Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / September 2004

I`m in the early stages of planning a trip to the Philippines next March &
as I have to go to Cagayan de oro from Manila I was wondering if anybody
could help me out with the travel options to Boracay from CDO as I really
want to visit there having read so much about it.

any flight from Kuala Lumpur to Laos? - January 2005
where i can buy ticket in KL?
many thanks

Does somebody know if  in Libya, out of Tripoli,  it is now easy to change
Euros ?
thanks
federico

We are planning a trip to Chiang Mai next January.
Our main aim is to enjoy the natural scenery and relax ourselves.
We heard about Chiang Mai, especially by its countryside, being quiet and
with fresh air.

All travel and accomodation booked, but anyone know anything in 'not to
miss' catergory?  Thanks for help.

Vietnam Airlines' success turns country into regional hub
http://www.internationalreports.net/asiapacific/vietnam/2004/airline.html
Courtesy: Vietnam Airlines
Taking advantage of the normalized relations and the burgeoning

I was there in '97.  Just HCMC and Nha Trang.
I'll be going back there with a friend sometime November or December
(not sure exactly yet).  
I had seen some stuff about VN on TV and noticed it was built up a bit

It appears that  the normal visa for tourists in Thailand is 30 days ,
we would like to stay 60-90 days .Can a visa  of this length be
obtained on arrival ?  Is it necessary to contact the Thai embassy  in
advance ? Thanks !!!!

I'm heading for China and intend to take my skates.
I'll be travelling mainly in the northern areas around Beijing.
Does anybody have some suggestions where to skate?
Alfonso.

Hi, I'm based in the UK and was wondering if anyone knew of any Travel
Insurers who are currently offering policies to Indonesia. Obviously,
the Foreign Office is advising against travel to parts of Indonesia,
and so the majority of insurers refuse to issue policies covering

Well, here I am in China. Fortunately it turns out that I am surrounded by
helpful English-speaking Chinese computer geeks.
One of them has suggested that I dial 16300, and then also use username and
password 16300. Indeed it works, as I am posting this now. Slower than

You want to travel? Use http://www.travel-search.de
Thanks!

Is English enough in the big cities of China, Korea, and Japan? Is it rather
a case of much of Europe, where some people speak a bit, but generally it is
a myth that you're fine if you know English?
Always Wondered.

Competing distributors of kosha smallgoods in Chang Mai engaging in a spam
war?
And  "Pickle King" - that's actually a nightclub?
This is way too surreal to be true ... anybody (else) know the story?

I apologise to you all for my recent childish and infantile behaviour. I
thought that I was actually helping to promote my business with every such
post but now realise that I have only been making a fool of myself, and my
attacks on Robert Johnson and other posters on the groups ...