Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / September 2004

Can someone tell me the process of getting proper visa to visit
Shanghai?  It would only be for 3-4 days.
Is it tough to get this?  Online service for it?
Thanks for any helpful input!

Bush has Oklahoma City, Putin has Chechnya, China has Hong Kong.
* Pro-Beijing industrialists say the HK "democrats"
 (pro-democracy politicians) will bankrupt Hong Kong with
 welfare reforms.

On the evening of the 15th of the 1st lunar month, the town of Leishan
enjoys the most exciting moment of the year. When it's getting dark,
20 to 30 firework-laden dragons will dance through the streets of the
town with people setting off the fireworks on the way. They dance from

Surprisingly, the Wa also developed a unique and sophisticated
literature. Farming created a new way of life for the ancient Wa
people as they moved out of their cave dwellings and built houses and
villages. The cliffs of Cangyuan county have well-preserved frescoes

We are still deciding about the value of a JR rail pass. Has anyone
used the JR bus conmpanies to extend rail travel.

sawadee kaa
letzten herbst waren mein freund und ich für 4 wochen in thailand...
wir haben einiges gesehen, krabi, koh lanta, phi phi island, phuket
und koh samui. die touristischen orte haben uns nicht besonders

Can anyone recommend a nice *quiet* beach place in Kerela, India  to
hang around in for a few days???
most of the places i've looked at or heard about seem to have been
"spoiled" by mass tourism according to mate swho have been  :-(

check out this page for information about the ancient n historic
tourist places in south india www.funnydays.netfirms.com/travel.htm

I'll be heading to HK next month. Am very eager to try out all the
nice local foods. Please advise on food that I shouldn't miss. I would
appreciate if you could tell me the location as well. Thanks!
Cheers,

I hope to have a holiday with my 4 year old girl.
Which destination is the most suitable ?
Any feedback or sharing of experience ?
I am based in Hong Kong.

How comfortable/safe is the "luxury bus" from Bombay to Pune? (Are
there any bathroom stops for example? I syour luggage safe at
intermediate stops?)
We are ok with trains in India and ramain concerned about road travel.

Thanks in advance.
I am planning a 1 month + ?days trip to Vietnam/China (Saigon->HongKong) and
am interested in any feeback on basic accomodation prices, (read
room/bathroom/fan) and personal experience advice on how readily available

Could someone tell me what immunization shots are needed for
a two week trip to Thailand and Cambodia?
TIA

my husband and I are planning to spend a couple of weeks in Laos during
December and since the latest guide we could find was issued in 2002, we are
wondering if anyone who has been there recently could help us out.
We would like to travel by bus from Vientiane to Phonsavan and from ...

My niece collects Cabbage Patch dolls (and I have a couple myself!) and I
wanted to get her one of the new ones.  There are a few Asian dolls on the
market here in Oz, but I thought it would be a nice gift to be able to get
her an Asian one in Asia when I am in Thailand soon.  So... ...