Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / November 2004

What agencies can give the best prices for flights from Los Angeles to
Saigon??

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Hi, We get to spend four days in Shanghai, in early December. would
anyone kindly advise me on how to best spend those days, sightseeing
etc. Many thanks for any help.  john west

I'm wondering if it will be necessary to take anti-malaria pills for a
10 days trip in Rajahstan in December (11-21 Dec). The monsoon will be
over and we'll be travelling across semi-desertic and desertic areas, or
am I missing something ?

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i'm looking for ideas for something special on valentines night in BKK.
It will be our last night before moving on, so a good reason to make it
special.
We took an evening river cruise last time with Loy Nava so something

I am posting first time to a newsgroup with hopes of gaining
information from experiences of other couples.
I and my fiance are planning for our honeymoon in Last week of
december or first week of January. We are wondering if Kerala is a

Anybody had any experiences booking hotels etc through with
www.indiatravelite.com ?
Tia

I know nothing about buying a cell phone in bangkok (that I'll be able
to use
in other countries, maybe philippines, vietnam, mexico...and to be
able to call the USA,

I'm going to India for 6 months in December, first time, and want a
decent, up-to-date guide book. I'm a shoestring traveller, so I don't
need to know where the nearest Hilton is, just the good Mom & Pop
places. Also, I usually use LP, but I've heard the LPs are mostly

Anyone know where pet shops are in BK?
I usually go to the weekend market but unfortunately not this time.

Is anybody worried about this? I am getting a little. I leave Nov 11th
for 2 weeks. Any advice??
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I'm still planning to visit the Satun province in two weeks, I think it'll
be safe on the islands in Tarutao park, but I'm a little concerned about the
cities on my way.
How is the current situation in Satun and Hat Yai?

hello to all,
i am planning an extended backpack trip through mainland asia - thailand,
myanmar, laos, india, nepal, tibet, china, mongolia, vietnam, cambodia
could u guys help with where the known / not so known walkthrough border