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by Paul Clammer (Author) "Central Asia or 'Turkestan' is a vast arena of desert, steppe and knotted mountain ranges stretching from the Caspian to Mongolia, and Siberia to the..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 3rd Revised edition edition (1 Jul 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1864502967
  • ISBN-13: 978-1864502961
  • Product Dimensions: 19.9 x 13 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 431,339 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This great travel guide provides practical travel information for Afghanistan, giving detailed transport options, border crossings, and advice for getting visas. Also gives in-depth coverage of eco-tourism and community-based tourism options.
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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars LP hits the wrong note - this is prejudiced and outdated, 23 May 2002
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This review is from: Central Asia (Lonely Planet Regional Guides) (Paperback)
I know it's hard to keep up with what seem like interminable change in Central Asia, but even this updated LP guide has little to distinguish it from its mid-90s edition. The defeatist and unadventurous attitude is a million miles away from the enthusiasm of most LPs and I couldn't quite understand the worth of printing a guide that hardly recommends anything! The Bradt guides are much better to this lesser known and understood region.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars New edition, much improved, 9 Mar 2005
Please be aware that all other reviews (so far) refer to what is really a completely different book. This one is pretty up to date, for example it covers post-Taliban Afghanistan. I would say this is the currently the most convenient way of acquiring certain basic modern information about these vast regions. Check it out. It should be in your local public library.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Reasonable but little alternative, 13 Nov 2001
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This review is from: Central Asia (Lonely Planet Regional Guides) (Paperback)
Travellers to this area of the world are not spoilt for choice when it comes to selecting the book to guide them around the region. I could find no real alternative to the LP guide, others tend to be brief and cover the area as part of a mammoth expedition around all of Asia.

As I have found with other Lonely Planet guides, the style can be irritating, however given the size of the region covered and the volatility of the politics I usually found the guide sufficient.

My greatest criticism would definitely be for the language section. Granted, many languages are spoken in the region but generally Russian is the common one. Not speaking any Russian I frequently had to rely on the limited vocab supplied in the back. Being able to describe to a border guard 30 different regional dishes doesn't get you very far. Words such as passport and bank may be more useful to a traveller.

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5.0 out of 5 stars an essential guide to the region
I cannot imagine anyone visiting Central Asia without this guide. I used it on a one-month trip around Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan and found most of the information to... Read more
Published 4 months ago by David Stanley

3.0 out of 5 stars Useful, though some strange opinions
This was the most up-to-date (and indeed, pretty much the only) guidebook to the region that I could find. Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2007 by BookWorm

4.0 out of 5 stars This was very useful
This was a very useful book during my trip around Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Sometimes LP books can get very out of date, but in Central Asia things don't seem to... Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2006 by S. A. Richmond

3.0 out of 5 stars Lonely Planet : Central Asia (as applied to Kazakhstan)
I was mainly travelling in Kazakhstan and found this a useful guide forAlmaty, although there was limited information on the countryside. Read more
Published on 24 April 2004 by C. E. Hopwood

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