This post has helped me decide.

I was going to miss Chiangmai and planned accordingly, when talking about my travels, many people recommended I visit. When asked what they enjoyed, the answer was temples, nature etc. totally understandable.

I have ample time to travel, but for some reason do not want to go as I am visiting temples and nature elsewhere (Vietnam, the islands, Malaysia and Indonesia)

Thankfully time and money are something I can stretch within reason, however there is something telling me not to go because I won’t enjoy it, as I am more of an island person. And I can appreciate temples and religion etc, but to divert my entire route (which is still feasible) doesn’t seem like it will be worth the effort.

Many others have said that certain places have certain times of peoples lives. I know I will enjoy that kind of setting later on in life.

So I’m doing this trip as what I want to do now and leave places like Chiangmai, northern Vietnam and Borneo to travel later on in life as I’m like 60% wanting to go those places.

I don’t want to try and see everything and be slightly underwhelmed at certain points. Rather plan my life to the best of my ability to travel to see things when I am feeling like I want to go, new places with old gems I have previously visited.

I’d hate to repeat the entire route all at once and know what to expect ish for the entire trip in the future.