Jakarta, Indonesia.

Lombok and Flores are still nice, mostly, and are very near.

Central Thailand, Eastern Indonesia, Cambodia, Southern Thailand, Vietnam, Northern Thailand, Laos, Western Indonesia, and Philippines. But, that’s a rough plan for the first half of the year. It will probably change several times over the next few months. The plan always changes.

NEVER book ANYTHING using Kiwi!

I prefer to book directly with the airlines. However, there are a few reputable 3rd party companies. But, I don’t trust any of them enough to mention names.

A quick search shows me that EVA Air has a 10h 5m direct flight from Vienna to Bangkok for about 550 EUR, if you pick the right day and buy well enough in advance.

If time is available, and you want to save as much as possible, then you can use Pegasus and SalamAir to make a 32h 30m trip with 3 stops, for as little as 219 EUR. That option takes you from Brussels to Bangkok. But, that just sounds painful!

A middle-ground option is to mix Wizz/Ulendo Airlink and Air Vistra to get an 18h 55m flight from Rome to Bangkok for about 251 EUR.