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07/03/2009 09:42 PM
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Singapore
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| | '''Seletar Airport''' ({{IATA|XSP}}; {{ICAO|WSSL}}), completed in 1928 and first used for civil aviation in 1930, is Singapore's first airport. While later airports like Kallang and Paya Lebar have been closed and turned into a military airbase respectively, Seletar is still in use to this day. | | '''Seletar Airport''' ({{IATA|XSP}}; {{ICAO|WSSL}}), completed in 1928 and first used for civil aviation in 1930, is Singapore's first airport. While later airports like Kallang and Paya Lebar have been closed and turned into a military airbase respectively, Seletar is still in use to this day. |
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| - | '''Berjaya Air''' [http://www.berjaya-air.com/] flights to the Malaysian islands of [[Redang]] and [[Tioman]] use Seletar, not Changi. The only practical means of access to Seletar is taxi; trips from the airport incur a $3 surcharge. | + | '''Berjaya Air''' [http://www.berjaya-air.com/] flights to the Malaysian islands of [[Redang]] and [[Tioman]] use Seletar, not Changi. The only practical means of access to Seletar is taxi; trips from the airport incur a $3 surcharge. Allow at least 30 min - 1 hour traveling time to make transfers between Seletar and Changi. |
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| | Seletar is also Singapore's general aviation airport so if you own a private jet, you will most likely land here. | | Seletar is also Singapore's general aviation airport so if you own a private jet, you will most likely land here. |
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Tioman
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| | Maximum baggage weight is 10Kgs. Excess baggage charges seem to depend on how many passengers are on the flight. | | Maximum baggage weight is 10Kgs. Excess baggage charges seem to depend on how many passengers are on the flight. |
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| - | These flights use the secondary airports of [[Kuala_Lumpur#Subang_Airport|Subang (SZB)]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]] and [[Singapore#Seletar_Airport|Seletar (XSP)]] in [[Singapore]], so factor in transfer time from [[Kuala_Lumpur_International_Airport|KLIA]]/[[Singapore#Changi_Airport|Changi]] when making your plans. | + | These flights use the secondary airports of [[Kuala_Lumpur#Subang_Airport|Subang (SZB)]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]] and [[Singapore#Seletar_Airport|Seletar (XSP)]] in [[Singapore]], so factor in transfer time from [[Kuala_Lumpur_International_Airport|KLIA]]/[[Singapore#Changi_Airport|Changi]] when making your plans. As a general guide, allow for 2 hours on the road to travel between KLIA and Subang and about 1 hour on the road to travel between Changi and Seletar. |
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| | No matter which way you choose to arrive, a marine park fee (RM5) should be levied on all visitors to the island. In practise, ferry passengers are not charged. Transfers can be arranged directly with resorts. | | No matter which way you choose to arrive, a marine park fee (RM5) should be levied on all visitors to the island. In practise, ferry passengers are not charged. Transfers can be arranged directly with resorts. |
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07/03/2009 09:33 PM
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| | :Well, for those writing competing guides, whose attribution and other rights are being violated... $$$ ;) --[[User:Peterfitzgerald|Peter]] <small><sup>[[User_talk:Peterfitzgerald|Talk]]</sup></small> 19:09, 3 July 2009 (EDT) | | :Well, for those writing competing guides, whose attribution and other rights are being violated... $$$ ;) --[[User:Peterfitzgerald|Peter]] <small><sup>[[User_talk:Peterfitzgerald|Talk]]</sup></small> 19:09, 3 July 2009 (EDT) |
| | + | ::It looks like it's a user-edited site. Kurashiki definitely has content copied from us, but it's not clear how widespread that is. Their terms of use say "In the unlucky event of a violation it will immediately remove that content and it will hold the user who put the copyright protected material in the WritingTravellers Project fully responsible for this violation." I say test their word and drop them a line about the Kurashiki content and see if they remove it. [[User:LtPowers|LtPowers]] 22:33, 3 July 2009 (EDT) |
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07/03/2009 09:31 PM
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Jiamusi
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| | * <see name="Fuyuan Port" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price=""></see> | | * <see name="Fuyuan Port" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price=""></see> |
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| - | * <see name="Honghe Nature Reserve" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price=""></see> | + | * <see name="Honghe Nature Reserve" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long="" email="" fax="">Covering an area of more than 16,000 hectares. Notable for its large number of different marsh plants, migratory birds, waterfowls and othre wild animals.</see> |
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| | * <see name="Jinjiekou" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price=""></see> | | * <see name="Jinjiekou" alt="" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price=""></see> |
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07/03/2009 09:27 PM
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User talk:David-Crone
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New page Hello, David-Crone! [[Wikitravel:Welcome, newcomers|Welcome]] to [[Wikitravel:About|Wikitravel]].
To help get you started contributing, we've created a [[Wikitravel:Tips for new contributors|tips for new contributors]] page, full of helpful links about [[Wikitravel:policies and guidelines|policies and guidelines]] and [[Wikitravel:Manual of style|style]], as well as some important information on [[:shared:Copyleft|copyleft]] and basic stuff like [[Wikitravel:How to edit a page|how to edit a page]]. If you need help, check out [[Wikitravel:Help]], or post a message in the [[Wikitravel:travellers' pub|travellers' pub]]. [[User:LtPowers|LtPowers]] 22:27, 3 July 2009 (EDT)
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Buenos Aires
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| | Buenos Aires has a popular cafe culture. | | Buenos Aires has a popular cafe culture. |
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| - | [[Image:Mate.jpg|thumb|250px|Cup of Mate]] | + | [[Image:Mate.jpg|thumb|250px|Mate]] |
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| | *'''Cafe Tortoni''' Avenida de Mayo 829 between Piedras and Tacuari. Opened in 1858. The hot chocolate is incredible. | | *'''Cafe Tortoni''' Avenida de Mayo 829 between Piedras and Tacuari. Opened in 1858. The hot chocolate is incredible. |
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07/03/2009 09:16 PM
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New page: ==Eat== There are four basics you must try in Argentina. Everyone knows Argentina is famous for beef. The other three special items are empanadas alfajores and ice cream. Try ''asado'' ...
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There are four basics you must try in Argentina. Everyone knows Argentina is famous for beef. The other three special items are empanadas alfajores and ice cream.
Try ''asado'' (beef/steak barbecue) at a ''parrilla'', restaurants specializing in roasted meats. There are expensive ''parrillas'', and more simple and cost effective ones, . The ''bife de lomo'' (tenderloin) is unbelievably tender in comparison to US beef and is more reminiscent of European cuts. Jugoso means rare (literally "juicy"), however the Argentine concept of rare is very different from that of someone from the States (perhaps its a tourist thing, but an American ordering rare is likely to get something between medium well and hockey puck). Don't be afraid to order "azul" (blue), you will not get a blue steak, more like an American Medium Rare. If you like your meat bloody it might pay to learn words like "sangre" (blood), or to make statements like "me gusta sangre" (I like blood). Don't be afraid to spend two minutes stressing how rare you want your steak to your waiter- this is something no one talks about in guidebooks but every other American and Brit once you arrive will tell you the same thing.
It would be difficult to walk in any direction for more than 3 minutes and not encounter a place that makes empanadas.
As well few places hold in high regard ice cream as is it is held in Buenos Aires. There are many other things to enjoy but you would do well to start here.
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Westerly
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| | *'''Three D's Charters'''100 Old Post Road, 401-322-0059, | | *'''Three D's Charters'''100 Old Post Road, 401-322-0059, |
| | [http://www.threedscharters.com]. This outfit offers sport fishing charters aboard a modern boat that is piloted by an experienced captain. | | [http://www.threedscharters.com]. This outfit offers sport fishing charters aboard a modern boat that is piloted by an experienced captain. |
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| | *'''Napatree Point''', Bird watching. | | *'''Napatree Point''', Bird watching. |
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Malaysia
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| | Most international flights land at '''Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) [http://www.klia.com.my]''' ({{IATA|KUL}} | {{ICAO|WMKK}}), although AirAsia flights use the LCC terminal, a 20km road transfer away from the main KLIA terminal. KLIA's predecessor, the '''Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport''' ({{IATA|SZB}} | {{ICAO|WMSA}}) in Subang near [[Kuala Lumpur]] handles chartered and turboprop aircraft for regional operators '''Firefly''' [http://www.fireflyz.com.my/] and '''Berjaya''' [http://www.berjaya-air.com/flightschedule.htm] ''+60 3'' 7846-8228 (ticketing only); ''+60 3'' 2145-2828. See the [[Kuala Lumpur#get in|Kuala Lumpur '''Get in''' section]] for detailed airport information. | | Most international flights land at '''Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) [http://www.klia.com.my]''' ({{IATA|KUL}} | {{ICAO|WMKK}}), although AirAsia flights use the LCC terminal, a 20km road transfer away from the main KLIA terminal. KLIA's predecessor, the '''Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport''' ({{IATA|SZB}} | {{ICAO|WMSA}}) in Subang near [[Kuala Lumpur]] handles chartered and turboprop aircraft for regional operators '''Firefly''' [http://www.fireflyz.com.my/] and '''Berjaya''' [http://www.berjaya-air.com/flightschedule.htm] ''+60 3'' 7846-8228 (ticketing only); ''+60 3'' 2145-2828. See the [[Kuala Lumpur#get in|Kuala Lumpur '''Get in''' section]] for detailed airport information. |
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| | * '''The Royal Guest House''', Kothchasarn Road, Soi 4 T.ChangKarn, A.Muang ''+66 53''-282460 [http://www.royalguesthouse-chiangmai.com/main.htm]. | | * '''The Royal Guest House''', Kothchasarn Road, Soi 4 T.ChangKarn, A.Muang ''+66 53''-282460 [http://www.royalguesthouse-chiangmai.com/main.htm]. |
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| - | * '''Top North Guest House''', 15 Moon Muang Road, Amphur Muang ''+66 (0) 5327 8684 [http://www.topnorthgroup.com/GuestHouse.htm] is situated just inside the city walls. Old but clean rooms, internet cafe, ticket office and a bar represent excellent vaue for money (Twin room without a/c 400-500bht). | + | * '''Top North Guest House''', 15 Moon Muang Road, Amphur Muang ''+66 (0) 5327 8684 [http://www.topnorthgroup.com/GuestHouse.htm] is situated just inside the city walls. Old but clean rooms, internet cafe, ticket office and a bar represent excellent vaue for money (Twin room without a/c 400-500bht). '''This place had its best time and is mentioned in older LP's; - we had many guesthouses, this was the baddest''' |
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| | * '''Wanasit Guesthouse''', 6 Ratchamankha Road Soi 8 [http://welcome.to/wanasit] - modern, clean guesthouse located in a quiet alley in the historical centre next to the Wat Phra Singh temple. | | * '''Wanasit Guesthouse''', 6 Ratchamankha Road Soi 8 [http://welcome.to/wanasit] - modern, clean guesthouse located in a quiet alley in the historical centre next to the Wat Phra Singh temple. |
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