Asia articles

Natural caves worth visiting
Calling All Readers, July 2013 issue.
We asked subscribers to write in about any impressive, fascinating, historical or memorable natural caves worth visiting that are outside of the USA.

South Korea with Kobayashi
Travelers' Intercom, July 2013 issue.
I read the subscriber’s account of her tour of South Korea (May ’13, pg. 44). From my research, the mainstream tour companies do South Korea poorly or not at all.

"Iran: The Ancient Land Of Persia"
Tours, July 2013 issue.
19 days / 17 nights, Oct. 10-28, 2013 & April 17-May 5, 2014. Highlights: Peacock Throne, Crown Jewels in Tehran / copper-gilded, mirror-tiled tomb of Imam Reza in Mashhad / ruins of Persepolis, Pasargad / Kerman Bazaar / in Isfahan, Royal Square, Friday Mosque / Ramsar on the Caspian Sea.

"Fables Of The Hills"
Tours, July 2013 issue.
7-day / 6-night tour of MALAYSIA and THAILAND aboard the Eastern & Oriental Express, Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2013.

"Essential Honshu"
Tours, July 2013 issue.
14-day / 13-night tour of JAPAN. Highlights: In Tokyo, cruise on Sumida River / Hakone / Osaka / Todaiji Temple in Nara / tour Kyoto’s Gion and Geisha districts / craft shops, sake breweries on Takayama / Kamikochi National Park / Matsumoto Castle. Land, £1,800 (near $2,736). No single supp.

The Governor’s Residence, Yangon
Governor’s Residence, an oasis of calm in busy Yangon.
Columns, July 2013 issue.
A visit to the green haven surrounding the Victorian-era Governor’s Residence in Yangon, Myanmar

India Travel Card
Travel Briefs, July 2013 issue.
For visitors to India, Yes Bank and the Indian Ministry of Tourism have launched the Incredible India Travel Card, a prepaid travel card denominated in rupees.

India’s visa program
Travel Briefs, June 2013 issue.
As India expands its “Visa on Arrival” program, the VoA booths in the Immigration areas of international airports in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Goa and several other cities in India may confuse some arriving air travelers. 

Scenic train routes in Korea
Travel Briefs, June 2013 issue.
In South Korea in April, two central inland region tour trains of Korail began providing access to the mountain areas of Chungcheongbuk-do, Gangwon-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do, formerly accessible only by twisting, sometimes unpaved roads.

Bad monkeys in Thailand
Travel Briefs, June 2013 issue.
In the Krabi province of southwestern Thailand, signs posted on popular beaches warning visitors of aggressive monkeys have had a positive effect. The signs were placed at Long Beach, Monkey Bay and Phi Phi Island, where bites and attacks have been fairly common.