Banana Pancake Trail

This article is an itinerary. Khao San Road in Bangkok, Thailand, a notable stop on the Banana Pancake Trail The Banana Pancake Trail is the name given to the well-trodden and constantly growing routes around South East Asia travelled by backpackers and other tourists. The Trail has no clear definition but is used as a metaphor for places that are well-visited by mostly Western tourists who have left their marks on the local tourist industry, which has created restaurants, hotels and entertainment catering to these travellers' needs. Understand The term "Banana Pancake Trail" is usually used tongue-in-cheek as an affectionate nickname and in reference to routes connecting the many guesthouses, cafes and restaurants that serve banana pancakes as a form of sweet breakfast. The Banana Pancake Trail is sometimes associated with travellers who use Lonely Planet travel guides, due to the fact that this publisher's books were the first to provide information about the region and were therefore used by many backpackers. The influx of Western travellers led to the rise of many restaurants serving food adapted to their needs, including banana pancakes and other comfort foods like yoghurt with muesli and honey. Prepare Get in There is no firm definition of the Banana Pancake Trail, as it is a metaphor to describe the ever-developing travellers' trail going through many different places in Southeast Asia rather than an actual route or road. However, the term is used to describe, amongst others, Pushkar and Varanasi, Mcleod Ganj, Manali and Goa in India, Halong Bay, Hoi An, and Hanoi in Vietnam, Vang Vieng in Laos (with its rites-of-passage river tubing), Sihanoukville and Siem Reap (Angkor Wat) in Cambodia, Bangkok (with its famous Khao San Road), Pai, the islands of Ko Pha Ngan (with its world-infamous full moon party) and Ko Phi Phi in Thailand, and Penang, the Perhentian Islands and Melaka in Malaysia. In Indonesia Lake Toba, Yogyakarta, Mount Bromo and the islands of Bali, Lombok and Gili Trawangan are considered to be on the Banana Pancake Trail. As the tourism expands, the Philippines has become part of it as well, and the Trail's stops are thought to include the island of Boracay, Siargao Island, the dive centers of Puerto Galera in Mindoro island, as well as the islands of Palawan. The Banana Pancake Trail also seems to have a northern extension in to China with Dali and Yangshuo as the major centres. Go Stay safe Don't mix alcohol and motorbikes. Cover-up and use sunscreen during the peak sun hours. Always wear condoms (while having sex). Be wary of people offering drugs in the streets. And don't argue with police when they ask for traffic infringement fines. Hand 200 baht in an envelope and walk away. Get out This article contains content from Wikipedia's Banana Pancake Trail article. View that page's Pancake Trail}}&action=history revision history for the list of authors. This itinerary is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present for it to be of real use. It was last edited on 2012-12-21 and will be deleted if not modified for one year. Please plunge forward and rescue it!