Asia articles

by Michael Algar, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
I spent a week in Ubud, Bali, in January ’04 staying at Sania’s House Bungalows (Jalan Karna No. 7, Ubud, 80571 Bali, INDONESIA; phone [0361] 975 535 or e-mail sania_house@yahoo.com).
To celebrate an anniversary or a spouse’s birthday while traveling overseas, have you ever decided to hang the expense and really “splurge” on a meal? We asked those of you who did so — and found that it was worth every euro, pound or whatever — to write in about the experience.
by Larry Taylor, Fullerton, CA
We first became aware of Martin Reeve’s Normandy Safaris (57 Raley Rd., Locks Heath, Southampton S031 6PB, U.K.; phone 01489-576081, e-mail info@normandysafaris.co.uk or visit www.normandys
I arranged a 12-day tour to India, Feb. 4-16, ’04, through Vacations International (725 E. Chubbuck Rd., Chubbuck, ID 83202; phone 888/453-0832 or 208/406-1360, e-mail info@vacations-international.com or visit www.
For travelers who have extra time in Bangkok, Thailand, I’d like to pass along a wonderful shopping contact.
I led a group through the Himalayas, Sept. 23-Oct. 17, traveling in India and then entering Bhutan at the southern border town of Phuntsholing.