Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / November 2004

I want to get some custom shirts made while I am in Bangkok in December.  
Can you recommend a shirtmaker that does good work in a few days?
- Max
(I will also be in Phuket and Chiang Mai, if you know one in those places.)

** I would LOVE to see the Taj at night.  Well I did see it from my balcony at
the Mughal Sheraton, but to be int he courtyard.... whoa!
www.waynehazle.com/india/
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/11/25/india.taj.mahal.ap/index.html

Hi folks...
Will be at Koh Samui mid Dec.. for 9 days
Just wondering the expenses we are gonna incur over.. so any rough idea how
much is enuff to cover our expenses??

Sam was quoted more than $ 10,000 to have his dental work done in
Australia. But was charged only $1,800 in the Philippines. More info on
www.philtravel.net (trivia section)

   I'm going to come to Tokyo. I'll stay  there for 2 months.
Is there anyone that can recommend me good, and cheap guest house (I need
private room)?
I'm looking forward for any response.

New online,
my Shanghai photogallery A new world
www.sievers.nl/visitshanghai
over 350 photos of what I think is one of the most interesting metropoles on

Five years ago, I flew as a courier with IBC Pacific Inc from L.A.,
California to Bangkok, Thailand.  They have since, closed their courier
department.  Can anyone recommend a courier company for a trip from the USA
to Southeast Asia?

any news on this typhoon heading over towards the ko samui area? thx.

Our family is planning to spend 1,5 week on beach preferrably on
Southern Andaman coast in December. Has anybody experience or
information about a nice place to stay. Good snorkelling place
preferred. Grateful for any hints.

I need to make a trip to Hong Kong, Bangkok and Taipei in mid February
or early March,
Can someone tell me the dates of Chinese New Year?  I would like to
avoid this if I can manage! :)

Delhi / Agra and surrounding cities - Group Tour suggestions
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Can ony one recommend a reliable/reputable GROUP Tour of Delhi/ Agra
maybe Jaipur and Udiapur.

I am seeking info on Coach / bus tours from Delhi to surrounding
cities like Agra, Jaipur, Udaipur etc.
Can anyone suggest good reliable Coach / bus tour operators.
These could be one day tours or multi-day coach tours.

After looking at the lonely planet guide, it doesn't look like there
is much to do, or much of interest in Seoul. I may have to spend a
week there in late Dec. Any thoughts out there on where to go/what to
do? Local history is not all that fascinating to me.

My daughter & son-in-law are spending 2 days in Seoul en route to Canada.
They are not sure how reliable the ATMs will be so they are thinking of
buying their South Korean currency before leaving home in NZ. problem is
that they are also not sure how much they will need for

Bombay / Mumbai Airport Transportation  - need help
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I will be arriving at Bombay / Mumbai Airport in the middle of the
night.