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Lonely Planet Southeast Asia on a shoestring (Travel Guide) Kindle Edition

by Brett Atkinson (Author), Tim Bewer (Author), Joe Bindloss (Author), Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 296 ratings
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher

Lonely Planet's Southeast Asia on a Shoestring is your passport to having big experiences on a small budget, offering the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, what hidden discoveries await you and how to optimise your budget for an extended continental trip. Watch the sun rise over Cambodia's temples of Angkor; hang out, hit the beach and learn to cook in Vietnam's cosmopolitan, buzzing Hoi An; and kayak around the turquoise waters of Laos' Si Phan Don. All with your trusted travel companion.

Inside Lonely Planet's Southeast Asia on a Shoestring:

  • Budget-oriented recommendations with honest reviews - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
  • Extensive planning tools and budget calculators
  • 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
  • Cultural insights provide a richer, more rewarding travel experience - covering history, art, literature, cinema, landscapes
  • Colour maps and images throughout
  • Covers Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Singapore, Vietnam
  • Useful features: First Time Southeast Asia, Big Adventures Small Budget, Off the Beaten Track, Border Crossing, Splurge, and Responsible Travel

The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Southeast Asia on a shoestringis perfect for budget- and value-conscious travellers taking a big trip, and is packed with amazing sights and experiences, savvy tips and recommendations.

After only a few of the destinations in this guide? Check out the relevant Lonely Planet destination guides. These are our most comprehensive titles, designed to immerse you in the culture and help you discover the best sights and get off the beaten track.

About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.

'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times

'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07F9N355Q
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lonely Planet; 19th edition (October 1, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 1, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 101287 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 2614 pages
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filanumis
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect guide to Southeast Asia
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2019
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I bought the PDF edition. It was perfect to carry around in my tablet and reading it anywhere. Gives you all the tips and info to make the travel experience more complete.
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Ed
5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable tool when traveling in Southeast Asia.
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2019
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LIked how all aspects of traveling through Southeast Asia were covered.
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James
4.0 out of 5 stars Good information
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2023
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Book was copyrighted in 2016. About all you should need and a fairly reasonable size. A small chapter on visiting Angkor Wat.
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Dave G.
5.0 out of 5 stars The Only travel book you ever need!
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2019
Without a doubt the most informative guide book for SE Asia. I used this book a few years ago and could not have been more pleased. It gives you REAL information and guides to travel smart, safe and affordably.
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Lorraine
3.0 out of 5 stars Only for backpackers
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2020
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I bought this book because I moved to Asia and thought it would be nice to have all south east asia in one book for long weekend trips. However, this is a very simple backpacker book.

I don’t think this is a good buy unless you are planning to backpack around the region.
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Sandra Contla
4.0 out of 5 stars Lonely Planet Never Fails
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2018
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This book is great, as every Lonely Planet Book. Great information, detail, tips, tricks, all you need to know. The only reason why I don't give 5 stars it's because the cover came a little bit wrinkled. The book had no protection at all (usually when I buy books they come with a plastic wrap or something to protect it). This one came with nothing so it arrived with some noticeable wrinkles and scratches back and front.
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Maddy G
3.0 out of 5 stars Choose a different seller
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2019
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The condition of this book was not as described. It arrived with a torn cover, bent pages, frayed corners, and water(?) stains. All the pages appear to be there and legible, though.
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Stinky K.
1.0 out of 5 stars A Brick of Old Information.
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2021
I have been traveling since the mid-80s. I have spent years, over the years, almost nine years traveling with a backpack around Asia. Using these guides keeps you from finding the most currant information. By the time a book is researched and then has gone to print, it's out of date. Asia is super dynamic and things change monthly. Once a place gets into the guidebook, or not, it can change overnight, depending on which person is now running things. Places in Asia are most often not run by a professional staff, run by a professional company, but just some young people or family members. These are my favorite places but new ones pop up, and close down, or simply change, all the time. A place that was responsibly run can turn into a nightmare overnight. I've seen recommended places turn into drug dens or gang hangouts. Transportation routes and availability change constantly. Visas, border crossings, you name it, are constantly changing. Lonely Planet writers cannot keep up with the changes and cannot cover even a fraction of the countries they write about.
The most currant information is always on the web from reviews from hundreds of thousands of people who are booking accommodation, dining, and traveling around. It's crazy, but even the most rural areas, the smallest villages, now have WiFi through cell phones. Areas won't have telephone lines but will have jumped to WiFi towers, especially in the most rural areas that had no infrastructure before. Farmers tilling their fields with buffalo will have cell phones. There are maps, just like Google maps that show you where accommodation is, food, and reviews, booking reviews, visas, health, and any other info you need just like in the States and Europe. You can travel around with a heavy brick of old information if you like, but you aren't going to be getting the best and most currant information available. This also goes for the Kindle versions. The world has moved on and these types of guidebooks are obsolete, and worse, keep you from the newest most current and detailed information. Happy travels. Get out there and explore.
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Dingus
5.0 out of 5 stars Good reference
Reviewed in Canada on June 7, 2023
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Does a solid job, reliable guide book. It was my bible during 6 months travels, along with online resources. Lots of good general history, overview and tips, such as transport destinations times and distance, border crossing, maps of country, cities and its highlights very helpful, also liked the "don't miss", "off the beaten track" and "worth trip" sections. It is organized logically, has a good flow. I would suggest more color, this would make it more easier to find things.
Also, some places no longer exist, but I think this is due to unpredictability of the pandemic.
The book is thick and heavy, almost 800g, but worth to carry for me, I was much more confident traveling and planning with it.
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MR A D HAWKES
5.0 out of 5 stars Good travel book.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2024
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As always lonely planet guide books cover most places you will visit and are a helpful start to you travelling.
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Alexandre Alves
5.0 out of 5 stars For travel lovers
Reviewed in Germany on January 3, 2024
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If you are planning to visit Southeast Asia in detail, this is the right book to have.
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Matteo
2.0 out of 5 stars Deluso
Reviewed in Italy on March 17, 2020
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Non molto soddisfatto, molti dei ristoranti/bar consigliati sono mete frequentate semplicemente da turisti dalla qualità scadente. Un’ottima guida se vuoi essere costantemente attorniato da turisti occidentali, un po’ meno se vuoi vedere il lato dei Paesi più genuino.
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Cliente Amazon
1.0 out of 5 stars No salen símbolos en Kindle
Reviewed in Spain on November 3, 2018
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La guía está muy bien pero la versión de Amazon para Kindle tiene un error garrafal y es que convierte los símbolos en letras indescifrables. Por ejemplo, en los alojamientos en lugar de aparecer los símbolos de los servicios que tiene pone: paWs. Qué significa eso? Señores de Lonely Planet y de Amazon/Kindle solucionen esto por favor y les daré 5 estrellas.
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