 🚤 Koh Rong (Koh Tok)	≈9.61€ (10 USD)	19	32,016
28 Dec	Phnom Penh 🚌 Sihanoukville	≈9.61€ (10 USD)	222	31,987
27 - 28 Dec	🏨 Stay in Phnom Penh (Angkor Mithona Guesthouse)	12.79€	-	31,765
26 - 27 Dec	🏨 Stay in Phnom Penh (The Local Riverside)	13€	-	31,765
26 Dec	Don Khon 🚣 + 🚌 Phnom Penh	≈27.87€ (29 USD)	467	31,765
23 - 26 Dec	🏨 Stay in Don Khon (Pa Kha Guesthouse)	≈38.78€ (330,000 LAK)	-	31,298
23 Dec	Ban Nakasang 🚣 Don Khon	≈2.33€ (20,000 LAK)	4	31,298
23 Dec	Pakse 🚌 Ban Nakasang	≈8.16€ (70,000 LAK)	145	31,294
22 - 23 Dec	Vientiane 🚌 Pakse	≈17.49€ (150,000 LAK)	670	31,149
20 - 22 Dec	🏨 Stay in Vientiane (Lucky Backpackers Hostel)	≈30.56€ (260,000 LAK)	-	30,479
19 - 20 Dec	Luang Prabang 🚌 Vientiane	≈20.99€ (180,000 LAK)	340	30,479
16 - 19 Dec	🏨 Stay in Luang Prabang (Vongprachan Backpackers Hostel)	≈17.49€ (150,000 LAK)	-	30,139
16 Dec	Pakbeng 🚢 Luang Prabang	≈12.24€ (105,000 LAK)	155	30,139
15 - 16 Dec	🏨 Stay in Pakbeng (Donevilasack Guest House)	≈4.66€ (40,000 LAK)	-	29,984
15 Dec	Huay Xai 🚢 Pakbeng	≈12.24€ (105,000 LAK)	135	29,984
15 Dec	Laos Border 🚐 Huay Xai	≈2.92€ (25,000 LAK)	10	29,849
15 Dec	Thai Border 🚌 Laos Border	≈0.53€ (20 THB)	1	29,839
15 Dec	Chiang Khong 🚐 Thai Border	≈1.33€ (50 THB)	10	29,838
15 Dec	Chiang Rai 🚌 Chiang Khong	≈1.73€ (65 THB)	96	29,828
12 - 15 Dec	🏨 Stay in Chiang Rai (Baan Bua Guest House)	24€	-	29,732
12 Dec	Chiang Mai 🚐 Chiang Rai	≈4.39€ (166 THB)	186	29,732
12 Dec	Pai 🚐 Chiang Mai	≈3.97€ (150 THB)	130	29,546
12 Dec	Pai 🚐 Chiang Rai	≈13.27€ (500 THB)	308	29,724
9 - 12 Dec	🏨 Stay in Pai (KK Hut Guest House)	36€	-	29,416
9 Dec	Chiang Mai 🚐 Pai	≈4.51€ (170 THB)	130	29,416
7 - 9 Dec	🏨 Stay in Chiang Mai (Nature's Way House)	≈8.37€ (320 THB)	-	29,286
6 - 7 Dec	🏨 Stay in Chiang Mai (Hug Chang House)	4€	-	29,286
5 - 6 Dec	Ayutthaya 🚋 Chiang Mai	≈19.17€ (726 THB)	680	29,286
4 - 5 Dec	🏨 Stay in Ayutthaya (Stockhome Hostel Ayutthaya)	5€	-	28,606
4 Dec	Bangkok 🚋 Ayutthaya	≈0.52€ (20 THB)	71	28,606
29 Nov - 4 Dec	🏨 Stay in Bangkok (Warm White Hostel)	≈50.41€ (1900 THB)	-	28,535
28 - 29 Nov	🏨 Stay in Bangkok (Suk11 Hostel)	≈18.50€ (695.50 THB)	-	28,535
28 Nov	Tokyo ✈️ Bangkok	128.08€	4,650	28,535
26 - 28 Nov	🏨 Stay in Tokyo (Hikari House Tokyo)	55€	-	23,885
26 Nov	Lake Kawaguchi 🚄 Tokyo	Free (JR Pass*)	16	23,885
25 - 26 Nov	🏨 Stay in Lake Kawaguchi (K's House Mt.Fuji - Backpackers Hostel)	23€	-	23,869
25 Nov	Nagano 🚄 Lake Kawaguchi	Free (JR Pass*)	206	23,869
25 Nov	Yamanouchi 🚋 Nagano	≈10.57€ (1260 JPY)	26	23,663
24 - 25 Nov	🏨 Stay in Yamanouchi (Hotel Yudanaka)	≈28.80€ (30.58 USD)	-	23,637
24 Nov	Nagano 🚋 Yamanouchi	≈10.57€ (1260 JPY)	26	23,637
24 Nov	Kyoto 🚄 Nagano	Free (JR Pass*)	398	23,611
23 - 24 Nov	🏨 Stay in Kyoto (Khaosan Kyoto Guesthouse)	23.91€	-	23,213
21 - 23 Nov	🏨 Stay in Kyoto (Hostel Kyotokko)	≈50.98€ (6000 JPY)	-	23,213
21 Nov	Hiroshima 🚄 Kyoto	Free (JR Pass*)	380	23,213
19 - 21 Nov	🏨 Stay in Hiroshima (Hostel & Cafe Bar Backpackers Miyajima)	≈54.50€ (6,400 JPY)	-	22,833
19 Nov	Nara 🚄 Hiroshima	Free (JR Pass*)	390	22,833
18 - 19 Nov	🏨 Stay in Nara (The Deer Park Inn)	22€	-	22,443
18 Nov	Osaka 🚄 Nara	Free (JR Pass*)	48	22,443
15 - 18 Nov	🏨 Stay in Osaka (Hostel Teltelbouzu)	35.01€	-	22,395
15 Nov	Tokyo 🚄 Osaka	Free (JR Pass*)	515	22,395
14 - 15 Nov	🏨 Stay in Tokyo (Capsule Value Kanda Hotel)	15€	-	21,880
8 - 14 Nov	🏨 Stay in Tokyo (Chiyoda Inn Guest House)	101€	-	21,880
8 Nov	Taipei ✈️ Tokyo	≈82.62€ (90.03 USD)	2,183	21,880
6 - 8 Nov	🏨 Stay in Taipei (Kali Inn)	24€	-	19,697
6 Nov	Taichung 🚌 Taipei	≈5.72€ (200 TWD)	172	19,697
5 - 6 Nov	🏨 Stay in Taichung (Lis Hostel)	16€	-	19,525
5 Nov	Tainan 🚌 Taichung	≈3.99€ (140 TWD)	151	19,525
2 - 5 Nov	🏨 Stay in Tainan (Leo Ho Hostel)	≈31.90€ (1116 TWD)	-	19,374
2 Nov	Taipei 🚌 Tainan	≈10€ (350 TWD)	314	19,374
29 Oct - 2 Nov	🏨 Stay in Taipei (Duck Stay)	≈65.17€ (2250 TWD)	-	19,060
29 Oct	Hong Kong ✈️ Taipei	≈181.41€ (197.10 USD)	807	19,060
26 - 29 Oct	🏨 Stay in Hong Kong (Hop Inn)	116€	-	18,253
26 Oct	Kunming ✈️ Hong Kong	≈91.18€ (769.41 HKD)	1,162	18,253
25 - 26 Oct	🏨 Stay in Kunming (Kunming July Hotel)	20€	-	17,091
25 Oct	Kunming ✈️ Hong Kong	≈91.43€ (770.56 HKD)	1,162	18,253
24 - 25 Oct	Yuanyang 🚌 Kunming	≈18.59€ (137 CNY)	382	17,091
21 - 24 Oct	🏨 Stay in Yuanyang (Timeless Hostel Yuanyang)	≈18.26€ (135 CNY)	-	16,709
21 Oct	Kunming 🚌 Yuanyang	≈19.02€ (140 CNY)	382	16,709
20 - 21 Oct	🏨 Stay in Kunming (Kunming Upland International Youth Hostel)	≈5.54€ (41 CNY)	-	16,327
20 Oct	Dali 🚌 Kunming	≈17.58€ (130 CNY)	340	16,327
19 - 20 Oct	🏨 Stay in Dali (The Jade Emu International Hostel)	≈4.06€ (30 CNY)	-	15,987
19 Oct	Shangri-La 🚌 Dali	≈14.33€ (106 CNY)	295	15,987
17 - 19 Oct	🏨 Stay in Shangri La (3 are 3 Resortel Shangri-la)	≈10.14€ (75 CNY)	-	15,692
17 Oct	Tiger Leaping Gorge 🚌 Shangri La	≈7.44€ (55 CNY)	108	15,692
16 - 17 Oct	🏨 Stay in Tiger Leaping Gorge (Tea Horse Guesthouse)	≈10.14€ (75 CNY)	-	15,584
16 Oct	Lijiang 🚌 Tiger Leaping Gorge	≈10.14€ (75 CNY)	93	15,584
14 - 16 Oct	🏨 Stay in Lijiang (Garden Inn)	≈12.03€ (80 CNY)	-	15,491
14 Oct	Dali 🚌 Lijiang	≈12.16€ (90 CNY)	186	15,491
11 - 14 Oct	🏨 Stay in Dali (The Jade Emu International Hostel)	≈20.27€ (150 CNY)	-	15,305
10 - 11 Oct	Kunming 🚋 Dali	≈16.38€ (122.5 CNY)	358	15,305
10 Oct	🏨 Stay in Kunming (Kunming Upland International Youth Hostel)	≈5.48€ (41 CNY)	-	14,947
9 - 10 Oct	Guilin ✈️ Kunming	≈52.29€ (391 CNY)	735	14,947
9 Oct	Yangshuo 🚌 Guilin	≈6.69€ (50 CNY)	64	14,212
9 Oct	Xingping 🚌 Yangshuo	≈1.34€ (10 CNY)	27	14,148
7 - 9 Oct	🏨 Stay in Xingping (Xingping This Old Place International Youth Hostel)	≈9.02€ (60 CNY)	-	14,121
7 Oct	Yangshuo 🚌 Xingping	≈1.34€ (10 CNY)	27	14,121
6 - 7 Oct	🏨 Stay in Yangshuo (Monkey Jane's Guesthouse)	≈2.68€ (20 CNY)	-	14,094
6 Oct	Guilin 🚌 Yangshuo	≈6.69€ (50 CNY)	64	14,094
6 Oct	Zhangjiajie ✈️ Guilin	≈40.16€ (298 CNY)	434	14,030
4 - 6 Oct	🏨 Stay in Zhangjiajie (Zhangjiajie Yangjiajie Inn)	≈80.85€ (602.5 CNY)	-	13,596
4 Oct	Fenghuang 🚌 Zhangjiajie	≈10.69€ (80 CNY)	210	13,596
3 - 4 Oct	🏨 Stay in Fenghuang (Fenghuang West Inn)	≈20.06€ (150 CNY)	-	13,386
3 Oct	Tongren 🚕 Fenghuang	≈24.02€ (180 CNY)	60	13,386
2 - 3 Oct	Chengdu 🚋 Tongren	≈17.65€ (132 CNY)	824	13,326
1 - 2 Oct	🏨 Stay in Chengdu (Sam Cozy Hotel)	≈8.02€ (60 CNY)	-	12,502
28 Sep - 1 Oct	🏨 Stay in Chengdu (Mix Hostel Backpackers)	≈20.66€ (155 CNY)	-	12,502
27 - 28 Sep	Xi'an 🚋 Chengdu	≈32€ (289 CNY)	842	12,502
25 - 27 Sep	🏨 Stay in Xi'an (See Tang Hostel)	≈10.70€ (80 CNY)	-	11,660
25 Sep	Beijing ✈️ Xi'an	≈88.21€ (659 CNY)	942	11,660
21 - 25 Sep	🏨 Stay in Beijing (Leo Hostel)	≈35.58€ (265.08 CNY)	-	10,718
21 Sep	Datong 🚋 Beijing (overnight-ish ~2am-9am)	≈18.59€ (139.50 CNY)	358	10,718
19 - 20 Sep	🏨 Stay in Datong (Fly By Knight Hostel)	≈21.50€ (160 CNY)	-	10,360
19 Sep	Ulanqab (Jining South Station) 🚋 Datong	≈5.13€ (38.50 CNY)	127	10,360
18 - 19 Sep	Ulaanbaatar 🚋 Ulanqab (Transmongolian to Beijing but stopping just before)	≈225€ (191 GBP)	1,052	10,233
11 - 18 Sep	🏨 Stay in Ulaanbaatar (Golden Gobi)	≈50.17€ (56 USD)	-	9,181
6 - 11 Sep	Moscow 🚋 Ulaanbaatar (Transmongolian)	≈350€ (300 GBP)	6,304	9,181
1 - 6 Sep	🏨 Stay in Moscow (Apple Hostel)	≈55.40€ (4,000 RUB)	-	2,877
31 Aug - 1 Sep	St Petersburg 🚋 Moscow (Grand Express 1st class)	≈89.82€ (6,348.80 RUB)	650	2,877
25 - 31 Aug	🏨 Stay in St Petersburg (Simple Hostel Italy)	≈45.77€ (3,300 RUB)	-	2,227
25 Aug	Tallinn 🚋 St Petersburg	≈38.05€ (2,727.03 RUB)	386	2,227
22 - 25 Aug	🏨 Stay in Tallinn (Tallinn Backpackers)	39€	-	1,841
22 Aug	Paris ✈️ Tallin	103.16€	1,841	1,841

*JR Pass: 500-530€ (depending on where you grab them and the exchange rate, etc)

Currencies (as of January 22nd)

• 1 Euro (EUR) 💶
• ≈ 1.06998 US Dollar (USD) 🇺🇸
• ≈ 1,458.74 Myanmar Kyat (MMK) 🇲🇲
• ≈ 24,240.07 Vietnamese Dong (VND) 🇻🇳
• ≈ 4,329.65 Cambodian Riel (KHR) 🇰🇭
• ≈ 8,769.33 Laotian Kip (LAK) 🇱🇦
• ≈ 37.89 Thai Baht (THB) 🇹🇭
• ≈ 122.67 Japanese Yen (JPY) 🇯🇵
• ≈ 33.74 New Taiwan Dollar (TWD) 🇹🇼
• ≈ 8.30 Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) 🇭🇰
• ≈ 7.36 Chinese Yuan (CNY) 🇨🇳
• ≈ 2,663.73 Mongolian Tugrik (MNT) 🇲🇳
• ≈ 63.81 Russian Rubles (RUB) 🇷🇺

Resources

✈️ Flights:

• Skyscanner
• Google Flights

🏨 Hostels:

• Hostelworld
• Agoda
• AirBnb

📄 Visas:

• Action Visas

🚋 Trains:

• viRail
• 🇻🇳 https://www.baolau.vn/
• 🇯🇵 http://www.japanrailpass.net/
• 🇨🇳 Ctrip
• 🇷🇺 http://pass.rzd.ru/main-pass/public/en

🚌 Buses:

• 🇲🇲 http://myanmarbusticket.com/
• 🇨🇳 http://www.chinabusguide.com/

📎 Links:

• https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Trans-Siberian_Railway (all https://wikivoyage.org/ actually)
• http://www.seat61.com/Map-southeast-asia-train-routes.htm (all http://www.seat61.com/ actually)
• 🇨🇳 https://www.travelchinaguide.com

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