Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / March 2006

I am in thailand and am of course tempted by all the dirt cheap dvds,
games (and fake rolexes!) here for sale. I'm just wondering what the
process is for bringing 'em back in canada, since I guess there's
likely to be some copyright infringement going on? What's my best

Hello from Ukraine, I been guiding n helping foreign visitors here in
Kiev for ages, you can stay with us at home (Homestay) or with an other
family we know, for $30/night you will get a room separatly for
yourself, plus two meals a day. For $40/day you will have an

As part of an extended trip I am travelling from Bangkok to Bombay in Feb
2007 and would like to know how much this ticket is likely to cost me if I
buy it in Bangkok.
Also if anyone has and advice, recommendations or tips about travel in India

i'm sure this has been posted a lot, but my internet time here is
runing out, so thought I'd quickly post and read the flames and helpful
comments next time I log in.
Just wondering good places to stay in Chiang mai. Any place iwth a pool

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I would like to know if anyone has been to the China side (Tibet  - base
camp area) of Mount Everest in mid-september or thereabouts and can say what
the chances are of not actually seeing the mountain due to weather at that
time of year.

Soon my wife, son and I will be adventuring off to Singapore and Hong Kong
for the first time.
I am hoping that there is a knowledgable traveler or local out there who
can provide us guidance towards a place to stay.  We are looking for a

Panlop: Military coup possible
WASSANA NANUAM
A military coup may be unavoidable if Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra
refuses to budge and political instability persists much longer, said

How long of stay do these two cities warrant?  My wife and I were planning
four days for each but it is difficult to judge what city has the most to
offer for the visitor.  We have previously visited Bangkok, Phuket, Udorn,
and Ubon but never the northwest.  We plan to visit ...

The Soaring Prices of Bangkok's Naughty Nightlife
Just 8 years ago a good night out in the naughty bars of Bangkok could
be had for well under 1,000 baht.  These days that may still be
possible, but it is a lot harder to have such an experience, at such a

I am told it rains heavily in Darjeeling, Sikkim and Bhutan in July. Is this correct? Is it worth going there during 01 to 10 July?
What is the most popular destination in India during July?

Just returned from 3 week photography trip to Myanmar. Wonderful people and
country with not so wonderful government. I've just added a new page of
photos  to my website at http://www.msphoto.ca/Myanmar.htm
www.msphoto.ca

I know that the maximum stay for a US tourist is 30 days.  I plan to
stay longer and am wondering if it will be a problem if I buy a
roundtrip ticket with a return date, say, 6 months from the departure
date.  

I am planning to go to toronto in this summers by "air canada"  but the
problem is that i cant block a ticket for the returning date which is
29 july 2006. My travel agent says that  "air canada"  do not give any
deadline before which the block is valid. So now as all the seats for

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