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Southeast Asia is one of the most incredible places on earth to backpack.It's also one of the easiest places to make expensive mistakes.Overpay for accommodation.Get caught in visa issues.Fall for common scams.Waste days on bad transport routes.Blow your budget halfway through your trip.This guide was written by Anton Swanepoel after living in Southeast Asia for over 18 months and backpacking extensively through Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.It's not a glossy brochure.It's a practical survival manual for doing Southeast Asia properly.Inside, you'll learn:• How to handle visas and documentation without stress• What to pack - and what will become dead weight• The most common scams and how to avoid them• How to stretch your budget without sacrificing experience• Realistic cost breakdowns for transport, food, and accommodation• How to stay safe and out of legal trouble• How to travel deeper, not just cheaperThis book saves you time, money, and unnecessary stress - so you can focus on what actually matters: the experience.If you're planning a trip to Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, or Singapore - read this before you book your flight. Adventurer and world traveler, Anton Swanepoel, hales originally from Pretoria, South Africa, but has called a number of exotic locations home. Educated as a software engineer, he worked for a large multinational company before deciding to travel the globe. Along life's journey, Anton became a skilled scuba diver and technical diving instructor, teaching for seven years while living in the Cayman Islands. His resume touts Tri-Mix instructor levels from multiple licensing agencies, and dive records over 400 feet.Mr. Swanepoel has always loved travel and writing. In the past several years he's combined these passions, authoring and publishing a host of books, sharing secrets he's learned along the way. When he's not exploring an underwater landscape or racing a motorcycle down a stretch of highway, you'll find Anton visiting world destinations and chronicling his experiences.Today, he is a fulltime globetrotter and writer, having penned instructional guides for diving and travel, as well as a pair of fictional novels. His excurtion titles are geared toward do-it-yourself travelers, who enjoy saving money and seeing the out-of-way places. His favorite destinations include, Machu Picchu, the mountains of Vietnam, and the Temples at Angkor Wat. Guide books about Vietnam and attractions in Vietnam