Tag: visa physical application

India

India is cheap and accessible, with reportedly excellent connectivity. The best times for travel are October to March, but I’m heading there from mid March to late April, starting off in Arambol in Goa and then making my way to Rishikesh in the foothills of the Himalayas.

Visas: Free of charge visa for 90 days
Flights: Flights for R10K – R16K+
Currency: R1 = 4.46 Indian rupee
Costs: Numbeo 22.9 | WorldData 26.9 | 48% < SA

Vietnam

Vietnam is another SE Asian country with potential and promise. I had at one point looked at it fairly seriously as a place to go and teach English after completing a TEFL course in the wake of Covid, but I’d rather keep doing what I already do while there.

Visas: Visa needed, can get up to 30 days
Flights: R16K Ho Chi Minh | R16.5K+ Hanoi
Currency: R1 = 1,326 Vietnamese dong
Costs: Numbeo 34.3 | WData 32.4 | 34%< SA