This Rough Guide features coverage of Malaysia's pristine beaches and age-old ruins, Singapore's glittering malls and culinary delights, and the unique attractions of oil-rich Brunei, such as the spectacular Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque. Exhaustive listings for both modernized city centers and the kampung (village) areas cover everything from five-star hotels and restaurants to budget guest houses and noodle stalls. The authors also give you the lowdown on each nation's popular culture, traditional arts, religious feasts and history.
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"Guidebooks devote few pages to Langkawi, but the Rough Guide's Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei is the most helpful." -- Condé Nast Traveler
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Charles de Ledesma was born in Sarawak and has regularly returned to region ever since. Mark Lewis is the author of the Rough Guide to Singapore. Pauline Savage has travelled extensively throughout Asia.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad...but could've been better,
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This review is from: The Rough Guide to Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (Rough Guide to Malaysia: Singapore & Brunei) (Paperback)
This guide is great, at least from a pre-trip standpoint. When it comes to planning a trip to Malaysia, the historical and cultural aspects of the book are above reproach. The authors clearly know their way around the country. But that doesn't translate into using the book when you get to Malaysia. While hotel prices are listed, they're done so using a code system, forcing readers to continue flipping back to the key located early on in the guide. I've relied on Lonely PLanet's guidebook before, and I'll keep doing so - only because its layout is superior to the Rough Guide.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
does not contain much..,
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This review is from: The Rough Guide to Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (Rough Guide to Malaysia: Singapore & Brunei) (Paperback)
this rough guide isn pretty much the same as the other guides.. as usual in singapore it contains the usual places.. orchard, little india, sentosa, east coast and the usual touristy places. It does not include the heartlanders area eg. Hougang, Yishun etc. For eg, in woodlands.. it only mention the the zoo.. did you know that's a big Shopping Mall in Woodlands called the Causeway point.. nect to the MRT station.. As for eating places.. it fail to capture the good places for local food.. may interest the food lovers and those adventourous enough to try.. It should include a portion on the heartlanders.. I'm sure some tourist may want to see our locals their way of life.. for eg a tour of an HDB estate (public housing) that may include the market, the coffeeshop, look at the flat inside out.. etc.. the peculiar and distinct characters of the heartlanders.. etc.. otherwise tourists may think S'pore is just of the "place"
3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
great book - invaluable!,
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This review is from: Malaysia Singapore Brunei: The Rough Guide, Second Edition (2nd ed) (Paperback)
This book was a godsend on our recent trip. On the Island of Langkawi we found the advice on boat trips to the coral reef saved us some money.
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There are frequent flights to Kuala Lumpur (KL) and Singapore from London Heathrow and from Manchester. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cheapest available room, longhouse hotel, ringgit price, express bus station, few ringgit, jungle railway, kedai kopis, following price codes, small kampung, pasar malam, local bus station, nasi campur, hawker stalls, roti canai, mak yong, hawker centre, main jetty, dorm beds, longhouse communities, nasi lemak, express boats, resort office, food centre, stilted houses, toll point Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kuala Lumpur, Kota Bharu, Kota Kinabalu, Southeast Asia, Taman Negara, Kuala Terengganu, Hong Kong, Johor Bahru, Orang Ash, Orchard Road, World War, Bandar Seri Begawan, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lipis, Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Tahan, Jalan Besar, Alor Setar, Lebuh Chulia, Gunung Mulu, Jalan Ampang, New Zealand, New York, Jalan Penang, Fraser's Hill New!
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There are frequent flights to Kuala Lumpur (KL) and Singapore from London Heathrow and from Manchester. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cheapest available room, longhouse hotel, ringgit price, express bus station, few ringgit, jungle railway, kedai kopis, following price codes, small kampung, pasar malam, local bus station, nasi campur, hawker stalls, roti canai, mak yong, hawker centre, main jetty, dorm beds, longhouse communities, nasi lemak, express boats, resort office, food centre, stilted houses, toll point Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kuala Lumpur, Kota Bharu, Kota Kinabalu, Southeast Asia, Taman Negara, Kuala Terengganu, Hong Kong, Johor Bahru, Orang Ash, Orchard Road, World War, Bandar Seri Begawan, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lipis, Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Tahan, Jalan Besar, Alor Setar, Lebuh Chulia, Gunung Mulu, Jalan Ampang, New Zealand, New York, Jalan Penang, Fraser's Hill New!
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- The Consul's File by Paul Theroux on page 663
- The Soul of Malaya (Oxford in Asia paperbacks) by Henri Fauconnier on page 663
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