E Asia Travel

Feature Writer: Mari Nicholson
This is your portal to the world’s most exotic countries, their cultures and their cuisines, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Brunei, Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, East Timor, Myanmar and JapanTravel to the best beaches and islands, visit hill tribes in Northern Thailand, negotiate the red-light district of Bangkok, explore the ethnic areas of Singapore, the islands of Penang , Langkawi, Bali and Lombok, Phuket and Koh Samui.
We shall follow in the footsteps of Graham Greene in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, explore Angkor Wat in Cambodia, and advise on the best hotels and restaurants in all the places we visit.
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Mari Nicholson
Nov 21, 2009
Malaysian Festivals and Fiestas During 2010
In: Malaysia Travel
The Malays have an undeserved reputation for being sober, but both religious and secular Malaysian festivals, are exciting whether witnessed in K.L. or in a village.
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Nov 14, 2009
Phuket, Thailand, From Tin Mining to Tourism
In: Thailand Travel
Phuket, was once just a tin mining, dirty little island, inhabited by indentured labourers brought from the Malay peninsula. Their legacy is in the houses in Phuket Town
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Nov 4, 2009
Shopping for Silks and Cotton in Thailand
In: Thailand Travel
Jewel like colours and a lustrous sheen makes Thai silk a priority on most shopping list but Thai Cottons and a polyster the Thais call Japanese silk are also good buys.
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Nov 3, 2009
Winter Wonderland in Kyoto, Japan
In: Japan Travel
Winter is an especially good time to visit the snowy wonderland that is Japan, but this year the city of Kyoto is offering amazing discounts on food and lodging.
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Oct 25, 2009
Chiang Mai, Part of the Ancient Lanna Kingdom
In: E Asia Travel (general)
The Lanna Kingdom spanned some 600 years of Thai history, a turbulent time that saw Siam and Burma do battle. Today Chiang Mai is a thriving city to rival Bangkok.
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Oct 22, 2009
Pattaya – Thailand's Foremost Holiday Resort
In: Thailand Travel
Thailand's foremost holiday resort, Pattaya, had its beginnings in the Vietnam war when American troops discovered its charms as an R. & R. venue. The rest is history.
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Oct 20, 2009
Pavement Food in Thailand is Safe and Delicious
In: Thailand Travel
The whole country appears like one big dining-room, as in lanes and streets of cities and towns, street vendors are steaming or frying noodles, fish and vegetables.
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Oct 8, 2009
Shopping in Kuala Lumpur and Malacca, Malaysia
In: Malaysia Travel
Shopping in Malaysia is always fun. The luxury Malls are good but the Chinatowns, markets, street stalls and the annual Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival should not be missed.
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