I was there 2 weeks ago, during peak season. No lines, no guards. About a dozen tourists who cooperated with each other, and we all...
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Translator and journalist. A quarter century spent living and working in Asia.Recent activity
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Ta Phrom. New walkways.... in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
29 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Vietnam Airlines flawed recruitment allows foreign pilot fraud in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
At least he was experienced as a co-pilot.
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Have you ever had this happen? in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Maybe a it's a codeshared flight through Star Alliance. It would be ANA to Tokyo and then United to Chicago, I'm guessing.
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called TRAVEL TALES - THAILAND IN THE 1970 ,s in the Asia - Thailand Branch
@madanpalle2 - Great memories. I stayed at the Honey Hotel a few years ago and recall a sign saying something like, "Please don't jump into...
2 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Island in the south of Vietnam in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
@Henningwessel...
2 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Cameron Hotel in the Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula Branch
Sorry, I haven't stayed there either, but as you haven't had any responses from experienced folks yet, I thought I'd kick in. ...
2 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Books on Vietnam post 1975 in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
"After the War was Over," by Neil Sheehan. Mainly about how Vietnam's economy and society coped in the 1980s. Published in 1991.
2 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Island in the south of Vietnam in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
@HenningWessel...
2 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Island in the south of Vietnam in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
It may be in Cambodia, as the border curves around Phu Quoc. Sadly, the militaries of both countries are very touchy about tourists going...
2 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Registering Singapore marriage in Vietnam in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
My wife is Vietnamese, and we got married successfully in Vietnam, and we live in a 3rd country in Asia. ...
3 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Buying a suit at Fashion King - Chiang Mai in the Asia - Thailand Branch
I've been wearing nothing but Bangkok suits for the last 15 years for my job, interviewing bankers, corporate executives, etc. The only...
3 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Can filipina travelmto Singapore? Need visa? in the Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula Branch
Generally speaking, yes,, although as mentioned there is the odd exeption like Myanmar.
3 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called simple phuket question in the Asia - Thailand Branch
If you're into nightlife and partying, you're ok to be based in Patong.
4 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called The Lonely Planet Guidebook used to huge in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
I think I had that edition, as I went in 1994. They confiscated it at the airport and examined it, but then returned it after determining...
4 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Ho Chi Minh + Angkor Wat + nice beach? in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Jetstar has a couple of weeks a week to Phuket. May be worthwhile if you can get a good fare.
4 months ago
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