>>2807418
>his stories are greatly exaggerated
I never lie, you claiming exageration IS A LIE.
>complete lies
WHY ARE YOU LYING?
>This dude legit thinks he met wild soldiers out in Pakistan all while climbing the biggest mountain ranges possible ALL by himself
You made up and/or completedly exageratted this story to feel competent and accomplished in front of anonymous posters on 4Chan...theyre your literal god, your soul only knows where to point in relation to "the crowd".

>>2807366
>tourist visa, or do you get a proper visa?
Usually tourist, longer ones tend to have lots of hoops to jump through like opening a bank account or something.
>since I wont have a phone number to call internationally
I got an international plan since I needed to keep the number for reasons. Its expensive though.
>what do you do?
Keep some level of cash on hand, also Western Union when card is declined, allowing me to send money to myself and pick up at a local branch.
>Any tips for SEA?
Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia, lived there for about a year, the visa is a bit longer than Thailand (now), Chiang Mai is nice and not "party oriented", Vietnam was nice (back in 2007), not sure now.

Food looks cheap but the portions are half the size, I regularly order multiple entres, making food no longer "cheap". Home cook when possible, save money for incidentals.