Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / February 2005

                John Kerry, an American Vietcong
Source : http://khmervision.free.fr/documents/in-thought04kerry.htm
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The junior senator from Massachusetts , John Forbes Kerry, was born on

I will be going to Istanbul for 3.5 days, arrive Sat morning At 10:15
am and leave on Tuesday at 7:00 pm. Will be there this Saturday
actually.
Right now I was planning to spend all the time in Istanbul but was also

I need to get into Medan on March 2 but my travel agents in Chicago are
scratching their heads. They can find ORD/SIN and ORD/JKT but are having
a hard time into MES (Medan). Anyone know the best place to find tix
into Medan either domestic JKT/MES or SIN/MES. Any ideas?

I plan to visit SE Asia for 3 - 6 months and will be doing mostly urban
travel with some moderate rural trekking here and there. I will bring 1
pair of sandals and 1 pair of shoes. I'm having a hard time deciding
what kind of shoes to bring for the following 2 reasons:

I saw the recent discussion about travellers cheques being unnecessary
in Thailand 'cos you're better off using ATMs.  Is the same true for
Hong Kong?
Are there any areas of S-E-Asia where ATMs are too rare to rely on?

"amongst our disciples" PRABHUPADA-THE UNIVERSAL GURU FORM IN AMARA
AJNAYA ORDER (2004) http://www.geocities.com/oneninesixfive1965
PART 1
Author: Harry E. Bowl

My travel agent has suggested Holiday Villa Langkawi Resort, but while it is
the "right area" it has some negative reviews. Has anyone been recently to
give an up to date opinion?  The reviews tell of poor maintenance and old
towels.

I'm looking for good places to get cheap r/t tickets from Bangkok back
to the US. Any suggestions?

Budget hostel located in heart of Hong Kong's shopping zone. Single room
US$22.69 night, Double bed room (with private washroom) US$33.36/night. Only
3
minutes walk from Mongkok MTR station. Please visit

Sri Lanka re-directs tsunami aid
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4298505.stm
Sri Lanka has so many tsunami relief supplies it is now distributing
them to those unaffected by the disaster.

has anyone been to sibu island off johor?
i was there once and saw this resort with huts/chalets built around a huge
patch of shady trees. thinking of staying there but can't quite remember the
name.

Hi, I don't like crowded places, or places where people don't say excuse me.
I've heard many arguments over the years about how I should "accept" such
behavior, but I cannot.  Is there anything left to see in Asia?  Religion
does not interest me either.

  Do they seem legit? Anyone had any experience there? I've been to
Cebu but never went to the casinos... In PI it wouldn't be a surprise if
their casinos weren't entirely legit.
- I'm interested more in the table games than in the slots, but all

We are travelling to Japan from Mar 26th to Apr 2nd. As I am planning
to book the hotels, I have the following questions:
1. We are flying to Hong Kong from Osaka airport at 10.50 AM on April
2nd. Do I stay in Kyoto or Osaka on April 1st? I want to stay in Kyoto

somedody has visited Sarawak in Borneo (Malasya ), would you like give me
some information, i'll go there next summer.
Anybody interesting in join me.
Nino from italy