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"What is Bangkok like?" asked an American visitor, rhetorically in 1903. Some answer the question by relying on cliches 'Venice of the east' or 'city of places in temples'. Others insisted that its contrasts and contradictions made an easy description...

Walk around Georgetown and admire the largest collection of pre-war buildings in Malaysia - from Chinese shophouses to colonial clocktowers. To cool off, head to the Cameron Highlands, a former British hill station, for a refreshing cup of local leaf tea...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780837105215Author Kenneth Perry LandonFormat HardbackPage Count 328Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Pocket Bali is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Catch a wave on one of Bali's legendary surf...

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan an unforgettable trip to Bangkok. Eat at Th Convent, see a super-size Buddha in Wat Suthat, bar hop in Soi Nana, with our Pocket travel guide that's packed with 'perfect trip'...

Lonely Planet's Pocket Phuket is your guide to the city's best experiences and local life - neighbourhood by neighbourhood. Relax on the perfect beaches of the Similan Islands, marvel at the Big Buddha and explore the culture of Phuket's old town; all...

In The Geography of Southeast Asia, Rumney discusses an area that has long been of interest to geographers and other academics. As interest in Southeast Asia has grown, particularly over the past forty years, the volume and variety of scholarly...

Nay Pyi Taw's role as host to major international negotiations and summits. Nay Pyi Taw's MICE potential. Maps showing regional attractions, historical figures, religious icons and UNESCO World Heritage sites.Book InformationISBN 9789622178649Author...

Illustrated map of Myeik Archipelago showing tourist information, heritage sites and exceptional natural beauty. Detailed map of Myanmar featuring tourist information and points of interest.Book InformationISBN 9789622178540Author Caroline...

Step by Step Singapore reveals this tropical city-state through a selection of walks and tours, complemented by beautiful colour pictures, an authoritative narrative voice, and a wealth of practical information, all in a compact package. It...

Following the success of the flagship Patients Beyond Borders Singapore Edition, published in July 2007, the second edition has now been released. This 250-page guidebook features a fully updated and revised in-depth overview of Singapore's hospitals and...

Illustrated map of Inle Lake showing tourist information & historical sites. Regional map of the South West Shan State highlighting trekking routes to the towns of Kalaw, Taunggyhi and Loikaw. Comprehensive notes with cultural and historical info on key...

Asian Absences is the contemplative and lyrical narrative of a traveller whose sensory and spiritual journey takes him from Copenhagen to Eastern Asia. En route, he passes through a feverish India and an abandoned hospital for lepers, undertakes a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789810742096Author Black Sheep Guides LLPFormat PaperbackPage Count 20Imprint Black Sheep Guides LLPPublisher Black Sheep Guides LLPWeight(grams)...

Myanmar is a land of many contrasts. Fascinating discoveries await in the dense crowds of the capital metropolis, as well as in the remoteness of the Chin Mountains. When you go beyond the tourist highlights in Yangon, Mandalay, Bagan and Inle Lake, you...

In 1986, Charles Nicholl travels through Thailand to learn about the spiritual traditions of forest Buddhism in the north of the country. But interesting things have a habit of getting in the way. When Nicholl meets Harry, an old French Indochina hand,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912414000Author Eric ArcherFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Asia Revealed Publishing CompanyPublisher Asia Revealed Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)...

Since relations between the U.S. and Vietnam have normalized, many more people are traveling to this exotic country, previously closed to a generation of Western visitors. Vietnam provides one of the first chances for Americans to know the Vietnamese...

Let Secret Bangkok guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Bangkok guide book and let our local experts show you the well-hidden treasures of this amazing city. Ideal for local inhabitants, curious...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345806994Author John GimletteFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 374gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

Award-winning writer and Indonesia expert Tim Hannigan gives Southeast Asia's biggest country its proper due. Written in an irreverent, youthful tone, A Geek in Indonesia provides a hip, streetwise introduction to an increasingly popular travel...

Dubbed the Indiana Jones of wildlife science by "The New York Times", Alan Rabinowitz has devoted - and risked - his life to protect nature's great endangered mammals. He has journeyed to the remote corners of the earth in search of wild things,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786167576Author Andrey TaranovFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint T&p BooksPublisher T&p BooksWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 11mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739337605Author Joe TilsedFormat PaperbackPage Count 350Imprint Joe TilsedPublisher Joe Tilsed

Robert Twigger goes to the Far East in search of the world's longest snake - 'echoes of Gerald Durrell's trips crossed with Redmond O'Hanlon's foray into the heart of Borneo . . . a fantastic book' DAILY MAILAbout to be married, Robert Twigger decides on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780980784848Author Trish ClarkFormat PaperbackPage Count 446Imprint High Adventure PublishingPublisher High Adventure PublishingWeight(grams)...

For more than 60 years, Frommer's' guides have cut through the noise and hyperbole to deliver what no other books can: Honest talk, frank advice, and an affectionate insider's secrets to appreciating and affording vacations around the world. Don't travel...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781088289839Author Maxwell MarshFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 145g

It's never a good idea to be overly-relient on technology while traveling! Look up words quickly and easily with this great little Burmese dictionary.Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people traveling to Myanmar Pocket Burmese...

An isolated and remote country, unspoiled by mass tourism, Myanmar aka Burma is for the curious traveller, not the average tourist. Odyssey's latest handbook takes readers to the most famous cities and sites as well as beaches and mountains. Travel the...

The area centred around the Grand Palace bordered by the Chao Phraya river on the west and Khlong Khu Muang Doem on the east is undoubtedly Bangkok's cultural centre. Known as Rattanakosin Island, it is home to most of the city's most important temples -...

When the Vietnam War finally ended in April 1975 with the communist capture of Saigon, Vietnam itself became a closed country, out of bounds to western travellers and journalists. By 1989, however, such was Vietnam's economic plight that the government...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692630655Author Vu VoFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Wandering Educators PressPublisher Wandering Educators PressWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783741925122Author Heidi FroehlichFormat PaperbackPage Count 524Imprint Koenemann.Com GmbHPublisher Koenemann.Com GmbHWeight(grams) 880gDimensions(mm) 211mm...

With practical information on when to go, where to stay, what to eat, and what to do, this is the ultimate guide to the best of Vietnam. Vietnam is host to a unique mix of natural beauty and cultural diversity. It has one of the most ancient cultures...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857062796Author Henry KeppelFormat PaperbackPage Count 444Imprint Leonaur LtdPublisher Leonaur LtdWeight(grams) 558gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 25mm

With a coastline dotted with beautiful beaches, breath-taking scenery, UNESCO-listed world heritage sites, dynamic cities and species-rich national parks, this long, narrow country offers an outstanding range of opportunities for visitors from Hanoi, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789810810849Author Warren OlsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint monsoonPublisher Monsoon BooksWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm) 205mm * 135mm * 18mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789888139316Author Sudhir Thomas VadakethFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint Hong Kong University PressPublisher Hong Kong University Press

Full of stunning photography, this travel pictorial and Philippines guidebook captures the soul of a tropical island nation.The Philippines: Islands of Enchantment captures all the marvels and excitement found throughout the 7000-island archipelago...