Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / January 2005

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/01/26/cambodia.meteorite.reut/index.html
Unbelievable! That is the last thing Cambodia needed.  At least it
didn't land in Phnom Penh and kill a bunch of people.
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My mother has to renew her passport for an upcoming trip abroad.
However, she realized that her passport will expire shortly before the
trip begins.  When ordering some tickets she was required to give her
passport number, for security reasons.  I wanted to confirm that when

Our organization, the Jobs for South Asia Coalition, is trying to
determine the least expensive means to bring thousands of people from
Indonesia, Thailand, or India to the U.S. (east or west coast).
Originally we assumed that either a cruise ship or retrofitted oil

In New Jersey -- home to about 1,100 Sri Lankan expatriates, including
a dense community of 250 in Middlesex County -- the Sri Lankan relief
effort is a case of Tamil and Sinhalese taking care of his own.
"We are doing it our way and they are doing it their way, that is all,"

    New Tourism Service Fee Scheme implemented
His Majesty's Government has issued the Financial Ordinance 2061-62 on
January 14, 2005 which has made the new provision for Nepal Tourism
Board to collect its Tourism Service Fee of NRs. 565 (including VAT)

Sorry, I lost the post re the Burma Wisa when I went to Google the address
below.  It is possible to obtain a visa via the internet.  Some have
received them in hours, but mine took a week.  There is a $10US processing
fee charged to your Visa card plus of course the cost of the ...

Am going to thailand in January and am looking for recommendation for a
authentic Burmese restaurant in Chiang Mai and/or Bangkok.  Yes we'll be
eating lots of thai food, but we have a best friend that is burmese and we
wanted to try Burmese food also.

I want to make a trip from June 23 - August 6 (I am a teacher and
cannot choose another date). Having seen a lot of Asia, now on my list
are left Tibet/Nepal and Myanmar/Laos/Vietnam.
In this time of the year, what would you say, is the less difficult

Partner and i are travelling to BKK from the UK for 3 weeks from
mid-March. Our hotel in Phuket was destroyed, but we still intend to
visit Kamala for a week or so and spend some money there on principle.
As an alternative for the other fortnight, we're thinking about setting

I'm busily saving a squillion miles on BD and will be planning a trip
to MEL for self, madame and his lordship (age 2) in a while in business
class (woohoo).
I've been reading various reports about Thai and Singapore airlines

Here are about 30 photos from the Thaipusam celebration by Hindus in Kuala
Lumpur (Malaysia) yesterday and today, which was attended by about 2 million
people. I promise it's like nothing you've ever seen before:
  http://travel.u.nu/region-my-94.php

Quotes from the King of Detective Fiction, Raymond Chandler. Enjoy!
Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you
do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate,

I 'm visiting Hong Kong soon and have heard and read a bit of the
"private kitchens".  I 'm tempted to try at least one to experience
the unusual nature and setup of these home grown restaurants. Some of
my friends have recommended "Da Ping Huo" located in Central.  Does

I will be in Tokyo and Kyoto in early April.  I only have a limited
time, and since this is part of a tour package, part of the itinerary
is planned.  I chose a tour, since I've never been to Japan, but I want
to make sure that I use my free time well, so I can see the parts of

I'll be spending 2.5 weeks in Tokyo on a last-minute vacation and I've
been asked by a fellow martial artist to return with a sword.  Heh, I
said.  I'll be returning from NRT to Chicago and then on to Toronto.
Is checking a sword feasible?