Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / October 2003

Planning on visiting Kyoto in March...
Anyone familiar with the weather that time of the year?
What was your opinion of the city?  
Is there any "spiritual" buddhist temples or just crowds of people?

Does anyone know if ATM's in the Philippines accept cards with the Cirrus
logo?

I plan to bring my mountainbike for my next Indonesia journey (lombok,
bali).
Is there anybody who has experience with bikes in garuda flights?
I'll fly with KLM from Vienna to Amsterdam and then

Weather-wise, how smart is it to spend 2 weeks in and around Tokyo +
Kyoto sometime in late February, early March?
What weather should one expect?
Cheers

I heard new levi's 501s sell for 200 and some of the older ones or
jackets fetch 1000 dollars. is this true? and what would be the common
size of jean to purchase. what other items from the us would sell well
in japan and where would use sell such items ?

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I will have a 5 hours transit in Manila on my way back home
(Arriving MNL at 1540, Departing at 2025),
and I am thinking about going to Makati during the transit.
What kind of transportation should I take, and how long it'll take?

Is it possible to cross Thorung La in November ? Are the tea houses there
still open ? Bill

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I need the wisdom of the travellers in this NG.
I had a mishap with a hedge trimmer on Sunday, Oct.12th.,
and ended in the ER.  Lacerations in fingers of left hand,
could have been a lot worse.  The doc stitched

We are planning a honeymoon in Thailand for November.
Here are the questions:
--Which is the best place for some privacy clean uncrowded beach, with
good local tours and things like snorkeling and sea canoes available?

7 DAYS NANJING ZHENJIANG YANGZHOU WUXI SUZHOU SHANGHAI TOUR
Shanghai-- A fishing-village-turned metropolis, Shanghai offers one of
the best examples where the east meets the west, the Chinese meets the
foreign, and the traditional meets the modern. The city equals many of

I wonder what are the actual dates for the presidential
election in the RP next year.
I also like an opinion whether this is a wise time to
visit the RP (Manila + Bohol), i.e. whether there are

Hallo zusammen,
vielleicht kann mir jemand einen Tip geben (ich habe es schon in
anderen Foren versucht, leider nicht mit ganz so viel Erfolg):
Wie sind den die Unterkünfte in Khao Lak.