Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / January 2005

http://www.molon.de/galleries/India/Travelogue2004.html
A very detailed travelogue of a 10 days trip to Delhi, Agra, Jaipur,
Pushkar, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Bikaner and the Sariska national park

Since there is a fair amount of chinese there and one of the "must
visits" on my itinery is the big night market in chinatown.
Hoping to hear from residents or people who have been there before
during that period.

The Source of the River Ayeyarwaddy  
The mighty Ayeyarwaddy River, the most important in the Union of
Myanmar as its life-blood stream, had been in existence at least for
(15) million years, and there is indisputable evidence geologically,

The information below is not to be interpreted as legal advice as I
am simply telling you what I did. Each case is different but if you
are in a similar situation as me, you will probably do better if you
follow the steps below. I would still like to relinquish any legal

There is a big problem right now with pedophiles trafficking tsunami
orphans in Asia.  These pedophiles, mostly European men, have been
traveling to Thailand and other Asian countries for many years solely
for the purpose of having sex with children.  Thailand is especially

I just got back from Hanoi, and had a really good experience at the
FORTUAN HOTEL, 68 Hang Bo St(In the Old Quarter). It was like, $10 a
night; we stayed for 4 nights.  The staff was extremely nice, and the
place was pretty clean.  But I think they may lock the gates around

I have finally decided to visit South Korea with my kid, she has never seen
snow !
Please tell me your views on the following:
a) Are everything closed during Chinese New Year ? Is there any point going

Has anyone attempted to travel overland from india to thailand? I've
been advised that going through the indian/burma or bangladesh/burma
border is not possible. What about through nepal-tibet-china-vietnam, or
is this going to cause alot of grief?

I am planning yo fly Chiang-Mai to LHR via Bangkok. I will be flying
the BKK-LHR segment on BA.
Two questions:
1.  How much connection time should I plan for the transfer?

I need to be in India NEXT January. I'd like to see a couple of other
countries (Korea, Sigapore) too and was wondering if these Circle trips
of asia are cost effective.
Would it be any cheaper to fly into Tokyo and purchase a Ticket to India

Despite the tragedy in the Indian Ocean, I suppose it would hurt more if we
stop planning for vacations.
So, please allow me to ask one question.
I am living in Hong Kong and I would like to bring my 4 year old for

    Seoul, Korea doesn't have cars. I just saw a scene from Seoul on Fox
News Channel and there were no cars there.

A Buddhist priest alleged to have sold rice to the merchant is missing
from the area, Wasantha Chandrapala, Ampara Divaina correspondent said.
The merchant and the load of rice was arrested on a tip-off received by
the Padiyatalawa Police, OIC, Lawarence Ranatunge said.

Tamils say government scrimping on aid
By Simon Gardner
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050103/325/f9kkf.html
KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels are

DELIBERATE DECEPTION?
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050103/325/f9kkf.html
"There is a game of deception going on in deceiving the international
community, making them believe that the president is working with the