Hong Kong - Great experience. Whichever side you decide to stay on has it's advantages (other than the fact that taxi fare to cross to the other side gets expensive) Kowloon has a great ex-pat crowd and some fun bars. Wan Chai is great for shopping and restaurants, the roast duck on Thanksgiving is an experience. Great shopping for questionable electronics/software. Definitely get a suit made your first day in port William H . Cheng and Sons is where I went.
Thailand - Pattaya is an adventure. Walking street is beyond description. Cheap as hell to live like a king for a week. There were a few married guys who hired a working girl for the 5 days just to carry their shopping bags and keep the other girls away. (Having your crotch grabbed seriously gets old fast and you wouldn't believe how cheap a "bodyguard" is.) Lots of cheap shopping. Ride elephants, pet a tiger, stay away from the Muay Thai fights!!!
Australia - Sydney is great. Steaks on the waterfront, Hunter valley wine country, etc. Perth, is a nice, low key area. Brisbane/Gold Coast is the place to party and have a good time. However no matter where you are in the country, if you are single and can't hook up, you need to just give up at life.
Singapore - Already mentioned. Its freakin expensive, its all expats but go to the long bar and have a Singapore Sling anyway. The night zoo was actually pretty cool.
Malaysia - Slightly upscale version of Thailand. Better shopping. More questionable electronics/software. (Not as good of quality as HK or Shanghai)
Shanghai - If you ever get the chance, it is awesome. Probably some of the friendliest people I have met on a port call. (Short of the Aussies). Great expat experience at the bars as well, questionable electronics/software shopping.
Osan - Great shopping just outside the front gate. Oxford leather is the place to get a quality G-2 jacket. Anything you want can be hand-embroidered in minutes. Also Mr. Bo's is a great place to have a custom suit made. He also makes uniforms at reasonable prices. If you have the time do the DMZ tour!!! You start at 5am and it takes most of the day, but it well worth it.
Thailand - Pattaya is an adventure. Walking street is beyond description. Cheap as hell to live like a king for a week. There were a few married guys who hired a working girl for the 5 days just to carry their shopping bags and keep the other girls away. (Having your crotch grabbed seriously gets old fast and you wouldn't believe how cheap a "bodyguard" is.) Lots of cheap shopping. Ride elephants, pet a tiger, stay away from the Muay Thai fights!!!
Australia - Sydney is great. Steaks on the waterfront, Hunter valley wine country, etc. Perth, is a nice, low key area. Brisbane/Gold Coast is the place to party and have a good time. However no matter where you are in the country, if you are single and can't hook up, you need to just give up at life.
Singapore - Already mentioned. Its freakin expensive, its all expats but go to the long bar and have a Singapore Sling anyway. The night zoo was actually pretty cool.
Malaysia - Slightly upscale version of Thailand. Better shopping. More questionable electronics/software. (Not as good of quality as HK or Shanghai)
Shanghai - If you ever get the chance, it is awesome. Probably some of the friendliest people I have met on a port call. (Short of the Aussies). Great expat experience at the bars as well, questionable electronics/software shopping.
Osan - Great shopping just outside the front gate. Oxford leather is the place to get a quality G-2 jacket. Anything you want can be hand-embroidered in minutes. Also Mr. Bo's is a great place to have a custom suit made. He also makes uniforms at reasonable prices. If you have the time do the DMZ tour!!! You start at 5am and it takes most of the day, but it well worth it.