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For 35 years Lonely Planet's "Southeast Asia on a Shoestring" has been the backpacker's bible. Discover Cambodia's ancient temples, Thailand's island paradises and the best "pho" in Vietnam. We help you stay longer and spend less.
Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.
In This Guide:
Detailed itineraries to help you plan your perfect trip
Eat Cheap and Sleep Easy with budget beds, cheap eats and places to party
Get the low-down on history, environment, culture and current events
Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.
In This Guide:
Detailed itineraries to help you plan your perfect trip
Eat Cheap and Sleep Easy with budget beds, cheap eats and places to party
Get the low-down on history, environment, culture and current events
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It is definitely worth paying the extra to get the most recent version. Things have changed in SE Asia so much that the old ones still say you cannot do thing that are now easily accessible.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book and used it when travelling around south east asia. Although it's quite useful to find somewhere to stay etc, I came to hate it over time. It's basically trying to cram too much in. It covers a load of countries and many places only get a few pages. It lists a few places to stay, which are all overrun with other people who bought this book. It's big and heavy and doesn't cover anywhere in great depth. I like lonely planet, I also used their guides in New Zealand, USA, Fiji and Australia, but this South East Asia book just doesn't do anywhere justice. Second hand guide books can be picked up cheap all over asia, so buy one for the country you're in, and the next one after, and then just swap or buy and sell them as you go. You get a wider range of places to stay and things to do, and it's usually lighter in the backpack too. So don't buy this book, but get other Lonely Planets instead.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book prior to a 6 month trip out East with the kids and used it through every step of the planning and then visited just about every country in the book.
I found it to be a superb resource and an absolute lifesaver at times.
I estimate this book saved us hundreds of pounds and got us out of a few spots of bother by providing us the best information on the locations to find our accommodation. The border advice is all up to date and the book is full of maps that are a god send when you turn up in places like Jakarta off a 3am flight from Singapore.
The only problem we found was that some of their 'best pick' places were a bit suspect. In fact some were down right ridiculous and I am not convinced money/free beer didn't cross hands.
That said, I wouldn't dream of going back to the Far East without this beauty. Just ignore the 'best picks' and you'll be fine.
I found it to be a superb resource and an absolute lifesaver at times.
I estimate this book saved us hundreds of pounds and got us out of a few spots of bother by providing us the best information on the locations to find our accommodation. The border advice is all up to date and the book is full of maps that are a god send when you turn up in places like Jakarta off a 3am flight from Singapore.
The only problem we found was that some of their 'best pick' places were a bit suspect. In fact some were down right ridiculous and I am not convinced money/free beer didn't cross hands.
That said, I wouldn't dream of going back to the Far East without this beauty. Just ignore the 'best picks' and you'll be fine.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Dont buy the kindle version - get the pdf version instead
The kindle version of the LP guide has obviously been adapted to e-devices with built in links, but not much thought has gone into how it looks and operates. Read more
Published 23 days ago by SC
Disappointing as a Kindle book
The books fine, of what I've read anyway. I do generally find that Lonely Planet books for this region are poorly updated particularly when it comes to prices (many of the prices... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Claramon
Good stuff!!!
Very happy with the purchase. Was much cheaper than in stores as well, even though I had to pay to ship it to Ireland, so well worth it.
Published 6 months ago by Colin Kane
not great
I'm comparing this book to the lonely planet china book, so maybe my judgement of it is harsh as that book is larger and more detailed. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. A. Martinez
Particularly accommodating seller
I asked if the book could be sent out very quickly. The seller rose to the challenge. The book has been well used already as we had a 20 day period in SE Asia in January to... Read more
Published 7 months ago by D. Dickins
Perfect travel companion!
So pleased with my purchase as it was affordable, small and compact but with great information and realistic itineraries and outlines for my travels! Can't wait :
Published 7 months ago by Jazmine Cox
easy book purchase
just what i ordered. simple purchase, arrived within the time frames. clear to understand the purchaser. no problems whatsoever and i am really pleased with the purchase
Published 8 months ago by lennythecat53
Great book but lacks a bit of colour
Book came next day and was in mint condition! Theres a lot of information to try and squeeze into one book and i think theyve done pretty well,all thats missing is a few pictures... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. C. P. Maxwell
Content as expected. Binding awful
I bought this guide for planning purposes, anticipating that it wouldn't be detailed enough to hit the road with it as the sole source of information. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Eva Sánchez Guerrero
definitely worth having
helpful book! Worth taking along!! Me and another female friend travelled South East Asia for 4 months without booking anything but a one way flight to bangkok! Read more
Published 12 months ago by Ms. K. Mead
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