Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / April 2005

We're going to China soon. I'm allergic to MSG - Is it commonly used most
places? Any ideas on how to avoid it?

Hikone is a gorgeous place. Truly beautiful, and I suspect that in
autumn this might be one of the Japan's more attractive areas; my
brother in law says it's beautiful. I went in late March and while
the cherry trees were not yet in bloom, there was still snow on the

Just wondered if any one here has flown with Etihad and how they compare
with Emirates.
TIA
Jan

SLA soldier captured in LTTE controlled Muttur village
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=14641
[TamilNet, April 09, 2005 10:43 GMT]
A soldier of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA), armed with a rifle and a

Bangkok return AUD$500.00 PLUS TAXES $166.42, DEP 01/04/05 TO 24/04/05
& dep 25/04/05 to 24/04/05.
Must have two persons to travel on the airfare, so I would like to
book a ticket with someboday else.Cheap "oneway" fare ticket also!!!.

I will be in Beijing for 2 days and am trying to get input on the best
tours. I know that the forbidden city an Tiananmen square are right next to
each other, so I feel that I can do that on my own. I am really more
interested in a great tour of the wall and other harder to get ...

Hi I've been offered 2 EFL jobs one in Lianyungang the other in
Changzhou, both in Jiangsu. The jobs are almost identical the only
difference is the location, i've found it hard to find a real picture
of what life would be like living in the 2 places. Anyone been to

i'll be going to Pattaya for abt a week on business trip, and will be
expected to stay around over a weekend before i catch a flight home from
BKK. I have been to BKK a few time, where it does really interest me.
Is there any other interesting place around Pattaya or BKK where i ...

We will be arriving (Beijing) on May 5 for an 18 day tour of China.  Should
we expect crowded conditions at restaurants, airports, tourist spots, etc.
during the May 1-7 period?  How bad/good will this be?

http://www.tamilnet.com/pic.html?path=/img/publish/2005/04/anti_US_poster.jpg&wi
dth=1328&height=900
JVP slams NGOs, western countries for meddling
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=14625
[TamilNet, April 06, 2005 18:28 GMT]

where can I book cheap flights from china (Beijing or Shang Hai) to
germany (Munich)? Flight to Munich in May, back to China in august.
Michael

Seen some great prices (and nice looking web sites) on tours to china.
I suspect though that a lot of these are small time operators. I called
a few and the numbers were disconnected. Others seemed legit in that
whoever answered seemed to be knowledgeable. Any thoughts on this?

Any information on TTB permit, where and how to get it, what it costs
etc...:)))))))))))
Thierry

Can anyone advise on obtaining a Chinese Visa when in Vietnam.
Thanks in advance.
heathcote

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