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sunshine28051979 says:
Wednesday October 17, 2007
MYT 3:50:33 PM
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/10/17/nation/20071017150807&sec=nation
Dutch tourist dies in white water rafting mishap
KOTA KINABALU: A Dutch tourist drowned while on a white-water rafting trip down the Padas River about 170km from here.…
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bartele says:
I don't know how many hours I have spent in this airport waiting for Garuda, but finally there is BuGils! And they have the flight schedules live on TV in the bar!
BuGils is a cozy, European style pub in an all wooden setting. At 300 meters distance from the Bali airport, it is the perfect place …
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rintjez says:
If you plan to visit Indonesia, please be informed that you need a NEW, UNFLODED, CLEAN US$ Dollar Bill. It is recommended if the year stated on the bill is 2001 above. Otherwise, you would have difficulty to change your money at the bank or local money changer since they only want to receive the go…
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Free! "General Tip & Advice" in Vietnam
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katherineletts says:
I've just returned from a 2 month holiday in South-East Asia which included 5 weeks in Vietnam....it was awesome. I've travelled a fair bit both in and outside of Asia and I've never met nicer people. The Vietnamese are so friendly, always full of smiles and a laugh and are really helpful, also tr…
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jaeWALK says:
If you are the type who doesn't want to be pressured by the tight schedules of tour operators or is too worried about getting lost and having unlucky encounters on the road, then the Hop on Hop off Bus can save your life.
There are 2 kinds of Hop On Hop off in Melaka: The Red Line and The Blue Li…
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swhayden says:
The Airport Express buses at Suvarnabhumi International Airport (pronounced Sawannapoom)are a cheap and convenient way to get to your hotel from the airport without having to take a costly taxi or a complicated city bus. A ticket costs only 150 baht ($5 US).
With four diferent bus routes chances…
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coletteo says:
Just wanted to write a note on Palolem as I loved it so much when I was there - I found it so hard to leave as its easy goingness, clean beatifull quite beach (when I was there it was) friendly people. we stayed in these brilliant little huts, right on the beach - so cheap, basic but thats all I nee…
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jegs76 says:
If u want to travel by train in China, good luck! Because u will need it more than anything. Sometimes u get it easy, sometimes u never get to the train.
If u r in Beijing and u r about to buy a ticket or get any info, DONT ENTER THE STATION BUILDING! inside there are nothing u need. But also DONT …
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mshum says:
I am sorry for the trauma that this will cause to some people, but after a week of scouring, bubble tea is not only scarce but of very poor quality in Hong Kong, one of the cities that spawned it.
I was shocked, appalled, and ultimately defeated as I searched fruitlessly for it. Among the …
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JaitcH says:
Many hotels in VietNam have but a single entrance - the front door. In emergencies alternatives can be windows or balconies. Fire escapes can be filled with debris (example the Diamond Plaza in HCMC), unlit, or a simple open steel ladder affixed to the outside of the building. Recently HCMC authori…
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sethwd2 says:
I'm not sure how to rate the cost for this little tip, it can vary depending on how you read the situation.
Basically, Vung Tau has really sprung up since the last time I was there (2 years ago) and with the resulting development, there has been a boom in tourism, and as a result, a boom in pri…
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sunshine28051979 says:
At Centre Point, there are a few cases where customers have been robbed, beaten up, etc.
So please try to use the escalators instead of the lifts/elevators when you are alone and keep your personal belongings in a safe place.
I’ve heard of many other cases which have happened at Centre Point b…
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AtlantaScottyV says:
When I traveled to Beijing in 2001, Robert (a.k.a. "Spechina" on Travel Buddy) was our tour guide that we had hired through a family friend. Needless to say, we had fantastic tours of everything! He was able to arrange everything ahead of time for us and coordinate all of our t…
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semih says:
go to tagaytay city to see the smallest volcanic island,feel this eastern asian culture with great people...
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Cheap "General Tip & Advice" in Cambodia
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Tannith says:
I didn’t see much of it in 8 days, though maybe I saw more than most people who just go through Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. Though I still only saw Ban Lung in the North-East. The landscape is much like the south of Laos but not as picturesque. The roads really are hellish, especially “off the bea…
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