9 affordable year-end getaways for December that won't break bank like Goa

Produced by: Mohsin Shaikh

Thailand

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Vietnam

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Laos

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Nepal

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Sri Lanka

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Hat Yai, Thailand

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Surakarta (Solo), Indonesia

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Varanasi, India

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Dalat, Vietnam

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