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Originally posted by nate989@Jan 26 2005, 03:24 AM
Just curious if anyone here has traveled through Asia or Australia. I'm leaving in a month mainly going to South korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma down to Singapore then all through Australia. Now any of that can change when im over there depend on what people recommend and what i want to do. If you have any info on good hostel to stay at or places to go/not to go as well?, things to do?Prices? what to expect? even places to eat would be greatly appreciated. Any info would be just fabulous as i'm extremly excited for this adventure.
Thanks,
Nate
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You've asked in the right place
I've been to most of Asia except Mongolia, India and Laos.
First of all I would stay away from Vietnam, Thailand, and Burma. Take it from an Asian, you do not want to go to these places, their customs officers aren't exactly the nicest people and their food & water isn't exactly the most hygenic either. Also stay away from Malaysia and the Philipines, not as bad as the aforementioned but they aren't very "tourist friendly" either.
Australia: Sydney Opera house, Sea World, Warner Bros Studio, Brisbane, the reefs outside of Queensland...are all nice places to go to. Nothing much to see in Melbourne, the government buildings in Canberra are nice. Get some Kangaroo jerky, they're tasty. And don't bother with New Zealand unless you want a good meal of Lambchop, with only 3 million people and over 6 million sheeps there is really nothing much to do there except to buy some sheepskin rugs and fur coats
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South Korea: Everything is so cheap, do some shopping in Seoul for electronics, don't get ripped off in Tokyo's electronics village instead, the food isn't for everyone's taste though. Ginseng is a national produce if you're a fan, they're very cheap in South Korea.
Goto Japan, Osaka is a nice place to visit, so is Kyoto if you like that ancient atmosphere, go skiing in the north, it's worth a visit, and of course Mt. Fuji. Nagoya is a nice small town to tour around for a few days. Take the bullet train in Tokyo and visit Disneyland if you're going with kids, otherwise don't bother, everything's a ripoff in Tokyo, including McDonald's that sells iced green tea with teriyaki Big Macs. If you walk into any Japanese restaurant, make sure you try the beef sashimi, you won't regret it.
Shanghai, China has a new Hooters if Chinese beer and petite women strikes your fancy, trust me it's not the same as you would expect back home lol...
If you want all the latest Hollywood blockbusters you would find at home selling for $26.99 at FutureShop go to Hong Kong, $18Cdn would net you 3 movies in knockoff all-region DVDs
Taiwan has really good milk tea if you like that stuff, the people talk really loud though so bring earplugs haha...
Singapore: Do not litter, and make sure you flush after going to the public washrooms, they have cameras in there and if you get caught it's a very hefty fine.
Oh and if you haven't bought plane tickets yet, take a look at the
Cathay Pacific All Asia Pass, ask you travel agent to book it for you. You'll save a good chunk of coin on airfare.