> Angkor is the best place to visit in 15 days. You can get all other
> places from books. Angkor was still unknown to many people. Your trip
> can be very interesting to many other who have never been there.
>
> Kirans Cousin wrote:

>> I am extremely inexperienced in Asia outside India and would appreciate
>> all advice.
>>
>> 1. How would you divide 15 days among the following cities (including
>> side trips):
>>
>> Bangkok (incl Angkor)
>> Hanoi *OR* Ho Chi Minh (which one do you recommend?)
>> Hong Kong (incl Macau)
>> Beijing (incl Great Wall)
>>
>> "Zero days" is also acceptable as an answer if you feel it is better to
>> spend more days in fewer cities.
>>
>> 2. How much would a clean/safe but unfancy budget room cost per night
>> in each of these cities?
>>
>> 3. Is it possible/easy for individual tourists to visit China on their
>> own without being part of a tour group?
>>
>> [By the way of background: I am the cousin Kiran has been posting for.
>> I thought I should learn to ask my own questions and with her help and
>> her computer here I am!
>> I am going on an extended family visit to India followed by business
>> meetings in Tokyo. Never having seen SE/E asia, I wanted first to take
>> 2 stops over 4-5 days. Since then I have become excited about this new
>> experience and by cutting the fat from my India trip, mostly overeating
>> at relative's homes and attending weddings of people I don't really
>> know, :) I could bump this up to 15 days.]
>>
>> Thanks!