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  1. Re: What was she holding?
    in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Jun 10, 2013
    From what I remember, it is something with a strong smell, something like cinnamon, but probably ...

  2. Re: What was she holding?
    in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Jun 9, 2013
    Mervyn,

    Glad that you like the photo, I love this photo because it reminds me the humour-seek...

  3. What was she holding?
    in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Jun 9, 2013
    Hi, I took a photo in Myanmar but I really have no idea what this lady was smelling, looks like s...

  4. Re: Tibet without tour
    in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, Jun 5, 2013
    And may be I can share one more reason why it is so difficult to come to Tibet without a permit. ...

  5. Re: Tibet without tour
    in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, May 31, 2013
    Westwood is right indeed.

    No independent travel in Tibet for foreigners.

    And even the adv...

  6. Re: Walking around Lhasa
    in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, May 8, 2013
    And since you paid for the tour guide for every single day during your visit to Tibet, then yeah,...

  7. Re: Crossing the border from Lhasa to Chengdu
    in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, May 8, 2013
    Just a quick search on the forum, it seems like Maggie is actually started from Lhasa.

    I don'...

  8. Re: How can I get overland from Chengdu to Kham?
    in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, May 8, 2013
    The Chamdo area (a part of Kham) is always closed to foreign travelers.

  9. Re: Mention Xining at Chinese visa application?
    in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, Feb 22, 2013
    It's okay if you mention Xining in your visa application, or unless you have a direct air ticket ...

  10. 24 Hours in Tibet (time lapse photography)
    in Departure Lounge » Asia - North-East Asia, Jan 3, 2013
    It took me 24 hours in a span of one month to finish this 2-minute video.

    I found it touching...

  11. Re: Any different preparation for male and female travelers?
    in The Lobby » Travel on a shoestring, Jan 24, 2013
    Not sure how the QP pants work, but the name made me laugh! Thanks for the link, wow, I'm surpri...

  12. RE: Does anyone else find the excuse of 'it's dangerous don't go!' sad?
    in The Lobby » Travel on a shoestring, Jan 24, 2013
    And to be frankly, most people who told you "not to go", they simply never went out at all.

    It...

  13. RE: 100 Countries - 100 Days
    in The Lobby » Travel on a shoestring, Jan 24, 2013

    It would be a horrendous, exhausting and rediculously expensive trip - in fact the amount that ...

  14. How would you save money while traveling? (In a proper way!)
    in The Lobby » Travel on a shoestring, Jan 24, 2013
    How would you save money while traveling?

    I mean in a proper way, not doing it cheaply, ha!

  15. RE: Any different preparation for male and female travelers?
    in The Lobby » Travel on a shoestring, Jan 24, 2013
    Shuffaluff:

    You are not missing anything here, because I don't understand it either.

    As ...

  16. Re: Any different preparation for male and female travelers?
    in The Lobby » Travel on a shoestring, Jan 24, 2013
    The paper toilet is a mobile toilet (foldable), made of hard and strong paper, a very strange thi...