Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / March 2004

Budget hostel located in heart of Hong Kong's shopping zone. Single room
HK$150/night, Double room (with private washroom) HK$250/night. Only 3
minutes walk from Mongkok MTR station. Please visit
http://budgethostel.51.net for details.

Me and 3 other friends are planning to go to Tokyo for
2 weeks.  I was wondering if anyone can suggest any
affordable and nice hotel/inns in Tokyo.  Also, can anyone
recommend any hot springs (rotenburo)-outdoor nature type- close to Tokyo that I can take the train or bullet train ...

I'll be spending 3 weeks in Malaysia in May and would like to hear of
places that you consider to be must-see.  I am 30 years old and have
lots of energy, so trekking through really cool forests and the like is
definitely not out of my way.  I can take the hustle and bustle of ...

THE GOLDEN ROCK (KYAIKHTIYO PAGODA)
Click here to view the video -
http://www.myanmar-today.info/video/GOLDEN-ROCK.mpg
The Kyaik-Hti-Yo Pagoda, also known as "The Golden Rock" is one of the

Hello, I am going to be in Udaipur in April. Would someone who has just been
there lately suggest a good hotel in the mid price range.
THXs

I wonder if anyone here knows about voluntary services at any organisation in Thailand? Like teaching computer skills or arts, or working with children, aged or the underprivileged or any other voluntary services, but not teaching english :)
I also wonder if any of these place do ...

Can you recommend restaurants (Thai, Italian , Skandinavian etc.)
on Karon Beach, Phuket. More budget than gourmet.
Thanks,
Pekka

You are welcome to visit my web site containing photos I took during
my recent trip to Myanmar (Burma).  Any critique are welcome
www.peace-on-earth.org

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I`m looking for best beach (views, sand, snoorkeling) in Thailand or
Malaysia, something like Phi Phi Islands but little quietly.
I`m planing lie on the beach, relax, snoorkel and eat local specialty :-)
Any recommendations ?

Can anyone recommend a good, modern hotel in Georgetown, Penang?  We
plan to spend approximately MYR 150 to MYR 200 per night and room.
The Cititel Penang looks fine according to the website, but it seems
to be located in the middle of the bar and nightlife district of

Is it possible to get a new Indian 6 month tourist visa by going over to Sri
Lanka from India just before the visa expires and getting a new one at the
High Commission there?
Ann

I'm schedule to arrive at 0530 and leave at 0100, and would like to know
if there a place with a reasonable rate to sleep a few hours near the
airport. Thanks.
Herb

Live in Tokyo and need to do some American-sized clothes shopping.  Do
the shops in the Guam malls generally carry American sizes?  Or is it
mainly tuned to the Japanese tourists - i.e. too small for me...?
Thanks for any advice,

I'm a Communications student from Holland and my study is almost finished. Together with another student I am examining the nightlife in Phnom Penh for our final paper. In order to finish it, we have to keep an online survey. The results of this survey will only be used in our ...