Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / December 2006

Seven Bombs Rock Bangkok, Kill two
BANGKOK: -- Seven explosives went off almost simultaneously in Bangkok,
injuring at least 20 people as the revellers were about to start
celebrating the New Year's eve.

I'm currently in Vang Vieng Laos and planning to go to Vietnam soon.
I heard that the weather now (January) supposed to be very cold in
northern Vietnam, and that the people there are very rude.
I have never been there so I don't know if it is true.

CORRECTION  -
Visit www.Prabhupada.name - the website that stops using the suicidal
"K" shape alphabet
INTRODUCTION

I have never been there.  Do not know much about it but we are a well
traveled 60 yo couple.
I thought we might:
Fly into Mumbai in mid January

I'll be traveling to Shanghai and Hong Kong at the end of January.
Never been there before.  Will have a weekend of free time.  Any
suggestions on which place to spend it.  I'll be by myself and speak
only English.  Museums, historical sites, gardens all would have some

Thursday, December 28, 2006
80% of mobile clinic users test HIV-positive
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Niran Kalayanamit has ordered all government
agencies to step up the battle against the spread of HIV, after some

I am travelling to Asia in March and am spending 2 nights in Singapore. Any
advice to what should be on my must see list in this short amount of time?
Any advice would be good.
Thanks.

We recently went to Tokyo, Japan. Visited places such as Tokyo
Disneyland, Toyota car showroom, Yokohama and Hakone. Of course not
forgetting Mount Fuji. We even had ski at the foot of Mount Fuji.
See our photo here: http://www.gamesfloor.com/content/section/8/36/

Readers of rec.travel.asia with a particular interest in China may also
be interested in THE ORIENTAL-LIST.
Now more than nine years old and with several hundred members, the list
provides a forum for the discussion of travel in China, and across

Have been unable to access them in Saigon, Hoi An, Hue and now in Hanoi.
Are they (groups.yahoo.com) being filtered out in Vietnam?

Canadian killed in robbery
A Canadian man was shot dead and three compatriots injured in a robbery
last night in their condominium off Sukhumvit Soi 18.
The lone robber climbed into the room on 10th floor of City Smart

Police killer escapes in veil
20/12/06
By Paul Jeeves
A SUSPECTED police killer escaped capture by fleeing Britain disguised

I'll be brief and to the point.  I am a European travelling to
Bangalore India. I would like a list of the top 10 attractions and
things to see in the city.  I will be going there on January 1 and I
will be there for 4 weeks.

I'm headed to Singapore and am interested in looking for some deals on GSM
cell phones and computer componenets. I'm not sure I'll find exactly what
I'm looking for or that it will be a good deal.  I did a search of Google
Groups and learned that Sim Lim Square was a good place to ...

I'm visiting Bangkok soon with my teenage nephew. When i was there about 2
years ago I remember going on a day excursion visiting the floating market,
a snake farm and a gem shop. My nephew would like to visit the snake farm
after I told him about the show and showed him pictures ...