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| enquiry for delhi-tibet tour | 10/20/2009 |
Q: i am geetesh from delhi. i am planning to go to tibet from delhi but confused about visa for ...
A: If you're planning to go to Tibet, you need a Chinese visa. You can enquire at the Chinese Embassy ...
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| travel | 7/7/2009 |
Q: I'm looking to travel from Japan, to China and into India for a spiritual adventure. Just wondering ...
A: It all depends on how much time you have at hand but since you have indicated that you're not the ...
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| Vegiterian food in Shenzhen | 5/21/2009 |
Q: Hey I am Chirag (Gujarati, Indian).I am going ot Shenzhen for 6 week internship at YICT firm. I am ...
A: I can understand your predicament and although I have not been to Shenzhen of late I'm quite ...
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| Lhasa to Nepal by bike | 3/29/2009 |
Q: not sure if this can be done legally due to recent restriction on travel in Tibet by Chinese ...
A: I'm sure that it can be done but I suspect that the formalities for it would be too long winding - ...
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| climate in china | 12/27/2008 |
Q: im planning on gouing to china in early April. How is the climate at this time. I dont want to be ...
A: China should be just fine in April and not too cold with the winter having passed. I suggest you get ...
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| Hong Kong to Beijing | 11/23/2008 |
Q: A friend and myself are traveling to Scandinavia in January 09, with just under a week stopover in ...
A: I think if you read carefully you will notice that I have said "DON'T travel by hard-SEATER" not ...
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| Hong Kong to Beijing | 11/21/2008 |
Q: A friend and myself are traveling to Scandinavia in January 09, with just under a week stopover in ...
A: If that is your plan and thinking then I think that its a good plan to travel from Hong Kong to ...
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| Hong Kong to Beijing | 11/20/2008 |
Q: A friend and myself are traveling to Scandinavia in January 09, with just under a week stopover in ...
A: Your best bet is to get yourself a good travel book on China. I recommend LONELY PLANET but you ...
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| Tibet travel | 11/11/2008 |
Q: Hey Nilesh Its good to see an expert of all info i need. I am an Indian wanting to vsit Tibet via ...
A: Please see my answers against your questions below - 1. If I enter Tibet via kathmandu, do I need ...
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| hongkong visa | 8/25/2008 |
Q: experts i need a help actually my girlfriends lives in hongkong and i live in nepal i wanna go to ...
A: I'm not an expert on immigration and visas. So I cannot offer any further advise than what I already ...
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| hongkong visa | 8/24/2008 |
Q: experts i need a help actually my girlfriends lives in hongkong and i live in nepal i wanna go to ...
A: Hong Kong is pretty liberal with visas and most nationalities do not require a visa on entry as it ...
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| info req abt tibet and base camp | 6/12/2008 |
Q: im planning to drive from bangalore to mount everest base camp ie till there is a motorable rd..i ...
A: To the best of my knowledge if you approach Everest from the South you should not have to enter ...
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| info req abt tibet and base camp | 6/11/2008 |
Q: im planning to drive from bangalore to mount everest base camp ie till there is a motorable rd..i ...
A: You need to apply for a Chinese Visa if you want to visit Tibet. However, I believe that the Everest ...
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| Clothing in China in June | 5/10/2008 |
Q: My wife and I will be taking a Grand Circle trip to China June 3-23. The itinerary includes ...
A: June should be pretty warm in China and light and loose cottons should do in all the places that you ...
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| Permit to tibet | 1/17/2008 |
Q: Just read that you say it is not necessery to get a permit to enter Tibet, is that true? jess
A: Where did you read that it's not required to get a permit to enter Tibet? I don't remember ever ...
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| From Tibet/Nepal to India | 1/17/2008 |
Q: Two students that are gonna do the trip of our lifes, but we are wondering if you know how to get ...
A: If you want to get from Tibet to India, you have to come via Nepal as there is no direct route - ...
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| flight from India to lhasa | 1/17/2008 |
Q: I have to go from India to Lhasa. I would like to go from Delhi/Mumbai to Lhasa. I am having ...
A: I'm afraid there are no direct flights to Lhasa from any Indian cities. However, I believe there are ...
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| Cost of living in Hong Kong | 12/24/2007 |
Q: My purpose of staying in Hong Kong is job.please let me know about the cost of living in Hong Kong.I ...
A: Since I don't live in Hong Kong I may not be able to answer your question. However, Hong Kong is an ...
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| where to go in Guangzhou | 9/28/2007 |
Q: I'm visiting china for the Canton Fair this October. I want t know where i MUST GO in China during ...
A: Guangzhou itself is a huge city and famous becuase of the link to a British past. You should try and ...
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| HK visa extension | 9/27/2007 |
Q: I will be in HongKong (transit only)on 11/9/07 and 12/15/07 on my way to and back from Nepal. The ...
A: Please appreciate that questions regarding visas and entry permits etc are best answered by Travel ...
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| Tiger Leaping Gorge in winter | 9/23/2007 |
Q: I plan to do a cycle tour in South West China this winter. Since I will be travelling by bicycle it ...
A: I don't know about Zhongdian province but I'm reasonably sure that in Kunming province it does not ...
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| weather in china | 9/12/2007 |
Q: A friend is planning to go to China this month and cannot find a site with weather information for ...
A: Try any of these sites. You may have to do a bit of searching to get the weather forecast for China ...
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| trip from Lhasa to new Delhi | 8/5/2007 |
Q: I'm coming from Beijing to Lhasa and i wanted to travel to Katmandu and then to Delhi, i was ...
A: You could take the bi-weekly China South West Airlines flight from Lhasa to Kathmandu and then any ...
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| Getting to Hanoi from Hong Kong | 6/29/2007 |
Q: !! Do you know if there's a cheap way to get to Hanoi from Hong Kong? Tickets cost like 350 ...
A: I must confess I do not have up to date information on getting cheaply from Hong Kong to Hanoi. But ...
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| hongkong visa | 6/2/2007 |
Q: I need to go to hongkong to take my flight to nepal because the flights from shanghai is cancelled ...
A: Since Hong Kong is now an integral part of China, you should not need a separate visa to go there. ...
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| Best 3D/2N Itinerary in Hongkong & Schenzen | 5/28/2007 |
Q: .im Lemon from Manila Philippines..I'm planning the most economical trip w/ my mom & dad on May 31 ...
A: I have been to the Philippines several times on business and will be travelling there again in ...
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| Visit Hongkong | 5/25/2007 |
Q: Right now I'm in shenzhen for official purpose and have a Chinese Visa. I reached ShenZhen from ...
A: Hong Kong is right across the border from Shenzhen. You can go and check at the border post whether ...
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| travel to china in aug/sep | 5/21/2007 |
Q: Among some other destinations in Asia I am contemplating travelling to china in august/September. ...
A: The Kunming province of China - located in the south bear the borders of Burma, Vietnam, Laos and ...
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| travel to china in aug/sep | 5/18/2007 |
Q: Among some other destinations in Asia I am contemplating travelling to china in august/September. ...
A: I think August/September is an excellent time to travel to China. Anything later and it would be a ...
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| regarding work visa in HK | 4/30/2007 |
Q: i would like to know about the process of getting work visa in Hong kong.My fiancee is there and ...
A: This is too important a subject to be dealt with by a forum such as this. I suggest you contact the ...
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| Shenzhen | 4/17/2007 |
Q: i have a day in Hong Kong and would wish to do shopping in Shenzhen.What is the travel time can i ...
A: I think it would be difficult to make it from Hong Kong to Shenzhen and back in a day. But you can ...
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| Delhi to Lhasa | 4/9/2007 |
Q: My husband and I are travelling in India at the moment and would like to go from Delhi to Lhasa. I ...
A: I think I'm out of my depth here as I don't claim to be an expert on Visas - especially Chinese ...
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| Delhi to Lhasa | 4/8/2007 |
Q: My husband and I are travelling in India at the moment and would like to go from Delhi to Lhasa. I ...
A: Why don't you try going to the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi and apply for a visa there. This visa ...
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| Delhi to Lhasa | 4/7/2007 |
Q: My husband and I are travelling in India at the moment and would like to go from Delhi to Lhasa. I ...
A: You should get from Delhi to Kathmandu in Nepal - there are daily flights from Delhi by Indian ...
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| trips | 12/27/2006 |
Q: how much should someone save (money) before planning a china trip? and how or what details is ...
A: This is a very vague question and I'm not sure I'll be able to help you in any significant way. For ...
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| Hong Kong to Shenzhen | 11/2/2006 |
Q: I'm writing to enquire if I was to arrive in Hong Kong at 12.55pm, and have an arranged meeting in ...
A: There are several trains a day from Hong Kong to Shenzhen. I think you will have to start a little ...
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| TRAINS IN CHINA | 11/1/2006 |
Q: A Chinese travel agent has quoted a charge of USD240 for two return train tickets form Hong Kong to ...
A: No, trains should be much cheaper. However, you may have to take a train to Shenzhen and then change ...
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| beijing | 10/28/2006 |
Q: I am going to Beijing tomorrow, 29 October and leaving for Manila on the 1st of November. I am ...
A: There are many tour operators in Beijing who will organise tours for you. It is very difficult to ...
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| Driving through China | 10/18/2006 |
Q: A friend and I are beginning to plan a trip to drive through China,coming from Kazakhstan down to ...
A: I can help if you are traveling through China using trains or buses. But if you are planning to ...
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| TRAIN | 9/21/2006 |
Q: IS THERE A TRAIN FROM HONG KONG TO NEPAL?
A: There is no train from Hong Kong to Nepal. The whole of China and Tibet is in between and Nepal ...
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| visa | 8/14/2006 |
Q: I'm in Nepal now and am trying to get into Chinese Tibet. I would like to travel independantly by ...
A: You should be able to get a Chinese visa by going to the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu. I understand ...
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| transport to nepal | 6/28/2006 |
Q: well i'm in aus at the moment but i was in asia a couple of months ago and want to go back. i have a ...
A: I assume you are talking about taking a bus from Hong Kong to Nepal. There is no way you can do ...
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| Backpacking | 11/23/2005 |
Q: I live in the U.K. and i'm 19. I have just finished college and I have about a year and a half off ...
A: What you must have is a good travel book on China - I used the LONELY PLANET publications guide on ...
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| travel to tibet with children | 5/4/2005 |
Q: I am a mother of 3 kids age 4,9, 12. Is it advisable to bring my children to tibet on our own ...
A: I think its a very personal decision and I am not used to answering such questions. Normally I ...
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| How to get from Hanoi to Hong Kong? | 5/2/2005 |
Q: I am a Polish student and I am planning a budget trip from Bangkok to Hong Kong. I already have ...
A: I am not sure there are ferries from Haiphong in Vietnam to Hong Kong. Looking at the distances ...
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| himalayas | 3/31/2005 |
Q: Im not sure thats how to spell "himalayas" but anyway, I was wondering if you could tell me more ...
A: You sure spelt "HIMALAYAS" correctly. I would recommend that you get hold of Lonely Planet's latest ...
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| Delhi -> Lhasa Cycling Trip | 3/2/2005 |
Q: I am travelling from Delhi to Lhasa on my bike with a friend this summer. I am having problems ...
A: I don't think there are direct flights from Lhasa to London or to New Delhi. Lhasa has connections ...
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| from China to Nepal | 7/25/2004 |
Q: What I would like to know is if it is possible to travel through China by train (and bus) to Nepal. ...
A: I am afraid not. The Tibetan Plateau stands like a huge land mass without any rail links between ...
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| mission. | 10/30/2003 |
Q: my name is Amy, I'm 19 years old and I'm teaching english in Shanghai. My sister and I are planning ...
A: Whew! Quite an adventure you have in store for you. As you have been in China for quite a while, you ...
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| Favorite locations & cultural differences | 10/26/2002 |
Q: Could you tell me, what were your favorite places you traveled to, and why? What were your ...
A: Its very difficult to say which is my most favourite destination. Well, the few that come to mind ...
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| none | 9/8/2002 |
Q: If I do go to india will I see many poor people and if so are they leading a happy life or are they ...
A: If you come to India and if you travel extensively in the country side and also in the big cities, ...
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| Wanting to visit China | 7/2/2002 |
Q: I want to visit China. I was told to stay out of Shaghai and stick to Hong Kong. For safety reasons. ...
A: Both Hong Kong and Shanghai are beautiful places. Whoever told you to avoid Shanghai for safety ...
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| china to tibet to kathmandu | 6/5/2002 |
Q: I want to do a overland trip via south china (yunnan) to tibet to kathmandu between september to ...
A: To the best of my knowledge its not possible to travel from Yunan to Tibet by road. You may want to ...
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