Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / April 2005

Can any one give me some good rates or sites to search for good fares to the
above cities?

Body found in Sinhala suburb in Colombo
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Unconfirmed reports say that a body of the abducted journalist Mr

Photojournalist looking for reliable Vietnamese guide/assistant, college
educated, for travel in northern provences of Vietnam. All expenses paid.
Contact mailto:iasiai@gmail.com
James

After going through an airport and picking luggage I discovered my locks
were broken when I got home.
Anyone know if the airport break your locks on your suitcasess security can
you reclaim the costs for

Are AUD cash readily exchangeable in either China itself, or the SAR of Hong
Kong??

which international airports (and airlines) serve Yangon or Mandalay.
Which are the prices?
Thanks

Does anyone know if this service is available yet?  I checked the website at
http://www.hongkongairport.com/eng/aguide/skypier.html and only found coach
(bus) service (almost 4 hours) and not running on Saturdays (250HK)..  Is it
possible the ferry connection is still only in the ...

Anyone been to the beaches at Nha Trang lately?  Are they clean?
TIA
Jim

Can anyone please recommend a book for the Trans-Siberian Railroad? I
cannot find much worth of reviews on the net and those to be found
don't quite give me the clear picture. Anyone care to recommend?
Sincerely,

I need to have the equivalent of $2,700 USD in RMB in Beijing. Will there be
any problem in obtaining this. I'm assuming the daily limit for withdrawals
through ATM's will be too small.
What commission will I need to pay on TC's encashment in a Bank (or hotel -

We are planning to be in this area in early June and would like to find a
recommended tour company to do a 2-3 day hike into the hill area. We are
interested in the native culture and getting out into the countryside.
Please advise.  Thanks.

I am looking for spesific examples of inexpensive flights or advice on
how to get inexpensive flights. Will I get the best fares through a
travel agency or directly from a carrier? What comapnies have
inexpensive tickets? I assume I have to change flights. Is it more

Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Finnish citizens will be exempted from
requiring visas as of May 1 when they enter, exit or stay in Vietnam for
less than 15 days

theres pretty good shopping to do in these 3 cities with nice clothes...
Problem is, the sizes available !
Does anyone have tips on where to buy clothes that could fit us , not
specially big and tall, just normal sizes for tall europeans ?