Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / February 2004

If your thinking about Aussie travel cover who are also called
Worldcare Assist then DON'T.
Recently they dudded me in a big way & have a have some quack who does
phone & internet consultations for you without asking & certainly not

Can anyone suggest a nice hotel for my T girlfriend and I in Phuket,
near to beach and also not far from nightlife.  price range near bangkok
prices?
Also have the cheap airlines started flying to Phuket and what

do u guys do dat?

I'm going next week.
What's the deal with getting a bike or tuk tuk for the day? Can I get a hop
to one place and walk around or will I need transport all day and how much
should I pay? Please remind me the name of the supermarket with the good

Hello,
I'm going to Beijing at the end of the month to study at the Beijing
language and Culture University.  I have a couple of questions I think
some of you may have answers to, but first an outline of my goals:

What is the cheapest for a prepaid package? Where to get it?

My wife and I wish to visit Malaysia in 2005, but I've heard reports that
there are some risks attached to foriegn tourists in this region. in Sabah,
there have been a number of kidnapings, and I wonder if someone can advise
me on if these were isolayed incidents, that have not ...

Is the NExus Resort in Sabah a good place to stay for almost 3 weeks?
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What are the best nightclubs in Kota Kinabalu?  Are drinks v. expensive?
Thanks!
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I fancy a day trip to Ayutthaya and prefer the DIY style of travelling than
package deals, so...
I reckon it's the train from Hualamphong.
My questions, how do you get the right train, what time should I go, how

http://www.molon.de/galleries/Malaysia/Sarawak/Kelabit/
109 images of the Kelabit highlands and the Bario settlement in Sarawak
in central Borneo.
At 1000m above sea level this is a very remote place, only accessible by

Has anybody been to the islands south of Koh Chang? Any advice will be
welcome.
Viktor

My mom is off to Bangkok for a week this month, on her own. Staying at
the Ambassador Hotel, in Downtown Bangkok and is interested primarily
in shopping at the local markets for textiles and leather products, at
a good price. She is limited by her arthritis, so i was wondering if

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Hong Kong have discovered people
with a certain pattern of genes have a much higher risk of getting
SARS, a finding that could help diagnose and prevent the spread of the
deadly disease.

I'm a student from the US considering taking a trip to Iran later this
year, for about 2-3 weeks around September.  During the trip I'd like to
visit three or four cities (Tehran, Persepolis, Shiraz, Isfahan) and
maybe do some hiking or backpacking if there is time.  However, I