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Southeast Asia on a Shoestring (Lonely Planet Shoestring Guides) by: Marie Cambon, Kristin Kimball, Mat Oakley |
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Binding: Turtleback Dewey Decimal Number: 915.90454 EAN: 9781741041644 ISBN: 1741041643 Label: Lonely Planet Publications Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 960 Publication Date: March 01, 2004 Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications Studio: Lonely Planet Publications Sales Rank: 120730 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Good, Bad And Ugly!!Lonely Planet - great for maps and local transport but thats about all! As any experienced traveller will tell you, the minute any restaurant, cafe or hotel gets it name in LP then its prices will double and the standards will half! I also agree with some of the other comments here, why do they try so hard to be cool and why do they tell us what we should and shouldnt do? An OK book but now and then leave it in your backpack and be adventurous. Rating: - Good, but rely on it too heavilyA good book, which his indispensable when travelling. However, you would be well advised not to rely too heavily on this book, as much of the information can be out-of-date by the time it is printed. Rating:  - Buy the Let's Go guidebook insteadI thought it was a struggle to navigate South America using the Lonely Planet shoestring guide for that region, but I knew nothing about frustration and despair until I made the mistake of buying this. Nothing as trivial as a guidebook should make a person shout and swear in public, yet that is what I was reduced to. I'm not proud of it, but there you go. Large sections have clearly been updated only cosmetically, since information is often woefully inaccurate despite the fact it should be only a year or so old. If you want to locate a "scene" or know where the "hipsters" are supposed to "hang," this book and its embarrassing attempts to be cool may be of some use. If, however, you'd like practical information, ... Read More: Rating: - recent, yet not quite enough informationI've just got back home from travelling about a month in south-east asia, albeit just the countries Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. In this (according to some people) relatively short time, I've experienced that the information is lacking in certain areas. Transport prices and times, usually one of the big pluspoints for carrying a LP with you on your trip, are sometimes incorrect or dated (in this new edition!) and sometimes even lack to mention a specific transport option (nightbus, for instance). Also, I find that the Laos and Cambodia guidebooks are more complete in this respect, however sometimes outdated because they weren't published as recently as the shoestring guide. However, buying a guide that compasses a whole region, you should be aware ... Read More: |
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