Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / September 2006

Some information on south india travel here
http://photos.neuralnetworks.in

http://hongkongdailyphoto.blogspot.com/2006/09/chinatown.html
"THE BIGGEST CHINATOWN" -- that is how HK is described in last night's
Globe Trekker TV special on Chinatowns around the world. This is the
first time that I heard of this perception and I'm confused...it has

Man forced to marry goat
A Sudanese man has been forced to marry a goat after he was caught
having sex with it.
The goat's owner, Mr Alifi, said he surprised the man with his goat and

Political oppression, destruction of Tibet, exploitation of labor,
censored Internet access, unchecked pollution, and now the
up-close-and-personal bludgeoning of pets.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14139027/

I flew from Bangkok to SFO last week with a stopover in Hong Kong.
Security there since the British Bottled Water instance has changed
remarkably. My experience certainly indicates that you have to get to
the airport even earlier than you used to.

I book the tickets from an Agent and after I received the tickets I see
my wife's lastname was totally changed with my lastname.  This results
her lastname changed totally.  I talk to Lufthansa Airlines, they said
I have to go through the Agent who booked the ticket.  I contacted ...

What is the simplest and fastest way to get to Shenzhen from Hong Kong
airport (if possible without going through Hong Kong immigration) ?

Just wanted to know what your recent experiences have been re: this
issue.
My wife and I are travelling from the USA to India via Frankfurt and
wonder if we'll need to get a transit visa during our onward journey.

I'm traveling to Australia at the end of October, I'll spend one day
and an half in Hong Kong.
I would like to buy a smartphone, I think I'll get a qtek 9600 (I-mate
jasjam).

hi!  i am planning on a mountain biking trip north of thailand - just
short day trips.  any suggestions?
i currently live  in bangkok and would like to go on weekend trips to
the north - pack my bicycle in a pickup, drive up north, ride for a

i am considering a journey to Myanmar. I saw some nice articles and
flash presentations on:
http://www.babakoto.eu/Countries/Myanmar/Myanmar.htm
Any other suggestion to go or not?

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dont get taken in by the gem scammers of Bangkok

For those who can read German:
http://www.spiegel.de/reise/aktuell/0,1518,436678,00.html

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how long does it take to do an overland journey from kula lumpur to
bangkok, and what is the recommended route to do the journey?
first i will be going BK->KL via any "scenic route" with stopoffs etc
but coming back i need the "fast route". in both cases, i would also