Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / November 2004

Anyone heading back to that region next March?  Did you also go there
last March?  Did you see or talk to Gareth Koch who went missing in
March of this year in the same area?
Visit http://www.garethkochlostinnepal.co.uk and

There is currently an international toilet conference going on in China
and I heard pretty scary things about the toilets. I assume that most
hotels have decent toilets, but what about the restaurants and other
places a tourist might visit ?

I am making one last trip before having kids......my wife and I would
like to go to Thailand after hearing good experiences from a neighbor.
Does anyone have suggestions on some things to do while there?

Hi!David,
Thanks your reply!
In that case  I've got to make stop-over in HK, which's not in my routine.I'd fly directly to manila/cebu . according to your suggestion , does that imply that there won't be any money-changer/bank to deal with RMB yuan in philipine at all?
would you ...

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Ok, this is an odd question.
I don't currently have a credit card (can't have one, damn belgian
banks.. anyway..) and I am going to visit Thailand in february.
If my money or plane ticket was stolen or something like that,I may

Travelling- How to carry cash to India ?
What is the best way to pay for purchases in India ?
1. use a US Visa- Credit credit ?
2. Travellers Checks ?

Anybody knew if possible to change Euro in Myanmar? Can be withdraw cash at
ATM? Can be carry on phone cellular and videocamera?

I went to the DPRK a few months ago. It's a place which is difficult to
put into words, really much easier to put into pictures. For those who
are interested I've added some pictures to my web-page:
http://heim.ifi.uio.no/~janki/dprk/

where can i buy a
steel/plastic trunk with wheels.
approx
40inch(100cm)long by 30inch(75cm)wide by

We are travelling around China for the whole of January and then
heading off to Vietnam for a while. We are going to catch the train
from Beijing to Hanoi, but we are finding it hard to find information
on it. The only info I can find is a few years old so may not be up to

Are there any tours you can do in Bangkok if you are in a wheelchair

Just intend to visit Philipine cebu  , it'said that china's yuan is fully convetible in Philipine nowadays,could anybody elaborate where to exchange china currency RMB yuan into  Philippines Piso ?or simply do it over banks' counters at major high street  banks/moneychangers?

Muslims make trouble wherever they live.  The problem is that Islam
has no repect for other lifestyles.
If Mecca were nuked, Muslims would see that their religion is a lie.
I'm no fan of Christianity or Judaism either, but if Jerulsalem were

WARNING:  PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SCAMED AND LOST MONEY BY OTHER OPERATORS
PRETENDING TO BE THE KANGAROO CAFE.
I've read the terms of use of this site.  This is not an attempt of
advertising it's simply a warning and the correct information for