Frommer's Vietnam: With Angkor Wat (Frommer's Complete Guides) [Paperback]

Sherisse Pham (Author)

Book Description

Series: Frommer's Complete Guides | Publication Date: February 2, 2010

Our author gives you all the details on the latest happenings in Vietnam, from the debuts of new boutique hotels to the downfalls of once-popular restaurants. She's scoped out the hip new places, and offers candid advice on which are really worth your time and budget.

You'll also get up-to-date coverage of attractions and nightlife; accurate walking tours; advice on planning a successful vacation; and in-depth coverage of Angkor Wat in the final Cambodia chapter.

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From the Back Cover

Terraced rice paddies in the highlands of Lào Cai Province, bordering China (see chapter 6).

• Detailed maps throughout

• Exact prices, directions, opening hours,and other practical information

• Candid reviews of hotels and restaurants,plus sights, shopping, and nightlife

• Itineraries, walking tours, and trip-planning ideas

• Insider tips from local expert authors

About the Author

Sherisse Pham was a Beijing-based freelance journalist for over 4 years but recently relocated to New York to study at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. She has contributed to several Frommer's guides and has written for WWD, The South China Morning Post, People Magazine, CNN.com, and Zagat Survey among others. She graduates in 2010 and hopes to eventually return to Asia to continue reporting on the region.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; 3 edition (February 2, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470526602
• ISBN-13: 978-0470526606
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #589,633 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #54 in Books > Travel > Asia > Vietnam

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13 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very poor guide for subjective information, April 10, 2010

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Matthew Krems (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frommer's Vietnam: With Angkor Wat (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Paperback)

While this guide is good at listing or providing facts about various sites, its recommendations are often catered to the outlandishly flamboyant traveler (who spends more than $100 a night for a hotel in Vietnam, and who spends more than $10 for a meal????). Its restaurant choices and attraction ratings I found to be ridiculous. After a few days, I knew the places Frommer's recommended were more than likely the places to avoid. Perhaps this book is just for a very different traveler than myself, but I was very disappointed with this one. I was quite please with Frommer's Japan, Egypt, and Hong Kong btw.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unusable, December 19, 2010

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This review is from: Frommer's Vietnam: With Angkor Wat (Frommer's Complete Guides) (Paperback)

One look at pp. 480-485 and you'll realize there's something VERY wrong with the conversational essentials. The intricacies of Vietnamese spelling, diacritical and pronunciation marks are completely lost in an editing lapse. It's completely misleading and unusable for anyone visiting Vietnam, as well an insult to both traveler and native speaker. And what kind of advice is "take it easy on the 'nuoc mam'"?