Re: Thailand

Earl Nishiguchi (earln@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu)
Fri, 13 Aug 93 12:23:18 HST

>
> Phil,
> I am going to Thailand and in mid Nov or early Dec too. I also would
> like to buy or collect orchid from Thailand too. Do you know a good
> way to bring them back to the state ? If you find a local cp person
> there please let me know. I am also trying to go to Sabah to see cp
> there. But the airline ticket is very costly. For example from San
> Francisco to Hong Kong and Thailand would only cost US$720 to 740
> round trip. But from Thailand or Hong Kong to Sabah round trip will
> cost $400 to 500 at least. What airline do you use and how much ?
>
> Rosanna--
>
>
>

My dad and his friends used to order orchids from Thailand.. One of his
friends used to go there on a quite regular basis for orchids. I'll see
if I get get some names. From what I understand, the plants from there
to Hawaii had to be quarantined for months(?) so most people just brought
in plants in 'flask' (seedlings on agar).
Earl