Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / May 2005

Am going to be spending time in KL in June..19th for 10 days so can you give
me some good hotels ...4 or 5 star ones that are affordable ..am traveling
with US dollars and you know they are way down..
Thanks Miguel I read all your post..or try.

Quite a lot of Thailand's hotels have things like this:
- Compulsory charge for Gala Dinner on Dec. 31st at 1,500 Baht per person.
This one is from http://www.arecalodge.com/index.html but I cite it only as
a fairly typical example.

I like to know, How long does it take to get a visa if you go in person? I
will be going to chicago area.

I'm looking for a hotel in Nanjing (not too big, not too expensive).
Fred

In a previous post, I inquired about the connections from HKIA to Guangzhou
around 7-8 pm in the evening.  It appears the options are few at this time
of the evening.  It appears the connections to Shenzhen are better.  What is
the consensus?.

I have never traveled a country where so many nasty people lived in.
Theft, bribe, marihuana, 'do you want a woman' fatigue and all. During
my 5 days trip of SIN-Batam-Medan-Parapat-Lake_Toba I have seen too
much bad things for my short trip. But here is a different story.

This summer I'm planning to travel in the countries mentioned in the subject and
have some questions regarding train tickets:
Ulan Bator - Beijing:
Is it possible to get tickets for train #24 (Ulan Bator - Beijing) in Ulan Bator

Has anybody stayed or know the Astor Hotel in Makati,Manila & I know this
hotel is relatively close to the Australian Embassy can anybody tell me how
far (Walking or short cab ride)
Cheers

My film "Ho Asked Me to Go" presents an exciting trip to Thailand,
Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos.  It features Bangkok, Angkor Wat,
Cambodian court dancing, both north and south Vietnam, including
Hanoi's water puppet theater,  the Great Sacred Stupa of Laos,  and

I am looking for some advice regarding Thai visas on arrival, as I will soon
be travelling on a RTW ticket from London.
I plan to fly into BKK, and use this as a hub to travel out to Vietnam and
Myanmar, and would NOT be in Thailand for more than 30 days in a single

Is there anyone that have first hand experiences from Malapascua Island
in The Philippines ?
What are your general impression of the island and the people living there ?
What would be a nice place to stay with my wife and kids (7 and 11 years

I'm planning to travel to Malaysia this year. What are your experiences
about this land?
How did you travel to there from Europe? Do you have some low-fare flights
to recommend?

Just a little knowledge learned, so I'm passing it on.
I've been looking for a BKK -> NYC -> BKK flight. Kuwait Airways seems
like the best deal-- around 25,000B for a 3 month ticket, 29,000 for a
1 year. All the travel agents in KSR want to sell you a 6 mo. flight on

We will be in Thailand and plan to spend some time in Chiang Mai during the
1st 2 weeks in June.  Besides what several guide books have to say, are
there any personal recommendations for attractive hotels? We don't need 5
star places, but clean, nice atmosphere and helpful ...