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Asia
Country/location |
Activity |
Best time |
Notes & Links to more info
(note: some links are cached) |
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Kyrgyzstan |
Mountain climbing; railroads; crafts |
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Hyatt in
Bishkek
Package tour itineraries
Kyrgyzstan arts and
crafts
More info |
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Bhutan |
Trekking |
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Bhutuan does not normally allow individual travelers... required all to go
on organized tours. A workaround this policy is arranged by the
reputable agency
http://www.asiatranspacific.com/ . |
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China |
Pandas country |
July |
NYT: Panda Inn and reserve research center
More on Panda preserve
and environ
Sichuan province |
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Off the beaten path |
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Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang: thousands of Buddhist statues and myriad
fifth-century frescoes fill labyrinthine caves. Mountainous Lijiang,
hiking in Guizhou Province, trekking along the Dragon's Backbone
in Longsheng, where dramatic rice terraces ascend steep mountains.
Jinshangling: remote section of Great Wall - great viewing at sunrise.
Yangshou: bike and hike in Yunnan Province
("Shangri-La"). REI Adventures tours. |
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River cruises |
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VictoriaCuises Shangahi to Chongping on the Yangtze, 65 cabin luxury
ship
Viking River |
| Indonesia |
Bali hiking |
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Off the beaten path location: hotel Puri Lumbung, activities: Indonesian cooking classes, hiking, nearby ocean. |
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Cambodia |
Country tour (dirt bicycles?) |
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Floating villea of Kampong Chhnang, Oudong
Moutain (temples). Killing Fields in Phnom Penh.
Alsosee MS Mekong Pandaw (Vietnam) |
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Mongolia |
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Ulaanbaatar, Ulaanbaatar Hotel |
| Nepal |
Hiking |
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Sherpa City - near Everest |
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Tailand |
River cruise |
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Manohra Song barge, rt from Bangkok on the
Chao Phraya |
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Cooking class |
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Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai. Expensive. |
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Vietnam-Cambodia |
River cruise |
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Ho Chi Minh to Siem Reap (Cambodia) on 64
passenger MS Mekong Pandaw |
