Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / January 2005

BBC:-
The Tigers accused the army of destroying the camp after some refugees
had refused food parcels from soldiers.
"There is a section of the people who didn't want aid from the army,"

But W.H. Wiswa Warnapala, the deputy foreign minister of Sri Lanka's
Sinhalese-dominated parliament, said that would irritate his
government, which waged a bloody, 20-year civil war with the Liberation
Tigers of Tamil Eelam until a ceasefire two years ago.

Sri Lanka to sign USD 150 million arms deal with Iran
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=14002
[TamilNet, January 16, 2005 11:34 GMT]
Sri Lanka is to buy over USD 150 million of arms from Iran, the Sunday

i have about 5days to stay at the Philippines, any good suggestion where is
he best place to to visit in the country?
As i will be bring along with me a 4x5 large format view camera, I could be
too inconvenince to travel great distances. Places with beautiful landscape

On this new travel blog called Gadling.com:
http://www.gadling.com/category/asia/

My wife, daughter (21 yrs. old) and I are going to China, including Hong
Kong next May.  As we live outside D.C. I had planned to get the required
visas myself from the Chinese embassy instead of paying for a company to do
it.  However, it just occurred to me to find out whether ...

Does Sarnath worth a visit while being in Varanasi?
Thanks
Shaul

Hi, I was just wondering if anybody out there had any on the ground info
related to travel in china, south from Guangzhou to say near Viet border.
Say hotels costs at budget end, average daily costs, best time of year to
travel, and finally, but you don't have to answer this one as ...

I'm going to spend a month or so in Rajasthan starting late January. Am
wondering if anyone can answer the following questions for me:
1. Do you need hiking boots for a camel safari or are
trainers(sneakers)sufficient?

Asian bird flu threatens to trigger worldwide epidemic
By John Roberts
6 February 2004
The current outbreak of avian influenza—popularly known as bird flu—in

my wife and i are planning a china roundtrip (highlights - or at least what
we think these highlights are) for the first time.
we are having our ideas of what to see and how to travel.
we found a trip that exactly suits our expectations on

http://bangkokpost.net/en/130105_Horizons/13Jan2005_hori58.php
Vietnam builds an image
A new agreement will allow Thais to drive right in, as towns toot their
own horns

Aid hijacked by political extremists
By Andrew Gilligan In Sri Lanka, Evening Standard
13 January 2005
Foreign aid in parts of Sri Lanka is being hijacked by an avowedly

I'm having trouble finding a hotel (online) for Tokyo.  We'll be travelling
as 2 adults and 2 kids (4 and 2 years) but can't seem to find a hotel which
can accommodate us as a family.  Any ideas?  Recommendations?
TIA