I just found this important tips on CNNMoney.com: 5 dirty secrets of airfares.

The tips are basically for American traveler in US, but it can still be apply to any airlines, including Asian Airlines or more specifically Asian Budget / Low cost carriers.

If you are a seasoned traveler then you probably already know this, but for the rest of us here are five “secrets” to remember that can help you find the best fares on Internet:

1. Low cost carriers don’t always have the lowest fares
2. You may pay more in taxes and fees than you do for your airfare
3. You can mix and match fares to get better deals
4. Your computer may be preventing you from getting the best deals
5. The most popular travel Web sites don’t have the same information — or the best deals.

For the complete article from CNN Money click here: 5 dirty secrets of airfares

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For majority of people, Asia is just a big foreign continent. The Oriental, the Far East, but what exactly to go if you want to visit “Asia”?

Check out this list of 12 Destinations in Asia that make the continent what it is.

1. Guangzhou, China. To the British it was Canton. The city is over 2200 year old. It is littered with temples and pagodas - and with old markets and new shopping malls. If Shanghai is the Whore of the East, this is where she bought her dress.

2. Goa, India. On this former Portuguese colony, 75 miles of its coast line, over 50 miles of it, is beach.

3. Suzhou, China. Perhaps the most beautiful place in China. Suzhou. The city could remind a Westerner of Venice. Canals and street are interlaced.

4. Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It has become famous in recent years for its seven star hotel, perfect beaches, and relaxed atmosphere.

5. Beijing. Possibly the most visited city in Asia. Places to see in Beijing:

• The Confucius Temple
• The Summer Palaces
• Tiananmen Square
• The Ming Tombs
• The Western Qing Tombs
• The Great Wall

6. Xi’an, China. Six thousand year of history. And perhaps most famous for the Terracotta Warriors discovered there in 1974.

7. Henan Province, China. The cradle of Chinese civilization. The attractions in Henan are numerous. Among them:

• The Shaolin Temple
• Dengfeng and the Songshan Mountains
• The Longmen Grottoes
• Kaifeng: Memorial Temple of Lord Bao, the Iron Pagoda (Tie Ta) and Xiangguo Temple.
• Luoyang: Guanlin Temple, Ancient Tombs, and the White Horse Temple.

8. Tibet. The roof of Asia. Tibet’s capital, Lhasa, is a fascinating city of history and culture.

9. Bangkok, Thailand. Its reputation for fast living combine with traditional values and easy atmosphere has made it an exciting place to visit. The world comes here to wheel and deal, to shop and relax.

10. Angkor, Cambodia. The great temple-city complex of Cambodia is bigger in reality, the complex alone covers some 500 acres of land and is rich enough to spend much more than a single day at without actually wasting your time.

11. Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam. Famous for slim young girls walking elegantly down the avenues in the white ao dai suits unique to Vietnam - pants with a knee length shirt that has a slit up to the belt line. Despite all the things to do, it is the people, the hospitality, and the street scenes that make this city an essential Asian experience.

12. Bali, Indonesia. The island is Asia in a capsule in many ways: Idyllic beaches and lofty mountains together in one package. Bali is a Hindu culture left over from the days before Indonesia because the world’s most populous Islamic country.

For more destinations and travel guide of Asia, check out this page from Wikitravel Asia.

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Phuket, Thailand is Asia for Visitors’s Beach of the Week.

Several good guides to the Phuket area exist online:

• AsiaTravel.Com provides a directory of hotels in Phuket.
• Phuket Web and Phuket DotCom are both excellent overviews of the island.
• The Phuket Insider Travel Guide provides link to hotels, vacation rentals, restaurants, shopping, and a large number of other topics.
• Go To Phuket also provides a a number of links on things like hotels, tours, golf on the island, and car rental.
• Sawadee.com has a good page on Phuket.

I’ll stay away from Patong, the main beach, there in Phuket and visits other beaches if I have choice.

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From this thread: What to do in Singapore for a month?

Answers:

1. A couple of days will suffice for Singapore. Spend the rest of the month travelling across Malaysia. 
2. Use Singapore as a launchpad if you must to visit the other countries in Asia such as Malaysia, Thailand and perhaps Indonesia.
3. Several tourists spots in Singapore would be the Jurong Birdpark, the Singapore Zoological Gardens, Sentosa and probably shopping in Orchard Road. If you are into the cultural diversity then visit Little India in Serangoon, Chinatown and Geylang Serai for the feel of the Malay Community. 
4. Should be noted that AirAsia is offering budget travel from Senai (Johor Bahru, near Singapore) to Kuala Lumpur, and Kuala Lumpur to Alor Star (near Hatyai, a Thailandnese bordertown).
5. The other alternative would to stay at Johor Bahru (a Malaysian border town near singapore), then do regular commute to Singapore.

More information about where to stay, where to eat, what to do, what to see in Singapore are available on Visit Singapore.com website.

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