Asia articles

Attending a concert, play, opera, ballet…
Calling All Readers, February 2013 issue.
Subscribers tell how they managed to see performances in Spain 
and Vietnam (Part 10 in a series)

“Sea Of Okhotsk”
Tours, February 2013 issue.
13-day/12-night cruise off the coast of RUSSIAN Siberia aboard the 50-passenger Spirit of Enderby, June 5-21, 2013.

“Focus On Bandhavgarh”
Tours, February 2013 issue.
17-day/15-night tiger-photography tour in INDIA, May 12-28, 2013. Highlights: From Delhi, fly to Khajuraho/stay in Bandhavgarh National Park for two weeks, taking 13 morning and 11 afternoon game drives to find tigers and their prey. Land, $6,150. Single supp., $3,500.

“Exploring Indonesia”
Tours, February 2013 issue.
16 days/15 nights, Aug. 15-30, 2013. Highlights: Borobudur and Prambanan temples in Java/Tanjung Puting National Park orangutan conservation center in Kalimantan/Tana Toraja treks and ceremonies in Sulawesi/beach in Bali. With air from West Coast, $6,200. Single supp., $685.

Agra-Jaipur express
Travel Briefs, February 2013 issue.
On Nov. 28, 2012, in India, the Shatabdi Express began running between Jaipur and Agra. The 241-kilometer (150-mile) trip one way takes three hours 30 minutes, with a 2-minute stop at Bharatpur.

What else to do in Beijing
Travelers' Intercom, January 2013 issue.
I took my children and grandchildren, 10 of us, total, to China, June 18-30, 2012. T.E.I.

Encountering caves, crafts and culture on an introductory tour of Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur’s Twin Towers at night. Photo courtesy of Tourism Malaysia
Features, January 2013 issue.
Finding a few surprises on a first-time visit to this colorful island nation

Myanmar Travel, Ltd.
, January 2013 issue.
Various tour companies seemed to have cookie-cutter-type tours to Myanmar, and the dates didn’t work out for my wife and me. However, Myriam Grest at Myanmar Travel, Ltd. (No. 50.

India interlude
, January 2013 issue.
Eight months after my August ’11 trip to India (May ’12, pg. 25), I went back on a mission trip to Nagercoil, near the southern tip of the country.

I’m Singing about Singapore
Essay Contest, January 2013 issue.
Contest winners are announced and their essays presented