Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / May 2007

We are going to stay 3 or 4 days in Singapore in the last part of june.
We are staying at Summerview Hotel close to where Rochor street is
crossed by Victoria street.
What kind of tickets would be the best offer for us (2 adults and 3 kids

This lovely resort is situated in the famous artist Village of Ubud.
Fittingly the resort is designed to reflect the craftsmanship of the
local area. Woven grass roofs, carved wood,smooth tiles, unpainted
natural flooring and an abudance of textures in fabrics and the

Damn they have gone thru the roof.  Just try and get a reasonable one to any
part of Asia..from SFO to SIN now around 1500 bucks..aw well have to stay
home and try and put gas in the old car and go to China town in San
Francisco and eat there..

japandesu.com has lauched a brand new fotogallery.
Please add your images of Japan and all things Japanese - people,
fashion, travel, traditional, nature...

But:

I am In Melbourne while my Philippines wife is in Philippines. In
december, my visa application was rejected when i plan to go to
philippines to visit my wife and my son who i haven't seen since he
was born in November. The reason from the consulate is that i can only

Airfare consolidators are one of the best kept secrets in the travel
industry. They can save you hundreds, if not thousands on
International flights So, what is a consolidator anyway? Consolidators
are companies who purchase flights in bulk directly from the airlines

My daughter and her male companion have a vacation booked to Thailand in
August. They are both students.
With the following cities in mind Bangkok, Chang Mai, Phuket
Can anyone give any pointers as where to Visit, Stay, travel from city to

Interested in a forum where the beauty and allure of the Oriental female,
and practical Asian travel experiences and advice, are the primary topics
of discussion?
An internet mailing list is available for just this purpose.  It's name is

Perhaps I haven't searched the right dates or airports but I am having
difficulty finding flights from Shaghai toTunxi (TXN).  I can find flights
from Beijing (PEK) but nothing from Shanghai or Hong Kong.  Is there any
particular day of the week that flights to TXN are better ...

While I was in Asia (Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, and
Singapore)  decided i would take write down what all I did while I was
there, because I didn't have alot of time at any of these
destinations. The outcome was my first attempt at travel blogging.

Do they all accept foreign cards (like most places) - or are they more like
Japan - and only a nominated few take foreign cards??

Chiang Mai in Thailand is drawing on a boom in construction to expand its
exotic appeal
By Susan Spano
Los Angeles Times

WELCOME TO VIETNAM from a Vietnamese.

I'm wondering whether someone can provide me with information and also
perhaps help me with a calculation. The question is motivated by having
learned recently that people travel to a kind of "hospital hilton" in
Thailand to get expensive operations at a fraction of the price they ...