Lonely Planet Southeast Asia: On a Shoestring [Paperback]

China Williams (Author), Dan Eldridge (Author), Josh Krist (Author), Iain Stewart (Author), Adam Skolnick (Author), Richard Waters (Author), Nick Ray (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2008 | Series: Shoestring

Trek deep into the jungles of Borneo or laze on stunning Bali beaches. Eat your way through Singapore or dance all night in buzzing Bangkok clubs. Discover ancient Angkor temples or go grass roots and volunteer in Hanoi. Whatever you seek, Lonely Planet's yellow bible has it covered. With more than 33 years of experience, and a team of backpacking authors, our guide helps you dig deeper, stay longer, and spend less. Get ready - your Southeast Asian adventure starts here.

Get The Lowdown on the environment, history, culture and current events in our Snapshots chapter

Eat Cheap and Sleep Easy with our fully updated coverage of the best street stalls, budget digs and places to party

Blaze Your Own Trail using our full-color regional map and detailed local maps

Talk The Talk with help from our Language chapter

Editorial Reviews

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Lonely Planet, like your passport, should always be kept close.' --Denver Post, January 2008

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Product Details

• Paperback: 988 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet; 14th edition (March 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1741047269
• ISBN-13: 978-1741047264
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 1.4 x 7.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #689,146 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Lonely Planet SE Asia 2008 April 10, 2009

By Travel Toes

Format:Paperback

We travelled in SE Asia in the Summer of 2008...you would think the 2008 edition would be helpful and up to date. A friend gave me the previous edition but I saw there was an updated version and decided to buy it while on the road - very expensive! I have travelled extensively in many countries and continents. I will never buy a Lonely Planet Guide again. This book inaccurate, the information and prices so inaccurate you wonder if they were ever right (museums, palaces, etc, were 7X more expensive)misleading, did not give pertinent information, descriptions were "cutesy" rather than factual, you couldn't get from place to place with this guide, just the regualr tourist trail that you could find by yourself int he dark ...You really wondered if a person had actually been there. Totally useless and a waste of time.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Inaccurate and Outdated July 28, 2009

By Chic Traveler

Format:Paperback

Yes, Lonely Planet usually delivers with lots of tips and great recommendations. However, this particular guide is almost worthless. Not only did we encounter numerous inaccuracies in terms of transportation availability, restaurant and hotel existence, and false information about visas and entry fees, but also poor recommendations. There is traveling on a budget, then there is traveling like a homeless person. This Lonely Planet landed us in some of the least clean and least safe places we have ever stayed--but only when we were "lucky" enough to find that the book's recommendations were still open. I would not recommend this book and will seriously think twice about buying another Lonely Planet book in the future.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Useful but lack of maps and pictures July 27, 2009

By Caro Diaz

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

I bought this book just before my trip to Thailand and Vietnam. It was useful, but it lacks of maps of the capitals or main cities and a couple of picture of the main attractions. The rest os ok.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for budget travelers August 20, 2008

By S. ritenour

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

I travel on a very tight budget and this book totally helped me out with hostels,restaurants, transportation to surrounding countries. Asia has to be one of the cheapest places to travel.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good starting Point November 2, 2009

By Sajjad Ladha

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Well although there are no color pictures to make it attractive, theres alot of info.. in fact maybe to much which is a good thing and a bad thing depending on how much u think is right. overall its a good starting point!

5.0 out of 5 stars Southeast Asia on a shoestring January 20, 2009

By Nicholas A. Fry

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Absolutely love this book. I wish I would have got it sooner when I was trying to plan my trip. It's even better than looking around on the internet because you don't have to sift through a ton of irrelevant information. This is all stuff you want to know.

4.0 out of 5 stars VERY concise backpacker's guide August 10, 2008

By Brian Stepanek

Format:Paperback

4.0 out of 5 stars VERY concise backpacker's guide, August 10, 2008

I used Lonely Planet's "Southeast Asia on a Shoestring" guide exclusively on my last trip to SE Asia. I visited Singapore and parts of Indonesia and Malaysia. Just like every other Lonely Planet Shoestring Guide, it was pretty amazing. However, this guide was much more concise than other shoestring guides I've used, probably because of how many places are being crammed into one book. Yes, it does a great job of covering a wide range of places in Southeast Asia. It just sacrifices detailed info and maps of many of those places to do so. This book generally sticks to times, costs, and locations, plus a very brief description of many of the places it covers. If you think you'll want more than that, you might consider the individual country guides instead. All that being said, the book does a great job of living up to it's motto: "Big Trips on Small Budgets." The info it provides was all very accurate and very useful. Recommended.

4.0 out of 5 stars FAN TAS TIC May 12, 2008

By J. Marescalchi

Format:Paperback

LONELY PLANET IS THE IDEAL RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE LIKE US...BARGAIN-HEADING BACKPACKERS!THIS ONE WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING DURING OUR DAYS IN THA SE ASIA!RECOMENDED!!!