This 420-page guide to Malaysia gives a highlighted tour of the whole country, cross-referenced with detailed maps; plus, features covering aspects of the country's life and culture ranging from high-rise Petronas Twin Towers to Sarawakian long houses. A comprehensive travel tips section at the back of the book is packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. The key features include: Places - region-by-region gazetteer section, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps; Essay Features - incisive essays on Malaysia's history, people and culture; and Travel Tips - practical listings section, including accommodation, entertainment, transport and essential contact addresses and numbers. It also includes hundreds of full-colour photographs and 19 maps.
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Höhe: 230 mm
Breite: 156 mm
Dicke: 24 mm
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978-981-258-664-3 (9789812586643)
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Maps: Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; Selangor; Northwestern Peninsular Malaysia; Penang; Georgetown; Langkawi; Southern Peninsular Malaysia; Melaka; Eastern Peninsular Malaysia; Sarawak; Kuching; Kuching Environs; Gunung Mulu National Park; Sabah; Kota Kinabalu; Inside front cover: Malaysia; Inside back cover: Kuala Lumpur. Introduction: The Best of Malaysia; A Palette of Images. History: Decisive Dates; Beginnings; Colonial Malaya; Malaya, Merdeka, Malaysia; Contemporary Malaysia. Features: The Living World; The People; Religion; Architecture; Cuisine; Arts and Crafts; Adventure Sports. Insight on...: Street Food; Chick Blinds; Fishing Boats; Sarawak Longhouses. Information Panels: An Environment in Danger; Festival Fever; Islamic Resurgence; Petronas Twin Towers; Cameron's Trails & Tours; A Peranakan Townhouse; Minangkabau Culture; Kampung Games. Places: Introduction; Kuala Lumpur & Environs; Kuala Lumpur; Selangor; The Northwestern Peninsula; Hill Stations; Perak; Penang; Kedah and Perlis; The Southern Peninsula; Melaka; Johor; The Peninsula's East Coast; Mersing & Isles; Pahang, Terengganu & Kelantan; Eastern Interior; Sarawak; Kuching & the Southwest; Sibu & Central Sarawak; Miri & the Northeast; Sabah; Kota Kinabalu & the West; Sandakan & the Northeast; Tawau & the Southeast. Travel Tips: Transport; Accomodation; Eating Out; Activities; Practical Information; Language.
