Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / August 2004

My wife and I are planning our first trip to Thailand for this
November and I have a few questions.
Novemember seems to be on the cusp of the rainy season, is there
anywhere we should avoid in November?  We plan to be there for 3

Anyone know any Newfoundlanders teaching in Korea?
Thanks for the info.
Looking.
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Any info on accommodation, food and what to do, apart from lying on a beach
would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jay Wye

Is the best way to get to Asia from North America to go out to the
West coast first, or can deals be equally good from Chicago, New York
etc?
Looking for info,

International YH at Shimla is in very bad shape. Never stay at this IYH.
This is my recommendation.

My son is travelling to Delhi in October for 3 weeks, what inoculations will
he need?
Also does he have to have a visa?
Thanks for your help.

Greetings to everyone from God's own country,Kerala.
Lots have been said, written, videographed about this mystikal land
with abundance of beauty; only thing we lack out here is probably the
snow.The lush green expanse spread evenly across the state along with

Going to India next month.
Has someone heard/been/read about hotel Metro City in Delhi   and hotel Amer
in Agra
Response will be appreciated.

What are readers thoughts on travelling to Asia and spending big $$$
to stay in an expensive hotel?  Would people prefer to stay in a
hostel given that hotels should only b eused to sleep in?

Can anyone go to the Indian Andaman Islands, and is it possible to go
there say straight from Phuket? If case, that's what i'll do.
Geir

guys someone suggested "minshuku" for affordable lodging.
Now what about those "capsule" thing I see on TV ?
I understand it's only for guys.
If I travel to Japan alone...is the "capsule" an even cheaper option ???

Hello everyone,  We will be taking a stop over in Sinapore for 3
nights (2 full days)
We are wondering what anyone can tell us about the highlights.  We
would like to be spending about  $75. -$100 Canadian per night, a

I kept reading references to fruit being very expensive in Japan.
Why is that ??? what's the big deal with apples & bananas & such
Japan may not produce much fruit but I suppose fruit is cheap as dirt with
Jap. buying power  in tropical places like China, Vietnam, Philipines...

I am interested in how to get to sangalaki. I hope to hear some
suggestions / comments. I don't know yet where i will be coming from.
Some possiblilities I am interested in are:
arriving in Tawau by air and then going overland to balikpapan? (Or

we wonna spend our vacation next february in sri lanka.
We will make a roundtrip and then go to the south.
But we are still searching for a good, quiet resort where we are enjoy
the beach, good meal and so on.