Advice needed - Mumbai to Ajanta/Ellora, then to Hampi

Good Morning:

Planning our southern India trip one step at a time. Arriving in Mumbai. First stops after Mumbai is to see Ajanta and Ellora caves.

How does flying from Mumbai to Aurangabad and then day trips by bus to Ajanta and Ellora from Aurangabad sound? Any recommendations for places to stay (mid range, clean, AC, private bathroom) in Aurangabad?

Next, we may go to Hampi. Should we go back to Mumbai and fly? Is there a way to get to Hampi by train from Mumbai? Or, should we fly to Hyderabad from Aurangabad, or fly to Hyderabad from Mumbai and then take a bus or train to Hampi?

All suggestions gratefully accepted. Thank you.

Doug

English Teaching Assistant in China

Not for me, but for a younger relative, who is thinking of being a English teaching assistant in China for a few months during her gap year.

Does anyone have information about this? I think her family would prefer something organised and legit - does the British Council or similar organisations do anything like that? I'm concerned about private companies who will charge a large fee, and then basically stick her in a class or 40+ kids as the actual teacher rather than the assistant.

So, if anyone has done this type of job, or has any extra information it would be appreciated.

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Any tips for tent camping along CA route 1 between LA and San Francisco? Or must see spots? I plan to spend a week exploring the coastline. Insight for free camping would be much appreciated.

Monaco F1 Grand Prix

Howdy Fellow Travellers,

With the Monaco F1 Grand Prix on this weekend, I would like to ask you for any tips and tricks for seeing the race next year. Ideally I'd like to be in a hotel overlooking the track but is this completely unrealistic? I'm willing to spend hundreds but not thousands. I must admit I'm not a huge F1 fan but if I'm going to see one race I figured the Monaco one should be it.

Is it very difficult to get tickets to the event itself? Is there some cheeky spot where you can watch the whole thing for free, from a distance?

I look forward to your stories and advice.

merci

group tour - bottled water dillema

hi,
im going on a 17 day group tour of Turkey and Im reading about the hotels we are staying in. Im finding that many of them have an outrageous policy of not allowing any outside food or drink, YES even water. Most of the hotels charge about 4 euros for a bottle, and i drink at least 6 a day - i will go broke!
there are grocery stores nearby but they say that they check your bags and will confiscate purchases until you leave. One travelocity review even said that the maid found outside water in her room and they charged them the hotel's price for that water!!
so im pretty sure i could sneak in a water or 2, BUT is there something i could buy to purify the tap water? i do have a mini electric tea kettle - would boiling it be enough? (so i guess i would have to buy one hotel water to refill so i could be seen outside of my room with it!).
It is hard to believe that the hotels a... more »

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Hi there,

I am keen to continue learning Spanish when i eventually reach Nicaragua, but i am unsure on the quality of the schools.

I have studied in Guatemala (Xela), and they have some excellent Spanish schools. What is the quality like in Nic, and where should i look at going too?

Thanks!

HELP_connection time in Brisbane Airport

Hello.
I would very appreciate your help if someone has experience in international connection flights in Brisbane !!!

We already booked our flights from Zurich to Brisbane and are about to buy the connection flight with Solomon Airlines to Honiara for the same day.

ARRIVE 30AUG13 BRISBANE 06:05
Departure 30 AUG13 Brisbane-Honiara 09:30

Supposing we have no delay from our flight from Zurich-Dubai-Brisbane, and that check in would close around 08:30......*we would have about 2 hours 25 min in Brisbane, to get out of the plane, take the luggage, border/passport controls, and go to the Solomon Airlines counter.

Do you think we could get it or its to risky and we probably would loose the connection? Solomon airlines flight are really expensive to buy a new one at the airport if we'd loose it....

Alternatively we would have to... more »