Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / January 2004

As someone who lives in Ha Noi, I'm so sick of seeing the tourists
scammed by the Airport Mini Bus & Taxis.
The taxis are by far the better of the 2 evils but have to be watched
as well.

Does Mongolia border Kazakhstan? Or is there a point at which Mongolia,
Kazakhstan, China, and Russia all meet each other? Or?
Cheers,
Chris

What kind of immunization shots do you recommend taking before traveling to
Vietnam? from USA, staying about 1 month in Ho Chi Minh / Dong Nai area. If
time allows, traveling to Ha Noi

I am travelling to Borneo in a few weeks - and I really want to climb
Mount Kinabalu and do some Scuba diving course.  I have searched for
information on both these activities, and feel that I know what I need
to do - but I am worried that for either of these things I need to

ViergeIt(s better  to pay in euro or in US dollar in Bali actually ?
I live in France  and i like to know if i must buy dollars or not before to go there.
Thanks you.

Does anyone know a good hotel in the old city of Ping yao?
I found 4 hotels on the Internet but would like to know which is the nicest.
(does not have to be the cheapest).
thanks

I apologize in advance for the deluge of inane questions about
Thailand I've subjected this newsgroup to in the last few months. I'm
headed there next week, and I just have one more question:
Where to stay in Bangkok for the last three nights of my trip?

I am an American. my friend and I plan to viset Myanmar in Feb..I
understand that  credit cards and travlor checks can not be used in
Myanmar. If we don't arrange for a tour before we go there .We need to
bring all the money we will need for a 20 day stay.What do we do?

In Singapore does anyone have any idea when the new Hotel 81 on Bencoolon
Street will open?  be good place to stay and in expensive?  Thanks so much
for your interest..

I have seen references to a boat from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah to Bandar
Seri Begawan, Brunei but cannot find any specfic information.
I am travelling Sabah in February for a week or so and this sounds
like good side trip to make while there as along as it is relatively

I'll be in Japan for 5 days at the end of this month, as a quick stop-
over on the way to Thailand and NZ. I was thinking about going to
Kyoto for a few nights but was wondering if the cost of the 7 day rail
pass really justifies this. I don't mind staying in Tokyo for the

hi i am dege, italian, and in this moment i am in ventiane, laos.
in the next days i'm going to the northern part of laos. then i would
like to go to vietnam, but speaking with a lot of travellers in
ventiane, i think it should be difficult to border in the north near

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PHILIPPINES  - PLEASE ONLY REPLY IF YOU ARE REALLY SERIOUS
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The Indonesian Government is introducing new tourists from 1st Feb 2004.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20040102190555&ire
c=0
This visa means that tourists who are nationals from the U.S., Australia,

Enfrente Arte : a different hotel .
http://www.enfrentearte.com
The hotel is located in one of the oldest parts of Ronda, at only a
five-minute walk from the city centre.