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Eco Travels in Asia

ASIA FORUM

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Our guide to China, India, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey and other countries.

HEADLINES

Ecotourism Laos Wins 2007 Ecotourism Spotlight Award
Choosing where to go
International Conference Focuses on Responsible Tourism
Tourism and Climate Change
Food, Health and Building Communities
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WORLD TRAVEL DIRECTORY

Hands Up Holidays
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FEATURES

International Conference Focuses on Responsible Tourism
Perceptions of the Mekong Sub-Region - Joe Cummings
Ecotourism Laos Wins 2007 Ecotourism Spotlight Award

PLACES

Bangkok
Beijing
Delhi
Hong Kong
Jakarta
Kerala
Vientiane

PLANETA FORUM

Asia
Kerala Conference
Responsible Tourism
GUIDELINES

MORE FORUMS

Travelfish
RECOMMENDED FORUMS

WEB 1, 2, 3

Strategies for using Web 2.0
Web 1, 2, 3 Forum
Indispensable Tools

FLICKR

Asia
India
Development and Tourism in India
ONLINE FLICKR

WIKI

Kerala Conference
Thailand
ONLINE WIKI

BALI

Bali - Flickr
Bali - Wikipedia

BANGLADESH

Destination Bangladesh: Environment - Lonely Planet
Bangladesh Environment Network

BORNEO

Borneo - Wikipedia

CHINA

China
Beijing
Hong Kong
China's Tropical Treasures - Adam Worcester/Transitions Abroad
Destination China - Lonely Planet
Ecotourism in China - John Studley
Maps of China
1421: The Year China Discovered the World

INDIA

India
Calcutta
Dehli
Kerala

INDONESIA

Jakarta
Inside Indonesia
Bali Tourism Website
Bali Tourism Portal
Indonesia Tourism
Indonesia - Guardian
Indonesia Images - Flickr
Indonesia - Wikitravel

JAPAN

Japan Times
Kansai Time Out

KAZAKHSTAN

Kazakhstan - Lonely Planet
Kazakhstan - Newsgoogle
What Borat gets right and wrong about Kazakhstan - Slate

KYRGYZSTAN

Kyrgyzstan Embassy
Kyrgyzstan - Lonely Planet

LAOS

Vientiane
Ecotourism Laos
Laos - Newsgoogled
Bill Tuffin: ECOCLUB Interview
The fate of Lao ecotourism - Thorn Tree
Eco-tourism in Laos - Gadling

MALAYSIA

Malaysia - Flickr
Malaysia - Wikitravel

MONGOLIA

Mongolia Travel
Mongolia Guide

MYANMAR (BURMA)

Broadcasting Burma: The Rise of Rangoon's Citizen Journalists - Bankkok Parlour
How to Visit Burma - Shaughn McArthur/Transitions Abroad
Voices for Burma
Myanmar - Wikipedia
Myanmar - Lonely Planet

NEPAL

Kathmandu
Destination Nepal - Lonely Planet
Volunteering in Nepal - Transitions Abroad
Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation
Nepal - Wikipedia

PAKISTAN

Ecotourism Society Pakistan
Ministry of Tourism
Pakistan Tourism Development
Pakistan - Wikipedia

PHILIPPINES

Pandan
Wow Philippines

SINGAPORE

Singapore Travel Guide
Singapore - Wikipedia

SRI LANKA

Destination Sri Lanka - Lonely Planet
Sri Lanka - Google News
Sri Lanka - Wikipedia
Kandy - Wikipedia

TAIWAN

Traveling with a Conscience - Taiwan Review
Taiwan - Wikipedia

THAILAND

Network for Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Tourism
Khao San Road
Tourism Authority of Thailand
Thailand for Visitors
Thailand - Lonely Planet
Chaing Mai Citylife
Tiger Temple - Christine Dell'Amore/Flickr

TIBET

Destination Tibet - Lonely Planet
Tibet Online Resource Gathering
Travel in Tibet - Tibet Online

TURKEY

Turkey Travel Planner
Turkey Travel Forum
Turkey - Wikipedia
Istanbul - Wikipedia
Istanbul - They Might be Giants/YouTube

VIETNAM

Saigon - Wikipedia

ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB

Asia for Visitors
Asia Tourism Research
Lonely Planet - Asia
Tales of Asia
ThingsAsian
Wild Asia

ASIA

RECOMMENDED READING

Featured Titles: Tourism, Culture and Development | Rethinking Tourism and Ecotravel | World as Lover, World as Self
Bibliographies: World | Ecotourism | Environment
New Titles | Top Shelf
Newsgoogled

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We also host an Asia working group to improve regional coverage

IMPROVING OUR COVERAGE

To improve our Asia guide, we ask the following questions:

What are recommended information sources for visitors?
Is there a map of protected areas?
What current work deserves kudos?

Editorial suggestions are welcome.

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Responsible Tourism Handbook, 2006
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