Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / November 2003

I'll be arriving in Hong Kong shortly, and plan to take a few days stay
in Beijing before going back to Hong Kong.
I want to travel cheaply and have found that a train going between the
two cities (taking approx 26 hours) is the way to go.

Please comment on these hotels if you have stayed there before.
Tokyo:
Yaesu Ryumeikan (near Tokyo station)
Asakusa Plaza Hotel (near Asakusa subway station)

Hello! My husband and I would like to take a short 4-5 day getaway
from Calcutta/Kolkata (where we will be visiting family) in December.
What are some beacj desitations that are of course nice that are
relatively not hard to get to from Calcutta?

I want to go back from vietnam to thailand passing through cambodia ,
any experiences about geting visa to cambodia in Hanoi ?
Can i get visa on the border ?
Regards,

my husband and I are planning our fourth trip to Thailand and need your help
on this matter.
We will be arriving on Saturday and will lead to the south on a night train
the same day.

Can anyone please tell me their experience fo the weather in Koh Samui over
New Year period. Also anyone styed in standard rooms at Montien House?
Many Thanks
Chris

This is my first time posting here so I apologize for I miss any group
rules.  I need help figuring out a way to visit my wife in Guangzhou,
Guangdong, China.  She's a Chinese citizen and we recently married in
September (in the US while she was visiting).  The paperwork to bring ...

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My wife and I are spending a few days in Chiang Mai in December, and
we are thinking of visiting Mae Hong Son.  What is the travel time by
bus?  Is it a safe area to visit(there was a schoolbus shooting, as
well as border shootings between Thailand and Burma last year)?

A few months ago, someone posted a description of a book that was some
sort of picture dictionary designed for travelers in mind. Its
called...'point it out' or something. People who know about this book
rave about it and it apparently has an excellent selection of well

We're going to Malaysia for 15 days, starting from Singapore. We're
definitely going to Cameron Highlands for a couple of days as well as KL.
What can you recommend? Is it worth going to Port Dickson for the beach for
a couple of days, or is there another beach location (not too ...

Wow, I'm so glad I found this group!
Does anyone have any tips of flying India to HK/China. I'm in the
south so flying out of Chennai or Mumbai would be preferable.
Most prices I've seen online seem to be around $600 USD (yikes!) ...

My girlfriend and I plan to visit Lake Toba in early January via
Medan. Has anyone been there recently? Is the area fairly safe? (I`m
an American, though I won`t be advertising the fact). Is it deserted
of travellers?