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At Lonely Planet, we see our job as inspiring and enabling travelers to connect with the world for their own benefit and for the benefit of the world at large.
What We Do
- We offer travelers the world's richest travel advice, informed by the collective wisdom of over 350 Lonely Planet authors living in 37 countries and fluent in 70 languages.
- We are relentless in finding the special, the unique and the different for travellers wherever they are.
-We update our guidebooks by visiting thousands of places in person to get the details right and tell it as it is.
- We always offer the trusted filter for those who are curious, open minded and independent.
- We challenge our growing community of travelers; leading debate and discussion about travel and the world.
- We tell it like it is without fear or favor in service of the travelers; not clouded by any other motive.
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Discover Afghanistan
Blink as you emerge from the cliffs at the top of one of Bamiyan's enormous Buddha niches.
Stop pedalling for a moment and drift in your swan-shaped pedalo on the waters of Band-e Amir.
Utter a great smoking sigh of contentment as you puff on a sheesha at Mirwais Shandaiz.
In This Guide:
Chapters on working and safety in Afghanistan, with advice from resident expats.
Specialist contributors write on journalism, women, and trekking in the Wakhan and the Afghan Pamir.
Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler reflects on travel to Afghanistan over the decades.
Blink as you emerge from the cliffs at the top of one of Bamiyan's enormous Buddha niches.
Stop pedalling for a moment and drift in your swan-shaped pedalo on the waters of Band-e Amir.
Utter a great smoking sigh of contentment as you puff on a sheesha at Mirwais Shandaiz.
In This Guide:
Chapters on working and safety in Afghanistan, with advice from resident expats.
Specialist contributors write on journalism, women, and trekking in the Wakhan and the Afghan Pamir.
Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler reflects on travel to Afghanistan over the decades.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
A very good general reference book, but with vital details on specific recommended (good for westerners etc) hotels and info on public transport, health, food, prices, local customs etc. Could prove to be invaluable, but certainly will be a great help at least and save you lots of time, money, inconvenience or even emabarrasment as a result of ignorance of local customs. Worth the purchase price!
Format:Paperback
This is an awesome book and considering the state of the country regards security I am surprised it has been written, so well done Lonely Planet!
Not much on the south as to be expected.
A must if you are going to Afghanistan on holiday (!!) or working there.
Not much on the south as to be expected.
A must if you are going to Afghanistan on holiday (!!) or working there.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
The only book out there
24 Oct 2007
Format:Paperback
This is a great first edition guide to Afghanistan. For a book without much competition, LP has provided a lot more detail than they needed to to corner this market. Helpful sidebar commentaries on Hekmatyar and other political personalities in Afghanistan. The security situation has worsened since the book was written, so some of the land routes described here are no longer viable. Only complaint: the maps are full of careless errors, which are disappointing to discover stumbling around Kabul at dusk. Doesn't anyone proofread these things? Hopefully these will get ironed out in the next edition.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Excellent primer on Afghanistan
23 May 2009
Format:Paperback
In preparation for a military deployment to the country I had been doing extensive reading on all aspects of Afghanistan, which can get depressing. So I picked up the book in the hopes of getting a current, positive view of the country by someone with first-hand knowledge and a appreciation for the culture, and was not disappointed. If you are looking for the fastest way to get your head around its complicated history, the first 60 pages hits all the critical events neatly and is probably the best short history I've come across. As someone not planning on utilizing the actual travel information, the rest of the book serves as a good introduction to the various regions and major cities and gives you an appreciation for the geospacial relationships within and the layout of the country, its topography, and the general flow of its cities. The traveler specific information (transportation, lodging, food, costs, etc) seem very detailed and complete, with many options per city and reviews, addresses, phone etc for each. Seems like if would be very usable to a traveler. Throughout it ties in cultural as it applies to the modern westerner and by the end you'll have a pretty good frame of reference for further study. Certainly a must for anyone visiting as a tourist (but remember the security situation is quite different now, as the book also warns), and I think also an important read for the soldier that can give you the quick look at modern Afghanistan and also its history from a perspective we're generally not provided.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Not a Good "Guide", but worth reading for general info
16 Oct 2009
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
...this after just getting back from Afghanistan ...as a tourist. Take everything in this book with a grain of salt. It's a fast moving country and to try and list "tourist" sites, places to stay, and places to eat could be portentially deadly. Good background info read before you go, definitely, but used as a "guide" ...good luck. Left mine at the Serena in Kabul (in the library if you need one while your there). The first LP guide which really lent credence to the "Lonely Liar" reputation LP has around the world.
One star because, honestly, LP should not be trying to put out a guide to a country in this kind of shape which is changing so dramatically and quickly. The book was probably outdated before it even hit the shelves. But hey, so what if people read it, get the wrong idea and get killed there, as long as they make money, right?
One star because, honestly, LP should not be trying to put out a guide to a country in this kind of shape which is changing so dramatically and quickly. The book was probably outdated before it even hit the shelves. But hey, so what if people read it, get the wrong idea and get killed there, as long as they make money, right?
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