Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / July 2006

Greetings! I want to visit to India. Is it possible to visit the
following places - Japan, Angkor Vat, Burma and then to Delhi and back?
Will the airline permit this? Has anybody in this newsgroup done this
type of tour? With thanks.

Over 100 Thai May Have Bird Flu
Bangkok, Jul 29 (Prensa Latina) The Thailand Ministry of Health
reported today that 112 persons in 14 provinces of this Asian country
are under strict medical surveillance for presenting symptoms similar

Funny how the Japanese justify the slaughter of thousands of whales in the
Southern Hemisphere under the guise of "science".
Yet they also then push the line that other nations should not try and stop
what is "Japanese culture". Huh? Are "scientific experiments" a kind of

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BOYCOTT  -> FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Due to the actions of Alfred Ford, great grandson of Henry Ford the
automaker
http://boycottfordmotorcompany.googlepages.com/

So it's 100% local technology??
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/05/01/china.maglev.ap/index.html
I hope it helps their environment!

Anyone have experience with them?  Good or bad?  My elderly parents are
thinking of flying them (business class) from London to Sydney at Xmas.

Hi I am planning to go to Bangkok next week.
Can someone plese tell me if the Bangkok Hilton (Millennium Hilton) has
any shopping around it? Which is the closest station to this Hotel? Is
this a girl "friendly" hotel?

I'd like to know the cost of an average dinner for two (no alcohol) at
a 3 or 4 star restaurant in Hong Kong (mainly Lantau). We plan to visit
for four nights in August.
Thanks.

Oil-Price Shock May Strike Vulnerable World Economy
July 24 (Bloomberg) -- Oil prices that more than doubled over the last
three years have left a surprisingly small imprint on the U.S. and
world economies. That may be about to change.

is it reasonable to go to Okinawa in September for a holiday. I am
aware that it is typhoon season then, but how bad is it going to be?
Will it be raining most of the time?
jens

26 July 2006
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for lover

My fiancee and I are planning about a 12 day honeymoon in Thailand in
beginning mid-August.  I have a few questions about places to go.
1)  What are the best places to go for a honeymoon in Thailand?
Phuket? Ko Samui? Ko Phi Phi? etc.

I will be in bali with two friend on the 8th and 9th of August for
sightseing. I plan to check in into one of the hottel there without
reservation.
Which hotel is suitable? preferably nearby Ngurah Rai Airport (DPS),