Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / May 2004

Hello, I looked up Miguel's 41 photos of Turkey.  He recommends eating
at steam table restaurants frequented by locals and has a photo of a
street vendor too.

I'll have a little time in Istanbul to ride the ferries.
What ferry route is more scenic---crossing the Bosporus (going from
Europe to Asia) or crossing the Golden Horn?

Escapee details 18-year detention, torture in STF camp
[TamilNet, April 27, 2004 15:17 GMT]
A Tamil youth arrested in 1986 by the Special Task Force of the Sri Lanka
Army at Kaluwanchikudy in the Batticaloa district, and assumed dead, has

Just going to spend 2 nights in Tokyo on the way through to Russia,
and I want to know of a reasonable hostel to stay at. I want it to be
as cheap as possible, and it would be nice if it was easy to find too!
Any recommendations?

Could any body advise whether this is long enough time to make a round trip
from Narita to Tokyo for a quick sightseeing.
Arrives at 7.00 am and what transport mode is recommended.
Thanks and

We are planning to visit Angkor Wat around mid June. I understand that can
be rainy season, but what considering we already have tickets and bookings,
does it make sense to cancel everything based on the weather threat ?

Hello,  we are thinking of flying to Bangkok and on to Angkor Wat , then
taking a boat on to Ho Chi Min City.  OR would it be better in the reverse?
We will need a visa to enter Vietnam and have the understanding that you
have to have it dated exactly for the date entered and exited ...

Climbing Lion
This tour, covering for Asian's biggest archaeology site of Bagan and
Myanmar's third highest peak of Mt. Victoria, also introduce to Myanmar
Bird, with a journey to the Chin Hills, a spectacular mountainous area of

Hey guys, just a few days back I heard from my manager that we are
being laid off at the end of May. Initially, it was a bit of a shock,
but I realized this is the best chance I have to do something we
always wanted to do. So in June, me and my wife will be traveling to

It's that lake south-east of Aomori.  It's supposed to be lovely and
all, but all I've seen in my searching through the guide books is vague
references to spa's.  Does anyone know of a nice ryokan in the area?
Or even better, low to medium priced onsen?

Can anyone tell me, based on their travel experiences, if the
Chungking mansions in Hong Kong has improved its cleanliness, safety,
etc?

Does anyone know about a cheap possibility to fly from SIN to Samui?
Bangkok Air seems to fly, but it is twice as much (350 SGD)to fly this
way than flying from Samui to SIN. Anybody knows a trick to get the thai
rate?

MERGUI ARCHIPALEGO EXPLORATION 8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS (AKM8)
   From : KawThoung (Victoria Point) To : Myeik(Mergui)
Day1    Yangon-Kawthoung by flight (OR) Ranong-Kawthoung by boat.
The vessel will leave Kawthoung ( Victoria Point ) in the early afternoon,

Planning ahead for a post-Christmas trip to Chiang Mai (for a wedding) and
Myanmar.  I see that there's one weekly flight to Mandalay on Air Mandalay.  
Does anybody know how reliable this flight is?  That is, does it fly every
week?  Or is there another way to get from Chiang Mai ...