Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / March 2006

I am curious how many other travellers are having problems using their
ATM card in Thailand. My bank says that the CIRRUS network is having
intermittent failures around the world, including Thailand, Germany,
and the UK. Anyone out there know anything about this problem?

Hi..
Can anyone on the net give me the info about carrying cash in US
dollars
and in indian rupees to India ? How much money one can carry in cash

When you think of Japan you think of electronics (at least
I do) so, I have a older Toshiba laptop, it has great speakers,
and the mouse in the keyboard, the type you cannot find
anymore. (I hate the finger pads, constantly scraping your

We are going to Ko Tao and Samui next week, but I m afaid that my wife
my get seasick while take boat from Chumphon to Ko Tao.
from the timetable, there's  a few type of boat I can pick up, but I
dont know which one is best one to avoid the seasick as much as

Sorry if this has been posted before, but thought I'd try here before
trying to figure it out at a TAT.
We're currently on the Northeastern Island of Koh Chang. Our 30-day
visa expires on April 10th, and we don't fly out of Thailand until 2

I am planning a trip to Thailand in April and would like to stay about
2 weeks. Can some one suggest an itinerary.
I would also like to see if i can visit a neighboring country. If yes,
what would that be?

I'm looking for russian road-maps and topographics maps on the
distance from Moscow to Irkutsk or mongolia
It can by scan maps, e-maps. If you can send me meskin@interia.pl , please
Sonia

Narita International Airport is in Narita in Chiba Prefecture, does
anyone know of a cheap hotel in or around Narita?  Are all the
signs in Japanese on the roads and trains etc. ?  If so, what is
the best way to know how to get around? What is the best

i'm 28 years old, female and living in singapore.
am planning for a one week trip to tokyo sometime this october.
from what i've gathered, the weather wouldn't be too hot or cold then.
looking for like-minded TCs with a little or alot of knowledge in

I'm going to Singapore in mid-April.
I would like to NOT pay $100 a night. I don't need to stay right on Orchard
or other main streets/areas. staying a few stops west on the MRT is no
problem for me.

In Australia I am allowed to apply for a 28 day single entry visa. In Viet
Nam I have extended a visa by 28 days so I know that that is not a problem
but I need to know what will happen to me when I attempt to do the
following.

The ethnic people of Yunnan are very good at expressing their culture
through folk songs and dances. The exciting Bawangbian dance of the Bai
people; the melodious classical music of the Naxi people; the Guozhuang
dance of the Tibetan people; and the delicate Peacock dance of the ...

WHO Raises Specter of Human Bird Flu Transmission
By Nguyen Nhat Lam  |  January 22, 2005
HANOI (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the
specter of human-to-human transmission of deadly avian influenza

I'm going to buy a one way air ticket from Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam to
Los Angeles USA.  When is the cheapest time to buy - that is - I've been
told they are cheapest at least two weeks in advance.  I really want to
book before that.

I tend to evaluate price levels in countires by Bigmac. I am planning
to travel Bangkok in near future. Can anyone tell me that?
In most cases, the price of Bigmac meal(burger+coke+potato, you know)
shows real world index. IIRC about 5 USD in USA, 4.5 USD in Canada, 2