Lonely Planet Southeast Asia on a Shoestring (Lonely Planet Shoestring Guides) Review
As far as guidebooks to an entire region go, this is one of the best I've used. It was concise, well-organized, and up-to-date. That said, information about each city was limited due to the scope of the book, so don't make the mistake of feeling too dependent on it. Often the best guesthouses and restaurants I found were ones that weren't even mentioned!
Lonely Planet Southeast Asia on a Shoestring (Lonely Planet Shoestring Guides) Overview
The original and the best, Lonely Planet's `yellow bible' is your ticket to endless adventure in Southeast Asia. Want nonstop parties in 24-hour cities? Feel like sunning your skin on a deserted, white-sand beach? Picture yourself having tea with a remote hilltribe? Written by backpackers for backpackers, this guide will help you stay longer, pay less and experience more.
DIVE UNDER THE COVERS on current events, history, culture and the environment.
EAT CHEAP AND SLEEP EASY with our fully updated coverage of the best eateries and great-value accommodation.
GET YOUR THRILLS - the best scuba diving, elephant-trekking, rock-climbing, sea kayaking and surfing.
TALK YOUR WAY IN with our handy language guide.
BEAT YOUR OWN PATH using over 170 detailed maps.
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A 'must' take-along for any independent budget-minded traveler planning a trip to Southeast Asia - Midwest Book Review - Oregon, WI USA
China Williams, et.al.'s SOUTHEAST ASIA ON A SHOESTRING is a 'must' take-along for any independent budget-minded traveler planning a trip to Southeast Asia. It covers everything from sightseeing and shopping to current events, provides itineraries for easy travel, and is a top reference packed with maps and specific detail.
disappointed loyal LP fan - Anne Baker -
I used to think that LP could do no wrong, but am definitely disappointed in this book. In full disclosure, I haven't even left for my trip yet but bought this book mostly for the planning aspect. I was hoping to find some suggested itineraries and good advice about what to cut out if you're short on time. Unfortunately this book is definitely lacking those qualities and is instead basically a list of the cheapest guest houses/ dorm hostels in each town in South East Asia.
The maps are also very confusing and not very helpful. There is one full page map of each country with EVERY possible city/ location marked on it (making it very difficult to find the noteworthy places, especially since almost everywhere has very similar names) and then very zoomed-in close up of individual cities. What's left out is probably what would be most useful-- maps of the various regions showing how these places relate to each other.
Most discouragingly, there is also no advice on what places/ side trips are most worthy of taking. All the other LP guides I've used have had sections including tips on "if you have 2 weeks, go ____ or ____, if you have 3 weeks try ________, for 6 weeks you can fit in ______, etc". I feel like this information is most useful for a book that covers all of SE Asia, rather than just listing every possible location as this one seems to do.
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