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Here are list of lightweighted stuffs to pack before going to Asia
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Valuables
- Passport, visa photos
- Personal checks, traveler’s checks, credit cards, money belt
- Cash & local currency, flight tickets

Personal Cares
- Shampoo, comb
- Toothbrush, toothpaste, toothpicks, floss
- Shaving cream, razor, extra blades or electric shaver
- Deodorant, hand soap, washcloth,towel
- Toilet paper, sanitary pads, condoms

Medical Kits
- Vitamins, aspirin, cold pills, contraceptive pills
- Eyedrops, nail clipper, bandages, sunscreen, lip balm
- Mosquito repellent, insect sting reliever, particle mask

Travelling Needs
- Small padlock, umbrella, raincoat, sun glasses
- nylon cord, sealing tape, ziplock bags
- mini scissors, flashlight, batteries, bulbs, lighter

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admin :: 28 Nov 2007 :: Asia Travel :: No Comments »

a4trip travel guides provide the necessary information to help you plan your travels. This saves you the unnecessary hassle and time to look for a guide when you arrive.

The guides are designed based on customer feedback and suggestions. a4trip travel guides provide information on locales and destinations as well as alternate routes that take you away from the beaten path into the essence of the land itself, to places that are usually only known to locals, enriching your experience at the same time.

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admin :: 27 Nov 2007 :: a4trip Guides :: No Comments »

16 Nov 2007, an appalling news was announced to the world!

“…Alexander Trofimov, 41, the chairman of Koh Puos Investment Group Ltd., was detained in the southern resort town of Sihanoukville and accused of raping at least six girls. He was charged Oct. 17 with debauchery — a Cambodian legal term for sexual abuse of children.

If convicted of debauchery, Trofimov could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for each offense…”

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admin :: 21 Nov 2007 :: Cambodia News :: 2 Comments »

With more than 40 temples, some of which are in ruins, Angkor Archaeological Park is shrouded with myth, mystery and legend.

Angkor Wat, as the main attraction, is regarded as the most magnificent and comprehensively restored temple. The notable artistry of its massive moats and bas-relief carvings are best viewed at the sunrise or sunset. Photography of Angkor Wat is best taken at dawn as the towers are reflected in the lake beyond the moat wall.

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admin :: 16 Nov 2007 :: Cambodia Travel :: 2 Comments »

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admin :: 11 Nov 2007 :: a4trip Guides :: 29 Comments »

Korea
In Korea, office workers’ biggest vacation would be the annual summer vacation on July or August whilst their students have two vacations, one is from July to August, and the other is from January to February.

Japan
For Japanese, they have the Golden Week in Japan which occurs mainly from April 29th to May 5th. Also, many Japanese goes on a trip during the month of August and the New Year’s Holiday (usually from December 28th to January 5th). Their students however have a month of vacation during March of every year.

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admin :: 07 Nov 2007 :: Travel Insights :: No Comments »

For travelers who intend to spend a day visit and to cover most of the major temples, you might want to consider using our suggested itineraries of Angkor Archaeological Park. The itineraries are classified into two types – cycling and tuk-tuk tours, as illustrated in the map, which are cheaper options comparing to car taxi or bus tour.

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admin :: 06 Nov 2007 :: Cambodia Travel :: No Comments »

Visa

e-Visa is highly recommended by Cambodia government to tourists as a replacement of the traditional way of getting Cambodia Visa from embassy. Cambodia e-Visa provides the convenience to tourists to apply a Cambodia Visa at any where, at any time as long as they can access to Internet. Tourists won’t need to visit the Cambodia embassy, queue up and wait for the passport to be done. All they need is a computer with Internet. The process is fast, secure and well planned. Cambodia government have constantly upgrade and improve the system in order to serve tourists better.

If you are not eligible for e-Visa, you can apply your Cambodia Visa at the nearest embassy or on-arrival at all major checkpoints.

Weather

It times to visit to Cambodia this November. November to February is the “cool season”, which is dry and not too hot (up to about 30C or 85F). In April it gets really hot (40/100 daily, 30/85 at night), but not rainy. Starting around June it gets rainy and still hot. It rains off and on all the time, so roads are muddy and some areas are impassable, and it stays like that until November, when cool & dry comes gloriously back.

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admin :: 02 Nov 2007 :: Cambodia Travel :: No Comments »

Bonn Kathen (27 October-24 November)
Another major religious festival in Cambodia is Bonn Kathen, lasting for 29 days after the Spirit Commemoration Festival. Town and country folks march in a procession to the pagoda where the monks are waiting to change their old saffron robes for the new ones offered during the festival. The ceremony brings spiritual merit to both lay people and the monks.

National Independence Day (09 November)

Cambodia achieved independence from France in 1953.

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admin :: 02 Nov 2007 :: Cambodia Travel :: 1 Comment »

Congratulation, you are entitled to get a FREE 15-pages a4trip Siem Reap travel guide worth US$2.95 for applying Cambodia e-Visa during the promotion period.

In order to get your guide, please answer the following questions with the Leave a Reply form below. We will send you the download link through email within a day. Have a nice trip to Cambodia.

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admin :: 01 Nov 2007 :: a4trip Guides :: 117 Comments »