Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / February 2004

I've been researching rates on hotels using expedia, hotels.com and asia-hotels.com.  Am I on the right track?  Is there one site that is consistently better than the others?
Lastly, I noticed that most rates are quoted for doubles.  There will be three of us traveling. Do hotel ...

We will travel to Malaysia next December with an 8 month old baby.
Possibly we'll do some travelling in the region, maybe to Vietnam,
Cambodia, Myanmar, or perhaps we'll just stay in Malaysia.
I guess the baby will need vaccinations, will it ? What about health

My daughter is travelling to Japan (Osaka) in May for a few months teaching
English.
I'm getting conflicting advise from Optus. In the past, with Global roaming
switched on, the arrangement worked in Indonesia and Europe, but looks like

One night in Bangkok ... but it ends at midnight
Thai clean-up campaign threatens mainstream tourism as well as sex
bars with 'Cinderella curfew'
David Smith in Bangkok

Does anyone know what airlines offer flights from Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh
City? Is that a cheap, practical way to arrive into Vietnam?
I live in the U.S. East Coast and plan to visit Vietnam in June. I can
secure a very low airfare from my hometown, Boston, to Hong Kong-- I just

Travel from Telaviv (Israel) to Cairo (Egypt) except flying...
Can anyone suggest how to do this... Any bus operators etc... how much
they cost... what are the timings....

At the Singapore airport, there are several ways to get into the city. One is
the MRT metro, which is convenient, but may not go where you want to go.
Another is the shuttle.
There is a shuttle desk right at the exit from the arrivals hall.  Fare into

I'm planning a trip to the Phi Phi islands and Siem Reap for August.
The idea is to be at Cambodia only for 2 days and a half and stay at a
5 star hotel. We intend to visit only the main temples such as the
Angkor Wat, Ta Phrom, Bayon and Bantar Srei. We travel with our two

My girlfriend and I were taken to the Phuong Nam hotel at 16 Bao Khanh
St in Hanoi by the airport mini bus. The receptionist told us that
they were the Freedom Hotel and so did the driver and other guy (?)
that sat in the front with him. The hotel wasn't that bad but the

The new required visa for a touristic travel in Indonesia seems to be valid
30 days.
My problem: I'll stay in this country from july10th to the departure date on
aug 10th.

Arriving Hong Kong airport at 2200hrs, it's possible to cross over to China
to Shenzhen at that hour? any direct bus services or other form of
transport?
Roger

I am Mr. CP Dhungana who has been workig in the Trekking field for 5
years if you have any questions and want to know information about
Nepal feel easy to write me. i will provide all the information about
trekking rafting Jungle safari, Tibet tour etc. my email address:

I want to travel around Southeast Asia to the followong
countries....starting in China (Shanghai, Hong Kong) to Thailand,
Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia.
After paying for flight  from America I will have $3500 to spend on

I have a gift certificate for 3 night stay at Raffles in Siem Reap,
booght recently at a silent auction. Must be used before August 1,
2004. I cannot use it but would love to hear from anyone interested in
a really great deal at this very exclusive hotel.

Does anyone know the specifics of getting to the Taj Mahal from the Delhi
train station..whats it like etc..