Asia

	India	Nepal	Thailand	China
Malaria Area	Not above 3000 feet	Only in the Terai	Yes	No, except in parts of the south
Wet Season (Global warming permitting!)	Monsoon late Jun-Sep	Monsoon late Jun-Sep	Monsoon Jun-Sep	Mar-Apr
Internet cafes	Mirik, Kalimpong & most towns	Most towns, but slow!	All major towns and in most schools	email in accommodation
Electricity Type	210-240volt	210-240volt	210-240 volt	210-240 volt
Plugs	Old UK 3-pin, round pin	Old UK 3-pin, round pin	2-pin, round pin, continental type	2-pin, round pin, continental type
In Country Reps	Tendup & Uma Lama	Gaurav Chhetri	Bryan & Rosie Massingham	Robert Liu
Language	Nepali, Lepcha and English	Nepali and English	Thai	Mandarin
"Hello!"	"Namaste!" or, for Lepchas, "Camree!"	"Namaste!"	Males say: "Sawadee Krup". Females say: "Sawadee Ka"	"Ni Hao!"
Money	Indian Rupees	Nepalese Rupees	Thai Baht	Yuan Renminbi
Visa or MasterCard	Visa	Visa	Either but Visa is best	Either but Visa is best

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