Best Philippines Travel Guides
Swim at secluded beaches in the Bacuit Archipelago, take part in a colourful fiesta, dive remote reefs and magnificent walls at Apo Island or Balicasag; all with your trusted travel companion. Colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, etiquette, people, culture, politics, environmental issues, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine. Over 90 maps Covers Manila, Corregidor, Luzon, Zambales Coast, Lingayen Gulf, Ilocos, the Cordillera, Batanes, Bicol, Masbate, Catanduanes, Marinduque, Mindoro, Boracay, the Visayas, Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Samar, Mindanao, Palawan and more.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is true even in an island as rich in tribal culture as Mindanao. Also, information on museums is minimal."
"I didn't even take the book with me on the trip."
"This IS the book you want if going to the Philippines."
"To find Angeles City where I am working at an international school, you must click ON THE ROAD in the contents, then go to the heading AROUND MANILA, then scroll down to "Angeles and Cark Airport" click on this. I don't want to spend an hour trying to figure out their crazy methods of navigating the book."
"Many basic facts were either wrong or misleading (Sagada is neither a "mist filled jungle town" nor do hikes there need a guide)."
"This book contains far less usable info than the 10th edition."
"The physical version is much more practical, the electronic format is not suitable for the quick info searching that is needed while in vacation in a place one does not know."
"Even other backpackers laugh at the book, A chinese friend, even keep the book on the bottom of her backpack since it was useless, she said.. HOW CAN I GET MY REIMBURSEMENT?"
In addition to being an excellent English to Tagalog dictionary and Tagalog to English dictionary, Pocket Tagalog Dictionary contains essential notes on the Tagalog language, Tagalog grammar and Tagalog pronunciation. Other books from this bestselling series you might enjoy are Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary, Pocket Cambodian Dictionary, Pocket Thai Dictionary, Pocket Indonesian Dictionary, and Pocket Malay Dictionary. Renato Perdon is a native Tagalog speaker now living in Sydney, Australia.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Its exactly what I ordered, and a perfect compliment to a beginner set."
"Great buy book or pocket dictionary very detailed."
"One of many books I will read before my vacation."
"It is a great way for people to learn Tagalog words and for people to look up words."
"I currently live in a skilled nursing facility - It's fun to try to speak some Tagalog words with the staff that speaks Tagalog."
"Bought this as a gift for a friend and she loved it."
"It's okay If you're just planning a short stay as a tourist."
"After receiving it, I was very surprised at how simplistic this book is, and is quite big for being "pocket size". But you wouldn't even know where to accent the syllables either... A total for 88 pages with 44 pages devoted to each Tagalog - English, and English - Tagalog."
Swim at secluded beaches in the Bacuit Archipelago, take part in a colourful fiesta, dive remote reefs and magnificent walls at Apo Island or Balicasag; all with your trusted travel companion. Colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, etiquette, people, culture, politics, environmental issues, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine. Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing. Paul Stiles is the author of "Riding the Bull".
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This is true even in an island as rich in tribal culture as Mindanao. Also, information on museums is minimal."
"I didn't even take the book with me on the trip."
"This IS the book you want if going to the Philippines."
"To find Angeles City where I am working at an international school, you must click ON THE ROAD in the contents, then go to the heading AROUND MANILA, then scroll down to "Angeles and Cark Airport" click on this. I don't want to spend an hour trying to figure out their crazy methods of navigating the book."
"Many basic facts were either wrong or misleading (Sagada is neither a "mist filled jungle town" nor do hikes there need a guide)."
"This book contains far less usable info than the 10th edition."
"The physical version is much more practical, the electronic format is not suitable for the quick info searching that is needed while in vacation in a place one does not know."
"Even other backpackers laugh at the book, A chinese friend, even keep the book on the bottom of her backpack since it was useless, she said.. HOW CAN I GET MY REIMBURSEMENT?"
Best Maldives Travel Guides
Get to the heart of Maldives and begin your journey now! Colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - including customs, history, art, literature, music, dance, architecture, politics, wildlife, and cuisine Over 22 local maps Covers Male, Ari Atoll, Utheemu, Rasdhoo Atoll, Gan, Baa, South Male Atoll, North Male Atoll, Raa, Noonu, Addu Atoll, Haa Alifu, and more.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This book covers all the details that you really need to know and would have never thought that you should need to know!"
"great resource for folks going to Maldives especially since Yelp and Google maps arent quite mature yet."
"very helpful for my visit to Maldives."
"The maldives edition is less informative than its usual prints."
"Guides well thanks a lot."
"Some pages badly printed."
Best Pakistan Travel Guides
“ No Way Down is both a gripping read and a clear-eyed investigation of the hubris, politics, and bad luck that brought on one of the worst disasters in modern mountaineering history.” — Michael Kodas, author of High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed. “Bowley relies on a copious study of the events and interviews with survivors and families to artfully and assiduously piece together an account of a fractious day in brutal real time. Fatality by fatality.” (Holly Morris, New York Times Book Review). “Unputdownable.... A portrait of extreme courage, folly and loss, leavened by a small dose of survival, as complete a version of the calamitous story as will probably ever emerge. [A] step-by-faltering-step recreation of the thin-air fight to survive, bristling with cinematic immediacy.” (Justin Marozzi, Financial Times). Bowley expertly puts together the complex story of what happened as eleven people died high on the summit slopes of K2 in August 2008.” (Joe Simpson, author of Touching the Void). Bowley wove his tale together after hundreds of interviews with dozens of people, and the result is a triumph of storytelling.” (Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press). As avalanches shear away ropes, darkness falls and rescue attempts succeed and fail, the book becomes impossible to put down….. “Both a gripping read and a clear-eyed investigation, No Way Down provides a compelling education in the game of climbing on the world’s highest mountains to readers who have never tied into a rope, and is an essential addition to any mountaineer’s bookshelf.” (Michael Kodas, author of High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed).
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"K2 is a mysterious, terrifying and yet magnetic place, and this account of the 2008 disaster kept me turning pages into the early morning hours."
"What these climbers went through to reach the summit and the price many of them had to pay was amazing and disturbing at the same time."
"This book is a true story about climbing K2."
"This book was written by a man who is not a mountaineer, so it is without the mysticism that is so often found."
"This book will give you an insight into some decisions that must be made at the worst of times."
"This book is a great story of what these climbers face and the risks involved in their aims to climb these high peaks."
"I expected the book to take me from beginning to end of one person's or one climbing group's experience."
"I couldn't put this book down."
Best Thailand Travel Guides
Wander through wild orchids in Mae Hong Son, charter a longtail boat on the Andaman Coast or look for tigers and monkeys in national parks; all with your trusted travel companion. Colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - current affairs, history, politics, arts, architecture, environment, food & drink, responsible travel Free, convenient pull-out Bangkok map (included in print version), plus over 100 maps Covers Bangkok, Central Thailand, Ko Chang, Chiang Mai Province, Northern Thailand, Hua Hin, Southern Gulf, Ko Samui, Lower Gulf, Phuket, Andaman Coast and more. Check out Southeast Asia on a shoestring, a comprehensive guide to stretching money for an extended trip across the region. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I was hoping for more photographs in this guide but there is not very many at all."
"This book was most useful for giving me ideas about things to do in various parts of the country without me having to do any planning."
"Another informative and accurate Lonely Planet Guide."
"It turned out to be full of a LOT of information - some of which we will use, and some we won't."
"Lots of info, but the E-version is not as user friendly."
"Basically unusable in practical and practice."
"I found the information lacking in detail, the organization - messy, and just from the nature of the Kindle format - really difficult to navigate (nothing like having to flip for 5 minutes on your low battery phone, while standing on a sweltering street corner and sweating through your clothes for the fifth time that day, just because you saw a temple, whose name you know you had seen only yesterday on a random page, yet now you can't locate for the life of you)."
"The flowery writing, lack of pictures and slightly outdated information made me quickly switch from scrolling through its pages to (free) sources like wiki travel."
Best Tibet Travel Guides
From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers—featuring cover art by Jessica Hische It all begins with a letter. X is for Xinran . Inspired by a brief 1994 interview with an aged Chinese woman named Shu Wen, Beijing-born, London-based journalist Xinran ( The Good Women of. China ) offers a delicately wrought account of Wen's 30-year search for her husband in Tibet, where he disappeared in 1958.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This is the third book I've read by Xinran and I just ordered two more because this author writes like an angel."
"To me it was quite interesting reading something that had a plot but so packed full of information and how it was written you can't help but to learn something new every time you read it, that is something I never experienced before outside of a textbook."
"I have been an avid reader since a child, and I would put this book in the top 5 of the best books I have read."
"Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet is told in simply lyrical language that will stir women's hearts & souls... & make you want to find what else this author has written."
"Reading about Tibet and its people, the animals, and the family traditions is both educational and gives new understandings."
"One of the most beautiful and heart wrenching stories I have ever read."
"As though time itself stops in a world of mountain and air and space and the search for a beautiful ever lasting love becomes the most important thing to Shen Wu."
"If your going to the Chinese Tibet border and want to learn about that area through reading a fictional story this is a wonderful way to do it."
Best Bhutan Travel Guides
Jamie Zeppa was 24 when she left a stagnant life at home and signed a contract to teach for two years in the Buddhist hermit kingdom of Bhutan. As a teacher of English literature, Jamie Zeppa would understand how the story of her journey into Bhutan could be fit into the convenient box of "coming-of-age romance," a romance with a landscape, a people, a religion, and a dark, irresistible student.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I rarely read non-fiction, especially personal journey memoirs, but I'm so glad I decided to pick up this very well-written book that pulls you in and lets you experience just what Ms. Zeppa did."
"She starts out with great trepidation, wondering whether she has made a huge mistake and having no idea if she will have the strength of constitution or character to survive without her accustomed level of personal comforts and safety."
"A wonderful story and a great fit for me."
"Anyone who has lived in an unfamiliar country for an extended amount of time will love this book, in particular, English teachers abroad."
"I'm interested in travel in Bhutan."
"Jamie Zeppa embraces the differences and learns to love the country of Bhutan even as she is torn by the conflict between the Nepali Bhutanese and the original inhabitants."
"Zeppa is a strong storyteller who takes you along on her exciting (although unconventional) journey to Butan."
"Excellent- read it whilst in Bhutan."
Best Taiwan Travel Guides
In The Food of Taiwan , Taiwanese-American Cathy Erway, the acclaimed blogger and author of The Art of Eating In , gives readers an insider’s look at Taiwanese cooking with almost 100 recipes for both home-style dishes and street food. "In this appetizing collection, Erway ( The Art of Eating In ), an acclaimed blogger at Not Eating Out in NY, takes readers on a cultural and culinary tour of Taiwan that will engage armchair travelers and foodies alike… From pantry staples such as chili bean sauce, ginger, and rice wine to the vibrant night markets that take over entire streets, she offers an insider’s perspective of the Taiwanese lifestyle and reveals what makes a dish distinctly Taiwanese. In Cathy Erway’s new cookbook The Food of Taiwan , she explicates all these recipes and more, filling a great gap in our knowledge of Chinese cooking, inviting you to mount your own dinner party.” —Robert Sietsema , Eater NY.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Great place to start if you are missing the food your Grandma made for you."
"Any special ingredients were easy to find at a chinese supermarket or on Amazon, though there are some recipes that won't need a special trip."
"For anyone who loves food, travel, Taiwan, SE Asia, and cultural flavors--this book is a must-read."
"Beautifully done book."
"Given as gift to someone who just returned from Taiwan."
"This is an amazing book! Erway wrote a beautiful book about the land, culture and, yes, food of Taiwan."
"Interesting info but some recipes not so suitable for home cooking."
"In addition, the recipe only used 2 T of the mochi mixture per meatball, resulting in an extra 3 cups of mochi mixture leftover. - Pan-Fried Leek Buns: The filling was good and I appreciate the suggestion for Chinese leek substitutions, but the recipe does not say to pan-fry the buns on both sides... yet the photo on the cover of the book, as well as my experience, told me that they should be fried on both sides. - Pork Meat Sauce: After my Three Cup Chicken experience, I decreased the soy sauce called for in Pork Meat Sauce (prepared in a similar style with a long braising time in a soy-based sauce), and it was much more enjoyable. - Taiwanese Pork Belly Buns (Red-Braised Pork Belly and Marinated Cucumbers recipes): For the Pork Belly recipe, I found that 2 cups of water diluted the flavor of the other ingredients in the braising liquid. This book is an excellent survey of Taiwanese cuisine – but be cautious if using it as a cookbook and only regard the recipes as a base or inspiration for your own cooking, as the recipes are lacking in thorough testing, specificity in less common ingredients, and precision in measurements."
Best Indonesian Travel Guides
The 10th anniversary edition of one of the most iconic, beloved, and bestselling books of our time. Sustaining a chatty, conspiratorial tone, Gilbert fully engages readers in the year's cultural and emotional tapestry - conveying rapture with infectious brio, recalling anguish with touching candor - as she details her exotic tableau with history, anecdote and impression. Three years later, after a protracted divorce, she embarked on a yearlong trip of recovery, with three main stops: Rome, for pleasure (mostly gustatory, with a special emphasis on gelato); an ashram outside of Mumbai, for spiritual searching; and Bali, for "balancing."
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This is an uplifting story of a woman who puts hectic life on hold, and allows herself to heal after a difficult divorce."
"Great quality and arrived fast!"
"A shortened version of this book would have been sufficient, but it is awesome to read how impactful Gilbenrt's book has been on a myriad of diverse lives."
"Somehow the massive popularity of this book made me think I wouldn't like it as much."
"Enjoyed the author sharing her story and all the ups and downs of her journey of self-discovery."
"I had to get my own copy."
"I could relate to several of the stories and loved hearing how EPL had inspired others."
"for my wife after seeing movie; she liked the book better."
Best Russian Travel Guides
With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Morocco truly shows you this country as no one else can. With guidebooks to hundreds of places around the globe available in print and digital formats, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides show travelers how they can discover more. DK Eyewitness Travel Guides: the most maps, photographs, and illustrations of any guide. "Known… for its four-color maps, photos and illustrations, the [DK] Eyewitness Guides are extremely user-friendly for travelers who want their information delivered in a concise, visual way."
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I love every DK book that I get - they are the best."
"Pricey, but beautiful pictures await inside."
"as advertised, excellent photography and maps."
"it is a fantastic country to visit and the Travel Guide does it justice."
"Love Eyewitness Books!!"
"Great guide for planning your safaris!"
"I'm always a fan of the KT guides, and this one is particularly impressive."
Best Bangladesh Travel Guides
Much of its coastline forms part of the world’s largest mangrove forests, the Sundarbans, home to the Royal Bengal tiger and many other flora and fauna. It is famous for its music, dance, and drama; arts and crafts; folklore; languages and literature; philosophy and religion; festivals and celebrations; and its distinctive cuisine and culinary tradition. Bangladesh has been regularly hit by floods and cyclones, but, contrary to what the world usually hears about natural disasters and poverty, there is positive economic growth and the country is one of southeast Asia’s largest exporters of garments to Western markets. After working for several years on various newspapers and magazines in Bangladesh, she was awarded a UNESCO Fellowship to Michigan State University and to the Press Foundation of Asia in Manila, Philippines.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Bangladesh is a beautiful country and in this book I came to know so many different things about that country."
"good book."
Best Turkey Travel Guides
Based on the memoir Anatolian Days and Nights , Tree of Life presents more than 100 accessible recipes inspired by Turkish food traditions found in the authors' travels. - Laurel Bibby, World Travel guide "The evocative descriptions of how the authors came across the recipes make for a romantic and inspiring read". Packed with vibrant recipes, this book is laced with the aromas of the country’s rich culinary history, offering something for everyone: chicken with walnut sauce, jeweled beet dip, dilled yogurt soup with chickpeas and rice, and rose milk pudding—you’ll want to get cooking at once!”. —Maria Speck, food journalist and award-winning author of Simply Ancient Grains and Ancient Grains for Modern Meals "The very freshest vegetables from your own garden or the farmer’s market deserve a cookbook that honor nutritional vitality, as well as the hundreds of generations of great cooks who have refined Turkey’s favorite recipes into a kaleidoscope of tastes, aromas, colors and textures. Our small town loves to entertain and this cookbook is the new kitchen ‘Bible.’ What a way to live!”. —Pat Straube, Owner of Orchard Hill Country Inn, Julian, California.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"With quotes by Persian poet Rumi and Turkish proverbs opening each chapter, not only beautiful photographs of Turkish home cooking make the mouth water, but of modern-day Turkey, including both cityscapes and countryside, whirling dervishes, women working the land, selling produce and preparing meals, and fishermen."
"Each recipe includes color photos and a description that helps the reader understand how the dish is used in Turkey, as well as some flavor from the authors as they describe how they first encountered a particular dish and obtained the recipe."
"Whether you're a vegetarian or a carnivore like me, there is something for everyone in this book."
"Not a coincidence the title "Tree of Life"-. Truly a beautifully composed book."
"This book is absolutely amazing, the recipes are awesome, some are easy to make, and the pictures are fabulous."
"Beautifully illustrated and I have learned techniques from recipes I've tried."
"Loved their travel book adventures and anxiously awaited this cookbook that reads like a family cookbook of experiences."
"It is beautiful, well laid out, and a joy to read and enjoy the wisdom shared throughout the book."
Best Sri Lanka Travel Guides
Inside Lonely Planet's Sri Lanka Travel Guide:
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The book did not give extensive coverage on places to sleep, particularly the lower range accommodation."
"Incredibly useful, well researched, and loving the new internet extras available."
"It is live safer for people that know nothing about Sri Lanka."
"From tea to dinner, to umbrellas, to hotel stays, to surf board rental, to bus travel to etc. Food is amazing, people are amazing, the country is filthy with trash everywhere you go."
"True to Lonely Planet guides, this one is a must-have."
"Went to Sri Lanka Jan 2016 after reading this to prepare."
"Instead of having more information, because they don't have to use more paper, there is less information. Following Lonely Planet guides actually keeps you from finding all the best places to stay, because you are relying on out of date, poorly researched information. Even the smallest places like Don Khon, or Thakhek, in Laos, or Cambodia, or wherever, will have hotels listed on Agoda, or Booking.com, or some other site, for example. You will also see other places listed on Google map which have links to reviews, with up to date listings and prices. You will also see where the concentrations of places to stay are in a town, that might not have a link, and then you simply go there and look around. I wouldn't be surprised if this is the way Lonely Planet was getting it's limited information, because in everything I read, it seemed that they had never visited any of the limited places they cover, and when I say limited, I mean limited."
"Arguably one of the worst guidebooks I have ever read or purchased."
Best Macau Travel Guides
Cruise Victoria Harbour aboard the Star Ferry, ride on the Peak Tram for amazing views, or explore the Mong Kok markets; all with your trusted travel companion. Full-color maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - cuisine, history, arts, cinema, architecture, religion Free, convenient pull-out Hong Kong map (included in print version), plus over 40 color maps Covers Hong Kong Island, Aberdeen & the South, Kowloon, New Territories, Outlying Islands, Macau and more.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Compared to the Time Out series, the organization of this book makes it much harder to use. The maps in the back don't compare to Time Out series."
"I was staying on Lantau (outlying island, connected by speed rail that takes 11 min to Kowloon and 20 minutes to Hong Kong) for business for six days, and this book helped me target which parts of Kowloon and Hong Kong I wanted to hit when I went on in. Big ol' Buddha statue (50 feet tall) built on top of a lush jungle peak on Lantau, accessible by bus or cable car. Cable car was fantastic, offering views of HK, hilly jungle landscape, and the Buddha as you approach it. And if you thought that transforming religious or cultural icons into moneymaking ventures was only an American tradition, then you were wrong! Crossing from Kowloon to downtown Hong Kong, it is a great experience to take in the cityscape in either direction. Shout out to the dudes at the basketball court across the street that let me join their game and then didn't respect my jump shot ('MURICA!). Although the art leaves something to be desired, the casually dismissive and ridiculously critical plaques accompanying the artwork is high comedy. -Hong Kong Museum of History was closed for a special event when I tried to go there, which is unfortunate as I was really hoping to see if the government redwashed anything."
"I've been to Macau before, but a lot has changed in Macau in the last ten years, so I bought this book in the hopes that it would contain some info about the newly formed Cotai Strip portion of Macau. Thankfully Macau has a pretty good tourist bureau, and we were able to find some good walking tour maps as well as maps of Taipa and Coloane at one of their local offices."
"By that I mean that if you wanted to learn as much as possible about Hong Kong it is a good source for information but if you want a suggested tour for a 2-day or 4-day or other period of time to be in Hong Kong and with a focus on the sights, food, outdoor activities, museums or other area of focus, the book is of no real help."
"The reason I'm giving this two stars is because of the misleading maps. Well no, the temple is actually not next to the park at all, but feel free to wander around for half an hour trying to find it up and down steep stairs, only to find it a block away from where the map suggests."
Best South Korea Travel Guides
Colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - including customs, history, art, literature, cinema, music, dance, architecture, politics, and wildlife Free, convenient pull-out Seoul map (included in print version), plus over 97 local maps Covers Seoul, Incheon, Jeju-do, Gyeonggi-do, Gangwon-do, Cheongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Sokcho, Samcheok, Chungju, Daejeon, Gongju, Daegu, North Korea, Pyongyang, Panmunjom, the DMZ, and more. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Lots of errors ("See page..." doesn't actually lead to right page), needs to be updated (many recommended restaurants are closed), covers North and South Korea."
"For example, I went to Busan, the second-largest city in South Korea, and was surprised to find only 10 pages in the book dedicated to it."
"Great LP edition overall."
"Worth what you spend on it."
"Always a fan of the LP Guidebooks and this didn't disappoint."
"I’ve purchased books from the lonely planet before and this one is no different."
"The guide was useful in planning my trip to SK."
"It has some great recommendations for sights, bars, restaurants, etc."
Best Myanmar Travel Guides
With influences from neighboring India and China, as well as Thailand and Laos, Burmese food is a unique blend of flavors, and Burma Superstar includes such stand-out dishes as the iconic Tea Leaf Salad, Chili Lamb, Pork and Pumpkin Stew, Platha (a buttery layered flatbread), Spicy Eggplant, and Mohinga, a fish noodle soup that is arguably Myanmar’s national dish. From the Tea Leaf Salad to Chicken Coconut Curry, the book demystifies the ingredients and cooking techniques of Myanmar, opening up the restaurant’s incredible flavors for everyone to enjoy. "Informative recipes and concise historical background set an educational yet approachable tone, while the occasional misty mountain vistas or bustling Burmese city street scenes (captured by John Lee) provide a reason to slow down and consider Burmese culture as a whole. Already, I'm eyeing the classic mohinga, a noodle soup thickened with toasted ground rice and mashed catfish, seasoned with ginger and lemongrass." —Felicia Czochanski, Well + Good "Despite what some may consider unfamiliar ingredients and cooking techniques, “Burma Superstar” (the book) is incredibly accessible and, more importantly, fun.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"If you like cooking, reading , travelling , photography, and eating good food , you would enjoy this book a lot."
"After eating tea salad from Irrawaddy restaurant in Cerritos, California, I spent a day researching the recipe."
"This book is comprised of a lot of recipes that are in the sweet spot between both cultures."
"Burma Superstar is an amazing restaurant, and I'm very excited to try these recipes!"
"I gave this to my sister for Christmas and she loves it."
"Great recipes!!"
"This is a fantastic restaurant and beautiful cookbook."
"Easy to follow."
Best Cambodia Travel Guides
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Vietnam and Angkor Wat will lead you straight to the best attractions this beautiful part of the world has to offer. Explore the floating markets of the Mekong Delta, the hill towns in the north, and all the best beaches to be found in between; zip around old Hanoi in a pedal-powered cyclo; and be sure to indulge in the exquisite local cuisine. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Vietnam and Angkor Wat truly shows you what others only tell you. "Known… for its four-color maps, photos and illustrations, the [DK] Eyewitness Guides are extremely user-friendly for travelers who want their information delivered in a concise, visual way."
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Do understand though, that the EW series travel books are basically more in-depth colorful travel brochures."
"I live DK guides and this one is no exception."
"Not sure if it will serve me when I'm there, but I'm enjoying reading it in advance."
"DK Eyewitness guides are the only ones I buy."
"got good use for recent trip."
"I visited Vietnam and Cambodia so this was perfect."
"Excellent with a multitude of bright, crisp color photos."