Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / August 2008

Thai police use tear gas to disperse protesters
By SUTIN WANNABOVORN – 4 hours ago
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Thai police used tear gas Friday to disperse
a crowd of at least 2,000 anti-government protesters besieging city

Friday, August 29, 2008
PAD PROTEST: Phuket Airport overrun, runways blocked
PHUKET AIRPORT: At about 4:45 pm today, People’s Alliance for
Democracy (PAD) protesters breached the main gate at Phuket

Have you ever had a nice family holiday experience !!! My family woul
found very helpful information while we were searching details of Chin
and discovered a website www.chilodge.com It helped me to choose m
hotel easily for making our trip absolutely wonderful

I am starting to plan my visit to these two states
who can recommend me a serious Agency ??
thanks

Hi everyone,I would like to ask your opinion about the best route to
follow in my trip.
I want to fly from London to Hong-Kong (one way ticket) and from there
travel via land to Vietnam,Laos,Cambodya and finally to Thailand where

Planning to visit Beijing in October - after 15th. Mainly for sight-seeing.
Planning to spend 2-3 days there.
I have the Great Wall of China in my list.
What else can I visit when I am there.

After traveling for more than 30 years in India, mostly to exotic and
undiscovered places, I believe it whirls your mind, dazzle your eyes
and eventually you fall in love with India's extremes.
During course of my travel I met many foreigners travelers in India-

'100 Things' co-author Dave Freeman dies at 47
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dave Freeman, co-author of 100 Things to Do Before You
Die, a travel guide and ode to odd adventures that inspired readers and
imitators, died after hitting his head in a fall at his home. He was 47.

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

Seeking off-line dialog, in English, with any recent (2006
or later) visitors to Pontianak, Indonesia.  I'm considering
a trip there next year, and would like some first-hand
feedback about the place.

A few places left on departure from Gatwick Airport on November 14th.
3 week inclusive,small group tour. 4 & 5 star hotels and includes 1
night luxury cruise in Halong Bay (Vietnam) return with 2 nights in
Bangkok.

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We are interested in going to Beijing the second part of Oct.  What's
the best way to book a hotel from the US?  We are not interested in
arriving without a booking.  We know eLong already.  Are there some
other sites?  We are looking at mid range hotels in the US $100 range.

I am really very interested in trekking. I like all of the adventur
sports. I have come to know that Bhutan is a very good place fo
trekking but I don’t know the best way to go there. Can anyone help m
by giving me traveling information about Bhutan? Thanks in advance,

A plan is forming which won't come to fruition until 2010, but I want to
start planning now.
I tour a lot on a bicycle, but so far only in Europe.  It's always been
my dream to see Thailand and Viet-Nam, and looking at a map as I write