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During my last december's visit to Kerala and Tamil Nadu, my experience with money matters were bad....

At Phnom Penh airport, I took USD 500 from an ATM - no extra charge (only the common charges of my bank), but I got the money in 5 big bank...

You haven't done the boat trip yet - so may advise is clear: do it!...

End of november I'll arrive in Cochin, in the early mornings after a long flight. Too tired to search for a nice guest house/hotel then,...

And by the way, the airport of Solo (Surakarta) is also just a few kilometers (ca. 50 km) from Yogya. Maybe that could be a cheaper...

Exactly, Jakarta is not a place to be avoided, and it is not a "must-do" place either. I started my trip through West Java 2007 in Jakarta,...

What about the noise reduction there? How clearly do you hear the dogs fighting at night, the chatter of a neighbouring family getting up...

Also I prefer biking or walking, it's much more fun. Most of the temples can be easily reached by bike, even with the most primitive...

The "up country" is a cool place, so anywhere between Ella (1000 m above sea level) and Nuwara Eliya (1900 m asl) should do. April is...

And by the way, in Cambodia they drive on the right side of the road, not on the left side as in Thailand. I guess it could be inconvient...

I was not so satisfied with accomodation in Battambang....

A "bamboo train station" can be found just south east of Battambang (13.070861°N, 103.216435°), simply walk on the railway track to that...

Melnik is a nice town not far north from Prague at the confluence of Vltava and Labe rivers. There is a nice castle, too....

Quite old, but fully free (pdf + lots of mp3): http://www.fsi-language-courses.org/Content.php?page=Cambodian ...

I am just planning my trip through Cambodia from December to January, and would like to know about the situation in Siem Reap around New...