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by Michael Buckley (Author) "After a long history of fighting off foreign invaders, Indochina is welcoming a new invasion from abroad-camera-toting tourists ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 720 pages
  • Publisher: Avalon Travel; 4Rev Ed edition (31 Mar 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1566917840
  • ISBN-13: 978-1566917841
  • Product Dimensions: 18.5 x 14 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 717,966 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Moon Handbooks" aren't your average guides. For more than 30 years, these books have appealed to an eclectic group of travellers, from backpacking students to solo adventurers to families on vacation (and a budget). Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos are more accessible than ever before. For the first time in over three decades, it is possible to bicycle around Angkor Wat, motorcycle through hill tribe areas of North Vietnam, or cruise on a cargo boat through the Mekong Delta. Suggested travel strategies and lists of must-see sights provide you with real insights, so you can decide where you should go, stay, and eat-without hassles or regrets. Complete with maps, photographs, illustrations, and special emphasis on leading destinations such as the War Crimes Museum in Saigon, Vietnam's French-built mansions and tree-shaded boulevards in Hanoi, the Angkor Wat towers, and the unspoiled natural environment and traditional culture of Laos, "Moon Handbooks Vietnam, Cambodia, & Laos" has the tools you need to create your own unique trip.


From the Author

From the Author
About this book
Tour the ruins of Angkor Wat, motorcycle through the Central Highlands, or
cruise the Mekong on a cargo boat. Whether you want to navigate the Red
River or circumvent the red tape, this handbook delivers what you need to
orchestrate a satisfying trip to this new travel frontier. With its
thoroughly-researched background and cultural data--and wealth of practical
information--this is the most comprehensive guide to Indochina on the
market.

Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos Handbook, 4th edition, 2006. Moon Travel
Handbooks, paperback, 812 pages with b/w photos,
illustrations, and over 100 maps.

Indochina's no ordinary destination, and Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos
Handbook is no ordinary travel guide. Maverick travel writer Michael
Buckley packs its pages with one-of-a-kind experiences and insights into
cultural nuances that other books gloss over--or miss entirely. Inside this
book you'll find: --Details on touring the ruins of Angkor Wat, exploring
the karst islets of Halong Bay, and cruising the Mekong River --Offbeat
sidebars on such topics as the Market Economy Shrine near Hanoi, and the
Wartime Souvenir Shop in Saigon --Practical information on new flights,
border crossings and Laotian sectors freshly opened to independent travel
--Extensive dining and lodging reviews, and over 100 detailed maps.


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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Good on food and descriptions, terrible on fact, 18 Sep 2003
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I've just returned from the area covered in this guidebook, and used this (or at least tried to) throughout our holiday. While cultural information or descriptions are wonderful, (particularly on food) we found that, without fail, the majority of facts are wildly incorrect. I've lost count of the number of prices quoted that were plain wrong (although entry/exit fees, many guesthouses and travel tended to be cheaper than quoted here). Within three days we bought a second hand Lonely Planet, and used the Moon book for architecture, history and food.

When was this last updated? Not in this century.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Good on background but now hopelessly out of date, 4 Jun 2006
As with the previous reviewers who used this book in Cambodia and Laos and found it out of date, I found the same of the listings, services and 'getting there' sections for Vietnam. This country is changing so rapidly, with new hotels, restaurants, tour businesses, and even new roads, that getting around on the basis of this book was useless. That it's so outdated only 4 years after publication shows how fast Vietnam is modernising.

To its credit, the book was good on background and sites. Also it seems to be aimed more at budget travellers - not useful if you want to find the chic-est hotel or trendiest restaurant (of which there are many now in Hanoi - a gourmet hotspot if you're prepared to splurge).
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars reviews posted by the author (buckeroo555@yahoo.com), 3 May 2000
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***** Reviewer: David Stanley, Canada, January 30, 2000

AN OUTSTANDING GUIDEBOOK

I've been using Michael Buckley's Vietnam Handbook for two months now and have found it to be excellent. It's well organized with country introductions which told me almost everything I wanted to know. Michael's sidebars are intriguing and I especially appreciate the city walking tours which have led me to many hidden little places I might have missed otherwise.

The maps are better than those in the other guidebooks because sites are labeled right on the maps themselves rather than coded in a key which is impossible to read in dim lighting... Michael has provided not only the usual city and country maps, but also detailed inner city maps and even maps of the individual temples around Angkor Wat.

This book covers three countries and sure beats having to buy and lug around individual guides to Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. I've found that the coverage better than adequate and certainly head and shoulders above the general Southeast Asia guides which are surprisingly sketchy about these countries. Indochina is changing so fast that much of the practical information in any guide is bound to be out of date before the book reaches the shelves and this 1998 edition does require updating, but so do all the other guides to the region. You usually end up getting that kind of information from other travelers anyway. Of the three countries included, the coverage of Cambodia is the weakest, obviously because that country is only now opening to independent travel. Next edition Michael needs to get to places like Kampong Cham, etc. Meanwhile I recommend this handbook highly over all its competitors.

**** Reviewer: A reader from Boston, MA August 16, 1999 A good companion to other guides, esp. for sights and history. I used this guide for travel throughout Cambodia and in Saigon in the summer of 1999. I found it to be well-written and insightful, particularly about history, culture, and general observations about travel in the region. I found that I didn't rely on it so much for nitty-gritty details like accommodations or travel info (I used Let's Go: Southeast Asia for that) or for places to go out (I borrowed someone else's Lonely Planet for that). But I did come to rely on its clear modern history sections, its meticulous maps, and even its opening chapters on travel in the region. This guidebook is clearly thoughtfully and thoroughly researched. Although I wouldn't recommend traveling with it alone, I certainly was glad I brought it along.

**** Reviewer: A reader from San Francisco, California July 28, 1999

A MUST READ: As a seasonal guide in Vietnam and Cambodia for each of the past seven years, many people ask me how they should prepare for their trip to the region. I always recommend this guide. My work requires extensive research and I read a lot of guidebooks and this one is the only one with any decent accuracy and thoroughness. I also think Buckley is simply a good writer. Aside from Tom Brosnahan's Turkey guidebook for Lonely Planet, I think it is perhaps the best written one out right now. And I find his particular humor makes light of what can be trying circumstances and boring details. By the way, the current edition has been updated with a lot of information from as recent as 1997 (about as recent as you can get in any guidebook of the area published in 1998 I am afraid).

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3.0 out of 5 stars Informative, but not accurate enough
Quick caveat - I only used this book in Laos and Cambodia, we didn't visit Vietnam so I can't comment on this section. Read more
Published on 12 Dec 2005

4.0 out of 5 stars The Best! December 21, 2002
This is the best guide available. Moon travel beats the major competitor (the main travel-trail eye-sore creator) in almost all respects, but not all. Read more
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