Travel Forum / Destinations / Asia / January 2010

Phuket Expat Killing: Sea Eagles Man Charged
By Sert Tongdee
Friday, January 29, 2010
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German stabbed to death in Phuket
RAWAI, PHUKET: A German expat was stabbed to death last night outside
a 7-Eleven shop on a busy road in Rawai.
The dead man has been identified as 66-year-old Eugen Wolf-Dieter, a

I would want to come on Ko Tao in February with my family. We have a 8
months baby and I wander is it possible to find things like baby food,
fresh vegetables and meet, kid doctor and so. We plan to stay about
two months and take some diving courses. Is it possible to rent an

Hi;
Will be in Beijing early August (2010)-Does anyone have an opinion as
to when one needs to book a hotel room (as earler postings..I want to
be near Forbidden City, and there are 4 of us) I thought I might just

Hss anyone a suggestion which prepaid GSM-operator to take for travelling in
Southern India, mainly Tamil Nadu and Kerala?
Franz47

I will be in HK for 2 days and later to Guang Zhao .
Could anyone help me on my accommodation , transportation . We are
both young couples , would like to go for Disney and also the wax
museum & shopping

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8439899.stm
Unmarried couples caught in Malaysia hotel raids
By Jennifer Pak
BBC News, Kuala Lumpur

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Phuket Has Too Many Tuk-Tuks, says Police Chief
By Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian
Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Posted by RAKYAT MARHAEN
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 - A fourth Klang Valley church, this time in
Kampung Subang, was reportedly attacked with Molotov cocktail which
failed to explode while police have dismissed reports that cars with

I am a female travelling alone and am planning to go to India for 6
weeks in September. I would like to travel the north of india (New
Delhi,Agra,Rajasthan, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaislmer, udipur, mumbai) and
maybe go as far down as Goa. Any advice on particular areas to travel

My husband and I will be arriving in Mumbai at 11:45pm. What is the bes
and safest way for us to get to our hotel in Churchgate at that time o
the night? Can someone also please suggest places for us to visit on ou
2 day trip and also how do we get to these places? We want to see a

Looking at going to Sanur sometime in Feb or Mar 2010 and I'm keen to
learn to scuba dive. Can anyone recommend somewhere to go IE a dive
shop or somewhere that runs courses such as do any of the hotels run
courses. We're looking at going for a couple of weeks and want to

One-minute trip, 150 baht: A tourist points the finger at a tuk-tuk
driver
Photo by phuketwan.com
Will This Photo Give Phuket Real Public Transport?

Photo by phuketwan.com
Phuket Economy to Suffer Unless Government Acts
By Alan Morison
Saturday, January 2, 2010

On a previous visit to Tokyo I ate at a Tengu restaurant in East
Shinjuku. It had excellent food at a good price and I would like to eat
there  again during a forthcoming visit. However I am having great
difficulty in locating either the restaurant or an English language map