I need some advice and good websites for traveling in Asia?
Im planning on going traveling next year, alone and id really love to go to hong kong and tokyo, but i haven't found any travel/gap year sites to help me start planning. Does anybody know of any, or has anyone visited either cities or asia, can anyone give me any advice? Thanx :)
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If you're traveling on your own, good, up to date rail info can be found on the man in seat 61: http://www.seat61.com/ Lonely Planet is one good source of information (but not the only or not always the best source) http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ Boots n All Travel Network does a great job of assembling blogs and destination experts from all over the world and is a good start for research http://www.bootsnall.com/ Hong Kong's tourism website is Discover Hong Kong, and it is rich with bits of information, not a lot of depth but also a good place to get ideas to research more in depth. Also recomendations for discount cards that really help in that espensive city! http://www.discoverhongkong.com/login.html Japan Guidebook is the same for light destination information: http://www.japanguidebook.com/ Don't leave out Frommers and Fodors, even if you're on a budget, these sites can help you research places, and they both have a "must-see" section that is helpful. A lot of people keep blogs while they're traveling, and their experiences are helpful. Travel Pod is one source to link up with other travelers' experience: http://www.travelpod.com/ Once you decide on destinations, Googling the destination should get you information from tour companies in Asia ans well as tour companies here. Feel free to use that information in your planning!
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