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Where hyperlinks aren’t provided, just ‘copy and paste’ the addresses

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AsiaPhoto.com

Wikitravel.org is interesting.

AsiaExplorers.com is useful and entertaining.

BudgetAccommodationGuide.com can be useful for cheapskates.

Budget-traveltips.com may be useful.

You may buy international health insurance, life insurance & travel insurance at MissionaryHealth.com.

Hobotraveler.com is a poorly-written yet tip-laden weblog.

Calculate currency conversions online at www.XE.com/ucc

SleepingInAirports.net may be useful if you sleep in public.

And here’s the weblog: blog.SleepingInAirports.com

Counter con-artists, pickpockets & muggers after you read BobArno.com/hunters.htm

Yankees going abroad may wish to consult the U.S. State Department: Travel.State.gov & State.gov/travel

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air travel in Asia:

StudentUniverse.com is a booking site for cheap air fares for college students & faculty.

Air Asia is a low-cost airline in SE Asia,

Malaysia Airlines flies to- and from Malaysia, as you’d expect,

Firefly is the low-cost subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, and

Tiger Airways is another low-cost airline in Malaysia.

Singapore Airlines is the small city-state’s national airline, flying throughout Southeast Asia on the latest airplanes.

SilkAir is the regional wing of Singapore Air. It flies twice daily from Singapore to Penang Island, Malaysia.  Singapore Air flies in the mornings to Penang while SilkAir flies after noon to Penang.

Jetstar Asia Airways is a new low-cost carrier flying to 17 destinations within five hours of Singapore. It flies twice daily on the Singapore-to-Penang route.

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Do not use Kayak.com for reservations!

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rail travel

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Seat61.com can be useful for train travelers around the world.

Here are some hyperlinks:

Seat61.com: trains from Thailand to Malaysia to Singapore & back

Seat61.com tells how to travel Thailand by rail

ThaiFocus.com tells how to travel Thailand by rail

ThaiVisa.com tells of Bangkok to Penang rail travel

Penang to Bangkok KTM train

TravelMalaysiaGuide: KTM intercity trains

AsiaTradingOnline:  Singapore to Malaysia to Thailand and reverse

Wikitravel.org:  guide for travel to Bangkok

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M a l a y s i a

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Malaysiaphotos.com has more than photos

costs of residing in Malaysia

Malaysia is described briefly on World Atlas.com

MalaysiaSite.Nl

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