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Trip 2025–26Dec 2025 – Jan 2026Japan · Vietnam · Thailand

Vietnam & Thailand

Japan on both ends, noodles the whole way through

A swimmer at the edge of an infinity pool, looking out over palm trees and tiled roofs to the sea at sunset
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Seven stops over winter break. Tokyo, then down through Vietnam from Hanoi to Da Nang, then Thailand's Andaman coast, then Tokyo once more on the way home.

The route

leg by leg
  1. Leg 01 / 07JapanElev 130 ft (−7,370)

    Tokyo

    not written up yet

  2. Leg 02 / 07VietnamElev 50 ft (−7,450)

    Hanoi

    not written up yet

  3. Leg 03 / 07VietnamElev 100 ft (−7,400)

    Phong Nha

    not written up yet

  4. Leg 04 / 07VietnamElev 20 ft (−7,480)

    Da Nang

    not written up yet

  5. Leg 05 / 07ThailandElev 30 ft (−7,470)

    Ao Nang

    The four of us at a jungle viewpoint above a turquoise bay ringed with limestone cliffs
    Welcome to Thailand!By Chelsea · Read →
  6. Leg 06 / 07ThailandElev 0 ft (−7,500)

    Koh Lanta

    A swimmer at the edge of an infinity pool, looking out over palm trees and tiled roofs to the sea at sunset
    Koh Lantaa quiet island, a very beachy Santa & the $7 laundry runBy Chelsea · Read →
  7. Leg 07 / 07JapanElev 130 ft (−7,370)

    Tokyo, again

    not written up yet

TokyoHanoiPhong NhaDa NangAo NangKoh Lanta
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Route · 7 stops

Follow the dotted line.

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