Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / June 2006

Sri Lankan forces 'hit church'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5091320.stm
Sri Lankan forces have been accused of targeting a church in the
north-western district of Mannar.

I've worked out this is the best option for my visit to HK July, but I
cannot find out TEXT rates.
Any ideas.
Anyone use these cards, experiences welcome.

Hi, my name is Jamie. I live in San Francisco, but go to college in
Bellingham, WA, USA. I am planning a fifteen-day trip to South East
Asia for this December and am looking for a travel buddy. I want
someone my age who is responsible, intelligent and can provide for

wish to go to Penang Malaysia from London for about a month.  would it be
feasible to rent a flat for that time or would it be best to get flight and
then find a hotel when there.   Or are there any specific packages (ie
flight and hotel combined) worth considering for a whole ...

I've been told that in places like Beijing and Shenzhen there two kinds of
knock-offs.  One is a simple copy of the original by an unknown manufacturer
and of dubious and varying quality.  The second is where the manufacturer of
the original simply makes more items that the order ...

I have been to Beijing and shopped before at Russian market and Silk
Road for their fake goods like shirts, t-shirts and etc.... I'm
planning to make a trip to Shenzhen somewhere end of August. I heard
you can get same thing like in Beijing in Shenzhen too. Appreciate if

Has anybody been to Phi Phi Island recently?  How is the recovery
going?  Have any of the severely damaged hotels reopened?  Are the
restaurants/bars in town open for business?  How is the spirit of the
place?

Hey anyone
I'm goginng to penagn this summer, but I would like to dive at the
eastcost. How can I go there the cheapst way??
By bus or train? How much would that cost and how long time would it

Hi - I was wondering if anyone could give some advice on where to go in
Thailand for a honey moon.
We're travelling at the start of August and have read that Koh Samui
has mostly good weather at that time of year? Also - I've read that

interesting stuffs about FIFA, concerts, Italy, car race, etc. and many
pix.
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Does anyone know what the traveltime from Hong Kong to Yangshuo is by train
? (is it direct?)
and from Yangshuo to Dali?
Maus

Any reasonable hotels in Colombo..stay in the Renuka lots but most of the
time now its fully booked.  Would love to know if there is any reasonable
clean hotel in that area of Colombo that anyone could recommend?

Can anyone in the group tell me if it is possible to buy a one-way ticket
from Amsterdam to Bangkok with EVA Air.
That is to say for a "reasonable" price. My travel agency gives me a one-way
ticketprice that is more or less the same price as the return fare given on

I heard rumours that it might be possible to enter Myanmar by land. Does
anyone here have experiences with it and can provide me with some
information?
Thanks

Hello fellow travellers,
My fiancee and I are planning to go to Indonesia before this summer
ends.  We are both US citizens and and are mainly concerned with the
following: