http://asianitineraries.com/blog Webmaster Bruce's personal discussion page Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:27:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was thinking recently about the Asian coutries I have travelled to, and thought about the cost differences in visiting these different countries. I thought I might just do a quick ranking of  relative positioning I found in the total visiting costs - accom, travel, food, drinks etc, for a "regular" tourist.. As ... http://asianitineraries.com/blog/2010/06/10/ranking-of-costs-to-travel-in-asian-countries/ Click Here to consider Asian Itineraries' 3 levels of travel packages The streets directly surrounding the Ben Tranh Market make an interesting area to stay in Ho Chi Minh City, and fill a "middle ground" between the Pham Ngu Lao Backpacker area, and the more upmarket Dong Khoi Area that houses ... http://asianitineraries.com/blog/2010/06/04/staying-in-ben-tranh-market-area-in-ho-chi-minh-city/ Click Here to consider Asian Itineraries' 3 levels of travel packages Ko Ngai is a tiny dot off the South Andaman Coast, about an hour by speedboat from Ko Lanta, itself about 2 hours south from Phuket. I've commented before on the island, the tranquility, and coral reef that runs off the ... http://asianitineraries.com/blog/2010/05/29/ko-ngai-seafood-bungalows-sounds-a-bit-unusual-well-it-was-sensational/ Click Here to consider Asian Itineraries' 3 levels of travel packages I have recently been shopping around heavily, to find a great rate for a week in Phuket, Thailand. I have been to Patong Beach several times over the last few years and always wonder if I am getting a good ... http://asianitineraries.com/blog/2010/05/26/get-the-best-hotel-rate-in-phuket-thailand-2/ Having recently returned from a trip from Ho Chi Minh City, 3 days through the Mekong Delta, onto Phu Quoc Island, and then return to Siagon, I thought it necessary to comment on the service by TNK Travel. We first came to notice the custom tours TNK could organise, through a ... http://asianitineraries.com/blog/2010/05/17/tnk-travel-ho-chi-minh-city/ I have recently returned from what will soon become another Asian Itinerary for the website, or a least part of one. Having done a trip through Vietnam, from Hanoi to Saigon previously, this was the little bit of the country, west from Ho Chi Minh city, that was needed to ... http://asianitineraries.com/blog/2010/05/12/vietnam-tour-ho-chi-minh-city-mekong-delta-towns-phu-quoc-island/ Click Here to Get the Latest Low Cost Airline Information Are you booked to fly Viva Macau? If so, we suggest immediate action to get your refund. Experience suggests, that now that the company has ceased operations and is shutting their offices, that handing over to a receiver or administrator is not ... http://asianitineraries.com/blog/2010/04/07/all-over-for-viva-macau-refunds-still-look-to-be-possible/ Click Here to consider Asian Itineraries' 3 levels of travel packagesHaving been effected by the business failing of Perth based airline "Indojet", I am always on the lookout for more troubles in the Airline industry. Particularly the Low Cost model. Latest company having trouble ans suspending services is Viva Macau. ... http://asianitineraries.com/blog/2010/04/04/viva-macau-another-airline-falls-over/  Click Here to Search and Compare Bali Hotel Prices Having been to Bali many times over the last 25 years, after my last visit in 2008, I decided I was "All Bali'd out" and would not go back in a hurry. However, time takes the edge of memories, and come 2010, and ... http://asianitineraries.com/blog/2010/03/19/sanur-vs-kuta/ Click Here to consider Asian Itineraries' 3 levels of travel packages  Having previously given details of times and costs of the ferry services from Sanur, Bali to Lembongan Island, I thought it was probably timely to give an update. Having returned from Sanur in February 2010, I noted the ferry times ... http://asianitineraries.com/blog/2010/03/03/lembongan-ferry-prices/