Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / April 2005

There is supposedly a bus that leaves from Beach Road in Singapore,
going to KL.  Anyone know which company this is?
Thanks
Jack

Has anyone crossed the border between these countries and what form of
transport did you take?

Has anyone had that fresh squeezed sugarcane juice in Hong Kong?  The
street vendor puts the stick of sugarcane into a device that I think had
meshing teeth as he pulled the handle to pulverize the cane and extract
the juice.

Does anyone know if there is a way to shop for air fares from Hong Kong
to Taipei in the US?  I know several carriers do that route, Cathay
Pacific, China Air and Dragon Air, among others.  I know round trip
fares could be had for as low as $130.  Cathay Pacific website lists

Sri Lanka's nominee for diplomatic post turned down: source
By TERRY PEDWELL
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050420/DIPLOMAT
20/TPNational/?query=lanka
Wednesday, April 20, 2005 Page A4

X-No-archive:yes    Speaking of Koh Samui,I didn't get a chance to
experience any of the islands when I was in Thailand 1986-87.Koh Samui
was the one that my Thai acquaintances recommended.What is it like
there? Is the weather nice (NOV->FEB) Are the prices pretty good? Is it

I have (not in my possession) a visa to VN for next week from the US
entering in Ho Chi Minh City.  I got it through a travel agent.  While
in VN I'm planning a trip to Cambodia and return to Ho Chi Minh city.
Someone told me that the visa I have will not allow me to return to ...

We decided we did not want to send our passports to some unknown entity to
get a China Visa.  So we drive to Washington, D.C. to deliver our passports
personally.  We further thought we would spend the extra $30 per China visa
and get one day turnaround.  We live about two hours ...

I have heard that it is possible nowadays to get a flight ticket from
Bangkok to Macau with Air Asia for just 20 THB (Thailand Baht)
one-way.
When I took a look at airasia.com I have noticed that the cheapest

I have never been in S.E.A. I am living in Seoul. Recently I was
invited into an event in Singapore from 24~27 April. So I have a plan
to travel in Bukittinggi Sumatra for 5 days after the event. I will be
back to Seoul with 2 May 9:30 a.m. flight from Singapore.

I would like to take a group of people from UK to China (Beijing and
Henan province) but don't want to organize the transport and
accommodation. Possibly we would organize our own accommodation whilst
in Henan. Can anyone recommend a suitable tour operator that would take

my wife and i are considering to visit China next June  for two weeks. We
want to know how easy and convinient are the public transportation and if
there is an alternative way to move.  

I was looking at Bangkok Air's pages for a flight Koh Samui - > Hua Hin.
It does not appear to exist anymore !? I made that flight 3 years ago
and was planning to do so agiain this summer.
Is there anyone out there having infor if this flight still exists,

Now that there's Internet and you can see all the pictures and read
the news from other places and watch video and talk to anyone anywhere
is there even any reason to travel any more?  Say an average trip to
Europe costs $5,000.  Well, you can put that money to much better use,

I'm going to be visiting Singapore and Malaysia just after Easter for
two weeks.  My flights to the region are to and from Singapore, but I
would like to see some of Malyasia while I'm there.  I've decided that
I won't have time to visit Sarawak or Sabah, and will be mostly