Going to SE Asia with my boyfriend mainly for surf but also general adventure/backpacking from January-May. Plan right now is to bring a 1 performance short board & 1 small wave board/fish each so we can surf in countries like Thailand that don’t have great surf. Right now we’re thinking starting in Taiwan —> Philippines —> Vietnam/Thailand —> Indo —> SrI Lanka. If you guys have any advice info really on anything surf related or not we’re trying to lightly plan things out right now, and we’re on the more advanced side of skill level as far as surf suggestions go. Working with a budget of about $1000 each a month for everything (excluding flights).
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5 months in SE Asia
- Thread starter rekenney
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Backpacking with two boards per person? I think you'll be relying on local transport much more than your feet. The 2 passenger 3 wheelers can maybe carry four short boards, but they're limited when it comes to the really rough and unimproved roads/tracks. Have fun, but you'll need patience and will discover that it's difficult to cover much distance in that climate with full backpacks and surfboards.
South eastern side of Taiwan offers good surf during that season. You can take the train there then rent a car or scooter.