Questions tagged [asia]
A continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. Regional specific tags (to be preferred where relevant) are listed in `tag info`.
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Is it possible to drive from Europe to Thailand?
Since mainland Thailand and India on mainland Asia are land connected with mainland Europe, would it be physically possible to drive from, for example, Frankfurt, Germany to Pattaya, Thailand, or ...
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Should I bring prescription drugs with me for a long trip?
I am French, male, travelling alone.
I'm planning to go on a 2 month trip across Hong-Kong (~2 weeks), Japan (~3 weeks) and Thaïland (~2 weeks).
I'm currently taking prescription drugs daily (3 pills ...
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Do Asians generally want a tourist/visitor to "act Asian", or "be different"?
One of my biggest fears with going to Japan (or Korea, etc.) is that I will offend them somehow by accident.
If I do some silly attempt at holding my hands together to express "thank you", ...
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Can I fly in and out UK on 1 way ticket with different airline? Also working my existing job remotely from UK (non UK employment)
Looking for your advise for my post-Covid plan.
I will be flying from Malaysia to UK (London) around Spring 2022.
I found a majorly discounted Etihad ticket (legit one) but it's a 1 way route. Will I ...
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Possible to play badminton temporarily as a foreigner in East Asian countries during 2021?
I am from Germany and I am wondering about any possibilities to do any kind of Badminton vacation anywhere in Asia during (the first half) of this year. I am saying Asia, because I am assuming that ...
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Are there certain countries that a black African traveler should avoid travelling to? [closed]
I'm in my 20s and originally from East Africa. I live in Ireland but have traveled across Western Europe and to the US/Canada. I've found very little racism there contrary to popular belief.
I would ...
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Are the Asian girls in this music video Chinese or Malaysian, and are they singing in Chinese? [closed]
This video: https://youtu.be/BuAULI7PbRw?t=7
They are obviously Asian, and I seem to recognize some of the letters as being Chinese. Also, the song itself seems to be a famous/classic Chinese song ...
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What's this Japanese food?
In this Japan travel promotion video, this fried I think food is displayed, screenshot from the hot pan:
What is this?
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What are some good resources other than google translate to help communicating with locals?
Soon my girlfriend and I will be traveling around Asia/Oceania for a year and normally before travelling I will learn some of the local language. I have a little bit of a formula of the stuff that I ...
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How hard is it to find hotels / accommodation in Vietnam on arrival?
I will be travelling to Vietnam in around 9 months with my girlfriend and we are trying to figure out if we should book hotel rooms in advance or if it's a better idea to find accommodation when we ...
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Is Korean won readily exchangeable at realistic rates in Bangkok?
As usual I found myself a little bit short of local currency in my current country a day before flying to my next country.
ATM fees add up fast (especially in Thailand!) so I withdrew enough KRW to ...
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Travelling Moscow - Beijing in Winter then backpacking the way down to Indonesia - Packing Advice
I will be travelling on board the Trans Siberian Railway throughout February, understandably, i'll need warm clothes & snow boots. Once I arrive to Beijing, I plan on using trains and buses to ...
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Traveling Asia & need to switch to my other passport [duplicate]
I haven two passports (US & Irish). I'm currently traveling on my US passport but it's getting full & want to switch to my Irish passport so I will be able to get a visa when in Indonesia. ...
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Travel Transformer from US to Japan (100V -> 120V) Voltage?
I'm from the US (120V), and am interested in taking my hot air brush on my study abroad trip to Japan.
I'm aware of the voltage difference and similar plugs to the US.
The problem is that the only ...
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Will I be able to enter Malaysia (or any other south-east Asian countries) after being deported from Japan?
I'm about to get deported from Japan back to Canada. Sad part is, Japan was only the first stop in a large trip around Asia. I'm being deported for a tiny amount of drugs that should never have been ...
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Is it safe for someone with a British Passport to drive from the UK around the Black Sea and back? [closed]
Is it safe for someone with a British Passport to drive from the UK around the Black Sea and back? What might the problems be?
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How to use dual flush button in toilet?
I've seen this thing first time in my new room. Dual flush tank (see image 2, it's not an actual photo, but where I live has similar thing as this one).
Usually, I saw a flush with either a liver or ...
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International Passport data page [duplicate]
What is the meaning of International Passport data page
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Can you drive from Hong Kong to Mumbai?
For a Western person (say, US or European passport), not a local, is it possible / practicable these days to drive from HK to Bombay?
I guess once you get to Calcutta or Lucknow say, you're home free,...
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What is the best for a honeymoon destination in August? [closed]
Italy, Spain, Malaysia or Thailand? And how are beaches in Italy?
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How can I know if a country allows drones?
I will travel to some Asian countries very soon and I would take my DJI drone with me, but I don't know if those countries allow the use of drones in their skies. I'm trying to find the government ...
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Visualising the world by apparent temperature at a given time of the year [closed]
My overseas trips tend to be in the middle of the year (roughly some time between June and September), as Australian workplaces tend to have a Christmas shutdown straddling Christmas and the new year.
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How to find information about crossing various borders in Europe and Central Asia with my own car?
I plan to drive from Central Europe towards Vladivostok. Therefore, I'm at the moment trying to collect as much information as I can about the various borders that I need to cross. While it is ...
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Low-cost airline [closed]
Is there a low-cost airline between South-Asia (or the Middle East) and Europe? I don't mind changing flights and staying overnight. I want to know if there are some. I know about Scoot, Norwegian to ...
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Do Europe laws apply in foreign (Asia) countries?
For example if two citizens from same country travel to Asian countries like Malaysia and Thailand, and one of them robs the other citizen while in Asia, is it worth reporting it back in Europe? Or ...
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Is 'wai' greeting a serious thing? Is it inappropriate to 'over-wai'?
This morning I had to go to Phnom Penh and Giant Ibis bus company had all the seats booked. Normally there was always space, but due to high season, the bus was full. However, they were very nice and ...
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In which countries in Asia is Mandarin more understood than English?
I'm bilingual in English and Mandarin Chinese, and I'm planning to go backpacking around Asia (Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, etc). It seems that ...
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I have 2 passports, I'd like to leave Thailand on passport A and enter another south East Asian country in passport B. Possible?
I would like some advice please.
My pages in passport A are almost finished, so I would like to leave Thailand on passport A (which I arrived using) and enter another country(not any of my home ...
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Is it possible to visit manufacturing facilities "for fun" in China?
I recently graduated with a degree in industrial engineering and would like to visit manufacturing facilities in China to get a feel for the differences manufacturing in China and the USA. What ...
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What does this symbol on a door mean? (福) [closed]
I live in the Czech Republic in an area where many nationalities live.
This year I noticed this strange symbol on multiple doors, although I am sure it has never been there before.
What does it mean?...
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Plan for long term traveling? [closed]
I am planning a long term (8-12 months) solo travel itinerary in Asia. Also I am planning to spend a significant amount of time in hilly regions. How do I start? What are some important aspects I ...
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How to politely ask people from East Asia to give way? [closed]
I've arrived in Australia 9 months ago and I've noticed that often when asking people from East Asia to "give way" they will simply ignore me or even answer a "yes" but not move at all.
This is a ...
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A must-see in New Delhi for just a 5-6 hours break [closed]
I'll have just a five or six hours break between flights at Indira Gandhi International Airport. Is there any place or places in New Delhi that is:
considered a must-see for someone, who is visiting ...
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Is it safe to plug a power strip into a travel adapter plug?
I'm traveling from North America to Asia next month, I'm wondering if it is safe to hook up a power strip (with a surge protector) into a travel adapter plug, instead of buying several travel adapter ...
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Most useful languages other than English in Asia and Oceania [closed]
Basically this question and this one but for Asia and Oceania.
For most of my travel, I've decided upon the destination, and then decided whether or not to learn the language. However, I'm currently ...
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Importance of cherry blossom season in South Korea
Cherry Blossom (sakura) season is a huge event in Japan drawing millions of visitors and with many festivals, with centuries old traditions like Hanami.
South Korea being at relatively close ...
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Buying photographic equipment in Taipei
I am travelling for work to Taipei in a month or so, and since I am lucky enough to be able to spend an entire day doing what I want (counted as holiday, of course, I'm not THAT lucky), I decided to ...
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Two possible itineraries on the Silk Road [closed]
I would like to travel (part of) the silk road this summer (related question). As southern Turkey, Syria, Iraq and possibly Iran (due to the recent strains in relations with Saudi Arabia) are not safe ...
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Will I Have Problems with July Air Quality in Seoul?
I an American student from the East San Francisco Bay Area and I now attend college in San Diego. This summer, I have the opportunity to spend the entire month of July studying abroad in Seoul. I have ...
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Which airlines servicing Asia have staff trained in self-defense?
I read in a recent news article that at Hong Kong airlines, staff have to master kung fu.
Although I'm aware that passengers grabbing control of the cockpit is no longer possible, there's other ...
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What is the bright light between Singapore and Tokyo?
I don't know if this is an appropriate place to ask this, so if that's the case please let me know.
Every time I fly between Singapore and Tokyo I spot a bright light somewhere in the South China Sea ...
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What's the cheapest way to get around from and to Mainland China, Taiwan, and Japan? [closed]
I'm a student trying to go from Canada -> China -> Taiwan -> Japan -> China -> Canada while staying in each place for at least 2-3 weeks. I've been using Google flights and rome2rio but I'm having ...
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Sending unaccompanied bags from Vietnam to Borneo [closed]
We are working in Vietnam in October, and then working in Borneo. We have three weeks between the two jobs and would like to do some back packing during that time. So we would like to send our bags (3 ...
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Where in Asia can I meet tall people?
I'm about six foot five (195 cm in the new measure). When I've visited Japan and Taiwan, it's fairly obvious that I'm taller than the average person there, and residents sometimes mention how tall I ...
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Where is the Asia-Europe divide and where can we cross it?
Where is the division between Europe and Asia? What are places where we can cross it? Are there roads that go from one continent to the other?
Bonus particularly scenic locations or places of ...
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Using squat toilets with arthritic knees
Referring to this question got me thinking (and laughing). I've used squat toilets a few times when traveling (and younger), although I try to avoid them.
I grew up in the US using "normal" western ...
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Misunderstood body language in Middle East?
I'm planning on traveling to the Middle East soon, and I'm wondering if any of the countries in the Middle East change the meanings of regular "universal" body language. "Universal" body language ...
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How do I find travel partners for a bicycle touring trip? [duplicate]
I am looking for people interesting in going bicycle touring in S.E.Asia. Having travelled by bike before alone and with a partner, I'm keen this time to find someone likeminded to go through the ...
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Are trains unsafe in Asia/SE Asia? [closed]
I want to travel via train from Beijing to Paris. How safe is this? Do the trains ever get held up, robbed, people kidnapped, etc?
What about in Southeast Asia--trains in Thailand, Laos, Burma, ...
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Travelling to Japan from Korea on a UK passport
I have a UK passport and an E2 Visa for living and working in Korea. Will I encounter any difficulties if I want to travel to Japan, or will I need to get a visa when I get there or before I go (i.e. ...
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