planning a trip soon? Safety Wing are so affordable and flexible & even allow you to purchase insurance if you’re already abroad (whaat?!) AND they cover all COVID-19 related costs too: bit.ly/3WLMhyi cannot recommend enough!!
I am also planning to go backpacking in SE Asia and my list of countries is really similar to yours! When I researched, it seemed pretty easy to do a bus to cross Vietnam-Laos border! And that’s a thing I am planning to do
13:35 I'm slightly confused. I thought you were studying Mandarin Chinese full time remotely with a university in China. I wonder if that means you are continuing to study while travelling or if this is considered a vacation.