Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / December 2006

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

I am spending twodays and three nights [including christmas] in Bankok,
Would anyone suggest a good place to stay, I could pay around 1000 TB
for a night
if cheaper better, Neat clean accessible.

I will be travelling around Kerala in December and was thinking of
going to Periyar wildlife park for a day or two.  Reading on a number
of forums and newsgroup though, there seemed to be a negative attitude
to Periyar in December as it was very crowded, you are unlikely to see

Find a tourist train (and others) at www.touristtrains.net

A great website for all travel to south asian countries.
http://www.tourismsouthasia.com/
Here you can find all the travel information about South Asian
countries like Maldives, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal etc. The

We are a small individual but professional purchasing Office located i
Guangzhou, China. Our services are as follows:
1.Interpreter service
We can guide you to purchase the products you need fro

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

Since the recent James Kim tragedy, I've received numerous e-mails
from newsgroup posters,
asking for advice about cold weather survival, one of my specialties.
I've replied to all of these

I'll be travelling to China soon and I wonder what is their policy on
prescription drugs as I'll be carrying some with me. Do I need a
prescription or a note from my doctor or something like that? And if so, in
which language?

I'll be visiting Beijing & Shanghai for the New Year's holidays so any
advice on where to go, what to do, what to see and where to wine & dine is
welcome.
Thanx.

Apartments Makarska are situated in the west part of the city of
Makarska , in Zelenka, just near the most beautiful beaches of
Makarska. They are completely new. Each apartment has a living room,
bed room, toilette with a bathroom, fully equipped kitchen, a balcony

I would like to travel to Delhi, Bangkok, Cambodia, Rangoon, and Tokyo
in February 2007. Is the month of February too hot or too cold to visit
these areas?
With thanks.

Climate meltdown 'in 10 years'
The environment was one of the main subjects at the annual conference
of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Norwich
A climate change timebomb may be just 10 years away from detonating,

My wife and I (mid 50s from the UK) are stopping over in Tolyo for 3
days at the end of the month. We have some idea of sights we want to
see - Ueno Museums, Akihabara (both of us are radio hams), Fish Market
(jet lag permitting an early start), shopping (trying to avoid the

I'm trying to find a somewhat secluded beach area in thailand to spend
12 days around the new year. I've been to thailand numerous times, to
touristy places (bkk, pattaya, phuket, phi phi, samui, koh phangan...)
but I'm getting seriously tired of all of them, and would love to get