[StarVegabond]

Originally Posted by aargee

Great travelogue as usual from you SVB sir; I wonder what's in store for 30L in that necklace? The beads/pearl being so rare?

Thanks aargee for your comments, i am not aware why it costs that much, I think, it must be some thing to do with the authenticity, originality, fashion quotient, uniqueness as well as location from where it is bought.

Originally Posted by benzbala

a wonderful, excellent use of words, and made us feel as if we had traveled there with you! more over superb photos and descriptions made it feel great
Keep up the great work buddy and god bless you to have more and more of these kinda trips, provided, you write the travelogue without fail

thanks benzbala for your lavish praise. Insha-allah, your wish will come true.

Originally Posted by MX6

Welcome home SVB. Now really looking forward to the next trip 2 months down the line!

we can write the Kaas log all together...hopefully. Some time back Laluks confirmed to me that he would join the Kass trip, most probably alone. In such case, he might join me in my car.

Originally Posted by arindamray

@Star: Wonderful account. Thanks for showing us Taiwan.

Originally Posted by foby.sebastian

OMG how come I missed such an informative thread

Thanks arindam, foby.sebastian,

[Thad E Ginathom]

I'm not a jeweler, but I can tell you that small, imperfect rubies, emeralds, etc are not especially rare, nor are they very expensive. This is the sort of thing that we can see in many shops in Chennai, set in "1-gram" gold necklaces, etc. They are very pretty, and very good value for money. As the size of the stones increases, the price shoots up. If they are clear and a good size, then we are really talking expensive!