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RE: Vietnam to Laos trip report
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 21, 2013
Interesting TR.

It would be more accurate to say that for you, the Halong Bay tour you took s...

RE: Vietnam payment of visa stamp
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 21, 2013
And for the next part of your trip, inform yourself and spend some time planning (and not at the ...

RE: Volunteer in Cambodia
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 21, 2013
How long are you interested in working?

RE: Eating Spiders in Siem Reap
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 16, 2013
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/04/130515-cicadas-recipes-food-cooking-bugs-nation-a...

RE: Myanmar itinerary during monsoon season
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 14, 2013
I'll be interested in what other people say. It doesn't sound quite right to me.

While I haven...

RE: South East Asia
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 14, 2013
Yes, raed up for sure.

You'll have to travel rael light for sure to get to all those places - ...

RE: Packing light....help!
in The Lobby » Older Travellers, May 14, 2013
Lee (if you're the Lee with the little house in Cali, then big respect),

The value of the thin...

RE: Eating Spiders in Siem Reap
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 12, 2013
urp

RE: Packing light....help!
in The Lobby » Older Travellers, May 11, 2013
My point, gawk, is that there are valuable and unique things available for purchase in SE Asia an...

RE: Packing light....help!
in The Lobby » Older Travellers, May 10, 2013
In all my years of travel, I can think of 4 souveirs, I wish I'd bought.

+You see that stuff...

RE: Currency and cost of living
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 9, 2013
Grandpa recommends TCs, but he's so old-fashioned. Malibu Stacy, on the other hand, uses ATMs.
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RE: Danang to Hue - best scenery
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 9, 2013
I wouldn't be at all disappointed in a cloudy day over the Hai Van pass. Enjoy what you get vs. b...

Re: Packing light....help!
in The Lobby » Older Travellers, May 9, 2013
Except for airline weight restrictions I don't understand why people sacrifice convenience or com...

RE: From Bangkok(suvarnabhumi) airport to Cambodia
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 6, 2013
I recommend spending time on Travelfish and on this forum - and getting an LP guidebook (check yo...

RE: how wheelchair accessible is hanoi
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 1, 2013
For the reasons malvolio gives it will be challenging, but doable. In most respects there is litt...

RE: Where is worth going to/ for how long?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 1, 2013
Here is the best advice you'll get. Get LP SEA guidebook and spend time on Travelfish as well as ...

RE: Trying to guess an itinerary
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 1, 2013
Remember that a day with travel is usually a day of travel. Pretty much the whole day by the time...

RE: Halong bay
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 1, 2013
Well, we used a moderately priced cruise for one night (which was plenty of time for us) that we ...

RE: Halong bay
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Apr 30, 2013
Many (most? all?) boats charge for everything you drink other than an initial bottle of water. Gl...