Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / September 2006

My wife and I are planning our trip to Thailand (high season) and have a
question. I am checking out the Nova Lodge Hotel and the Tropicana Hotel in
Pattaya for a three night stay. Do you prefer one over the other?  Both are
in our price range, but we haven't stayed in either for a ...

I propose to visit Kalimpong (India) by month end. Heard it is famous
for exotic cactus and succulents and other plants like orchids.
Any suggestions would be helpful.
Ramesh Goyal.

No, what would be offensive is if they served chicken soup!
After all, the guy was vegetarian!  =D
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I've updated the Laos photo gallery which I first set up in March 2002
with new photos taken last December. There are now 841 pictures of
northern, central and southern Laos, of which 796 are new:
http://www.molon.de/galleries/Laos/

COLUMN ONE
From Ruins to Ruined Myanmar's regime is obliterating a cultural treasure as
it `rebuilds' ancient temples to bring in tourists. Experts are aghast — and
uninvited.

my family and i (2 adults, one 15 year old and one at 6 yrs are going to koh
samui next june,some friends of ours are getting married at the imperial
beach hotel
we are staying for 14 night and they have quoted us about £2199 just for the

We live in the UK and having looked all over the net can't find out the
system for obtaining a visa for Vietnam from here.  Plenty of pages for US.
The UK Vietnam Embassy page is poor.
Has anyone applied for one here?  How long did it take?  Did you use a visa

Anyone have an official Vietnamese gov link that provides current cost
of 30 day, double entry VISA?  It seems one of the official links
requires that you send an email requesting the current cost (changes
that often?).  I want to say that it runs $150 but can't be sure.  Thanks.

I am looking for help as I intend to visit Yemen.
Itinerary and hotels are the topics  i am more interested in

Hi Travellers,
I planned to get my summer vacation in Bali, but in November....
original plans were for October but work got in the way.
Any good infos on how bad the rainy season, although in it's early

Hi, I have seen that's a deal going on Oasis..HOT DEAL..$1000 from hk
to london
Is there anyone hear any feedback from this airline?
Btw, is it a good timing to go london, UK around nov/dec?

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I have recently be enlightened that many asian nationals and non-EU
nationals are under -privalliged in the circulation of up market jobs
in Travel/Tourism and Hospitality Industry. Is this true or is it a
minor matter of affilation?

somebody who would have gone there into individual could it give me
information on Sikkim and Darjeeling: climate, things to be seen, lodging,
cost of living.  Thank you

I will be having a vacation of 2 weeks in late December/early Jan. Will
it be a good time to visit China, as I understand it is going to be
freezing there? If yes, which part of China?