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Hi all
I am planning my first big trip and was after any advice from more experienced travelers.
My idea is to ship my bike out from the UK to somewhere in SE Asia, thinking KL or Jakarta, then to spend a year or so traveling around Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, then i am going to meet my father in Vietnam and we are going to ride south to north for his 70 birthday 
After that i am thinking of riding back to the uk, taking my time and seeing the sites.
Few things i'm not sure about, i know i need a Carnet for Malaysia and Indonesia but as i am not planning on returning for at least a year, do i need to get a carnet with all the countries i will be passing through (India, Iran)or can i add extra countries on the road as such.
Also do i need to get visa's for these before i leave or can i do it while i'm away?
Thanks for any input
Mat W
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Going to be a rather special birthday I think 
Better start packing my bags
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To travel around in South east Asia a year is a great plan. Interesting countries, great food, great people, great roads intersting culture and lotsof sightseing to be done. The traffic can be ehemmm...rathern chaotic and totally insane at times - but its worth it as I see it. And most things are dirt cheap - a huge advantage.
Visas to most south east asian countries can be arranged on the border or in neighbour countries as you pass by - depending on your nationality. If you start in Thailand or Indonesia I would get a 60 day visa in your home country before flying down and picking up your bike.
Getting a big foreign bike into Vietnam will be a very difficult task and it will need involving a tour company or something similar. Not many have been able to do this but there have been a few.
I dont know how the automobile federation in your country make the Carnet - I just got a good number of sides in mine so that I was sure it would cover enough and all possible Carnet countries I would travel in and I got it dated a good bit into the future to the approximate date I would enter a Carnet country.
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You will love it
I have only done a bit in Thailand and Laos and it was awesome
I could do you a list of places to visit...but just have a look at my Ride report, it might give you some ideas on where to visit
all the best with the planning
Wayne
Edit, forgot to add this site, lots of info
http://www.rideasia.net/motorcycle-forum/forum.php
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I see you reckon getting a "big" bike into Vietnam will be a problem. The bike in question is a CG125 Cargo so is it more likely to be do able with a 125?
The original plan was for Mat to travel for a year around SE Asia then we would leave his bike outside Vietnam and meet me somewhere inside the country and hire/buy a couple of bikes for the Vietnam part of the trip.
Would be great if it was easier to get a small bike in but from what I have heard it seems unlikely.
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