If you're looking for something more spiritual, I suggest you slow down a lot.

I think you'd have a much better time if you cut your intended destinations by 1/2.

2 cents

Vanessa:

We travel at _very_ different paces. I spent several years in SE Asia. Your questions are too broad for me to give much advice. But I'll see what I can do.

Also, some of my knowledge might be just a bit out of date. SE Asia is changing at an unbelievably fast rate. What was an unknown tourist destination might be _swamped_ with tourists just 2 years later. But with only a week per country, you're going to be going off the beaten path anyways.

Thailand - try Chang Mai.

Bali - try Ubud.

Travel light! (www.onebag.com/)

And, if you're looking for new healing experiences, try a traditional chinese "cupping" massage. The real thing is _quite_ an experience.

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As for accommodations, the question really is - what do you want? In Thailand or Bali, you can do luxury pretty cheap. But I've always preferred cheap backpackers guesthouses where you're more likely to meet people and make friends.

I second what Adam says about slowing down. Four weeks doesn't sound like nearly enough time to see all of those places, even if you do like a fast pace. You'll end up spending most of your time in transit.

If you are in a hurry and leaning towards less party, more spiritual, you might skip most of Thailand(Chang Mai is worth visiting) and instead take short flights in to Laos and Cambodia from Bangkok. If I where you, id just skip Bangkok altogether and use it as a transit point. A flight to Chang Mai from Bangkok is like $50. There's a low cost airline called Nok Air.

Ubud in Bali is wonderful, and there are many places to stay for many budgets. I had a nice room with hot water and breakfast for $6 a night. There's lots of little family run guesthouse type places, I just showed up and walked down a few streets and asked to see different rooms and then chose the one I liked the best. Many prices are negotiable in Bali, so some bargaining will be expected. Skip Kuta, its all nightclubs and such.

Good luck, and have a great trip!