Many of the countries in southeast Asia are extremely popular tourist destinations for a variety of reasons. The climate is considered tropical in most of them and the prices are downright cheap. For the person looking for budget travel SE Asia offer the chance to sit on beautiful beaches in the hot sun, view the tropical landscape and well as experience some of the best food available. The many countries that make up the region are rich in culture and history, from the colonial days of French rule to their rule under Dutch charter.

One of the newest states at the tip of Indonesia, East Timor offers warm ocean water and gorgeous beaches and after decades of war, Cambodia is rapidly becoming a tourist paradise. Additionally, the landlocked country of Laos, hemmed in by Cambodia, China, Thailand and Vietnam offers significant budget travel SE Asia style to get in and out of the country without traveling through one of the others.

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