Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / June 2005

I will soon be travelling to Shanghai and Hong Kong to import some
clothing and accessories (t-shirts, jumpers, jeans, bracelets). Which
area would be considered better for these sort of items Shanghai or
Hong Kong?

I am looking for any cheap, clean, comfortable and well-located hostels or
hotels in Shanghai and Beijing.  I plan to stay in Shanghai between the
21-25 May and Beijing 26-30 May on  a modest budget.  Having a look around
the internet I can see that hotel charges can be very ...

Any one got any good tips of beach resorts that have good snorkelling off
the beach on Koh Chang so we don't have to keep taking expensive boat trips
out to the other islands. Doesn't have to be serious deep coral stuff just
something to keep the wife happy with a bit of coral ...

Hi fellow travelers,
Still hesitating about a Tibet or Silk road trip in october.  Let say I'm in
Beijing.  Is it easy to fly to Lhasa or Kashgar with a fly back to Shanghai.
Any hints regarding these 2 destinations would be appreciated,

The overland trip between India and Thailand via Burma (Myanmar) has
been discussed for decades. Is it now possible? Last week, a Lonely
Planet Thorn Tree reader in Australia pointed out that the Embassy of
Myanmar in Canberra is suggesting on their web site that overland

Fist I am looking for the best rates from Amsterdam (or a realtively
close airport) to Tashkent or Almaty. All suggestions are welcome!
I am planning a trip to Central Asia. I consider Uzbekistan as evident
because I have a language exchange student there (I learn him Norwegain

I am going by myself to Koh Samui in June/July (yes, I am an early
planner!) I have read so many conflicting messages about hotels and
beaches - does anybody have a recommendation for a beach-near
accomodation where one has peace (not on Chaweng) but still the option

im gng to bali in July...anyone interested cz i hope to make tiz a grp tour
of getting 2 knw new frenx

I read in the lonely planet that there are a lot of sand fleas - can
anyone confirm this? I would love to go at the end of June. Thanks for
your help, and any other great tips you may have (middle class, would
be brilliant to have a small hotel on the beach).

is it ok for an European driver to rent a car in Thailand?
Any suggest?
Many thanks

Planning to spend 3-4 weeks in the summer of 2006, in Greece, Turkey and
Egypt.  Does anyone have information on a reputable tour company that
has tours to all three countries (and a specific tour to recommend);
alternatively, separate country tours that can be combined ...

Just recently back from a trip through China. On my website
http://www.dickprins.com you can find some information and many pictures
about the places we visited. Site is also in English.

I couldn't find a definitive answer in the archives, so I'm hoping
someone can help me out. I will be travelling with my 4-year old
daughter, and I have a eleven hour layover in Bangkok. Is there a
transit hotel at the airport where I can go to just put up my feet and

The consolidator using all the above names and addresses is a scam
artist. We paid by check and found he cancelled the reservation after
encashing the check. A month later he offered some other tickets at
$700 more per ticket (he still had our money). It finally took a month

Hi, i'm going to visit Sarawak next summer. I'd like to get information
about this country: places, prices, people etc:::
Thanks, Nino from Italy