Thanks a lot for a superb job in our trip to Vietnam, very proffesional. As we told you we intend to go back to Asia any other time and we would like to count with you. Hoping to see you soon. Your Luis Martín

Cindy, Time for a summary. The trip to Indonesia was a success. All worked all right. The guides we had were exceptional, especially Mr. Hilman, highly recommended. He was very knowledgeable, kind and considered, flexible and humane. You should take him into account for the future. The same is to say fir the driver, Johnny. They went with us all the way and until our departure to Bali. In Bali we had Rocky as our guide, also very good. The best part of the tour was Yogyakarta and mostly Bali. The cars were newer and comfortable. Thus, Cindy, thank you for all. As you should know, we are part of Esther Paran's group for the train tour from Shanghai at the beginning of October. She has updated us on the itinerary. As soon as we get back we will take care of all the details. Please, keep in touch and let us know of the news. Best from Rosita an max Maislos

Dear Cindy, We are back from Lao Cai and Sapa. It was a wonderful and unforgettable experience. All our tour of Vietnam was special. We have seen and learn a lot. Beautiful places, historical sites and landscapes. The Vietnamese people are welcoming and always ready to help. The hotels were all excellent. Also the food was very good. We had very good guides, some excellent some less, but all good and willing to explain and help. This is the case of Sapa; the guide belongs to a local minority group and thus knows everything related to her people and costumes. She took us to see the villages, we trekked the land, enjoyed the walking, the markets,the extraordinary views, also proposed a change in the itinerary, to take a boat trip instead of visiting another palace. I am happy we did as she suggested. Tomorrow we will be heading to the second part of the tour. We are excited to see how Indonesia is. We do not have for Indonesia any name or reference to contact in case it will be necessary. Thus, please let me know about it. We will keep in touch, Max Maislos

Hello Cindy We are back from Myanmar and Thailand(another 10 days) We had an excellent tour in Myanmar. Your local tours worked well in general, the schedule was kept as designed, the guides met us on time in the airports they had all the information and adequate knowledge and language. In more details: Our guide in Mandalay (Su) a very nice young lady, was the best on the other hand in Inle Lake we had an elderly lady who was not a satisfactory guide. The Hotels were very good except in Mowal. Our only general problem was food. We did not like the fixed menu of Myanmar food, it was too spicy and heavy. I would suggest to take tourist to restaurants with wider choice of food and let them order up to a budget limit rather than tie them to a menu. Please let Columbus tours to have this remarks. I also attach the evaluation form to be transferred. Again the bottom line is that we had an excellent tour, thank you for your effort and I am sure that we will use your superb service again in the future Best wishes Professor Esther Paran MD FASH Hypertension Research Center Faculty of Health Sciences Ben-Gurion University

Dear Cindy, We have returned from our wonderful trip to Myanmar and Thailand. I wanted to thank you for doing such a great job. I plan to use you when we return to Asia as well as recommend you to friends. The only suggestion I would make is in terms of the Thailand trip. There were some long days of driving. I think it would be helpful if you indicated how many hours the drive would be, so we could have been prepared or maybe would have modified the trip. Again thank you for your wonderful planning. Everything from pickups to guides worked out perfectly. Best regards, Sheila Zweifler

Steven Buchwalter Jan 7 to me Good Evening Chi - Just wanted you to know that the Bhutan trip was great. Everything went fine, and if we had it to do all over again we wouldn’t change anything. Next year we’d love to return to South East Asia, but have run out of ideas. Any suggestions?

Hello Cindy, I had planned on giving you a report before the week was over but I'll do it now. Unfortunately the weather was very bad when we left and it was just as bad the day after we got back. SNOW - SNOW and more snow but it is starting to melt now that it is officially spring. In general everything was perfect. Everything went smoothly. With the exception of one guide they were all great and we especially liked the one in Hoian and Hanoi. There were times when my knees were bothering me and they all helped by holding my hand for balance when there were steps to climb and no railing or anything to grab on to, (which was almost always.) The hotels were lovely, some better than others, but all good. All except one and I don't remember which one, maybe the one in Siem Reap, did not have twin beds and I think it was full as there were large groups of Koreans there at that time. The Boss hotel in Hanoi was a last minute change and I must admit it was probably the best. I know it's new, the room was big and very comfortable, there was a laptop in the room, the service was excellent, and it was a good location. I would highly recommend it again. I loved the Raffles but unfortunately we did not have much time there to enjoy it as we were in one evening and out the next morning. The food everywhere was wonderful and almost always we ate the local food with no incident. The little female guide in Ho Chi Minh City was especially helpful in acquainting us with restaurants and the food. She was like a mother taking care of here children. The sights to see were all interesting - no complaints there. However, I wish I had known in advance about having to have your shoulders covered for some of the temples as most of my clothes were tank tops because of the heat. I had about 3 shirts with sleeves and wore the same ones most often. The cruise in Halong Bay was wonderful, the boat very comfortable, the food good, and would have been perfect if there was some sun but that could not be helped. We loved the shopping in Phnom Penh and managed to do a little shopping everywhere. My friend had a winter coat made in Hoian and it was much cheaper than what we could buy at home. If I had to recommend adding one more thing it would be an optional elephant ride as we started to see them advertised a lot towards the back half of the trip especially in Laos I think. I have done that in Nepal many years ago and it was fun and my friend would have liked to do it. So maybe it's consideration for the future. So overall I thank you for your efforts as it was a wonderful trip and EVERYTHING went smoothly. I would definitely recommend you to anyone planning to visit to that area. Thanks Frances

Dear Cindy we want to thank you for the organization of our Thailand tour and confirm, that the money was transfered back. The service in Thailand was perfect. We had a comfortable car with a very good driver a also a good guide. The chosen hotels were good, especially the Emerald Cove on Koh Chang. Only that one in Chiang May was awful - very dirty. You shouldn't book that again. We had an interesting trip and were faszinated about the culture and liked the Thai food. But we were sad to find nearly no nature. It seemed to be destroyed: Teak and rubber plantations everywhere and obviously a lot of forest fires - some days, we didn't see the sun. It was also sad to see, that lots of ivory is sold in the gems galleries - so no chance for the last asian elephants and a threat for the african elephants, too. So alltogether you did a perfect organization, we had an interesting and relaxing trip, but Thailand was a little bit boring. Thanks and best regards Oliver