Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / April 2007

going to waikiki with my gf, trying to find a spot to catch sunrise.
recommandation on the time and the spot will be greatly appriated.
thanks in advance.

Greetings! I may go to Japangfor two weeks. I am trying to get as much
information before I go. I shall go to Tokyo and Kyoto. Are there
equivalent to Gray line buses in Japan?
If I go alone (without escorted tours), I would like  one day of tours

Greetings! Japan is a very advanced country. As I am reading travel
books about Japan, I am surprised that so few western type of hotels
(Holiday Inns Chain, Hilton groups, Day's Inn etc)are in Japan. Just
curious. With thanks.

Greetings! How does one goes from Norita airport to Hotel like
Metropolitan hotel - by shuttle bus or by taxi. I have four books
about trip to Japan. In one book, the fare from airport to downtown is
quoted as thirty thousand yens. It comes about three hundred dollars

Greetings! I can not decide between escorted tours or going alone.
Most of the responders to my previous posts suggested to go alone. I
would like to hear the stories from people who went to Japan and used
escorted tours. With thanks.

I have a Motorola RAZR (Cingular service) and am going to be
travelling to Thailand in the near future for two weeks.  I am hoping
to use my current phone while in Thailand either with my US number or
a temporary number.  I've checked with Cingular and they would charge

Hello --
Can anyone suggest sources for a cheap flight from PEK to CKG ...
CITS, other travel agents, discount carriers, airlines, etc.?
Thanks for any suggestions.

Hello --
My destination is Chongqing on 1 Aug 07, flying from San Francisco.
United's seats allocated to mileage users are not available for arrival on
that date, or during a week prior.

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Hi. Normally, when I travel internationally, I take a little local
currency and then hit the ATM as soon as I arrive to get the cash I
will need. It seems to be the better deal as far as fees and exchange
rates go. Is this the same in Japan? I was looking at the Narita

I am ditching the job in October and I am planning to travel around
South East Asia and Polynesia fpr 6 months.
The rough itinerary is:

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When I tried to purchase an Air Asia ticket some time ago, the process
caused a system error. Eventually I found out the most likely cause is
that my credit card is from overseas (UK). Luckily AA didn't take my
money (they also didn't reply my emails). With the imminent launch of

Greetings! many thanks to the people who replied my first post. I have
the following books on Japn- [a] Fromer's Japan [b] Fromer's Tokyo [c]
Japan by Eyewitness travel Guides - published by DK and [d] Best of
Tokyo by Lonely Planet.