This 358-page guide to Laos & Cambodia covers all the country's highlights for visitors, area-by-area, illustrated with hundreds of full-colour photographs and cross-referenced with detailed regional and city maps. A detailed essay section includes in-depth features on the countries' history, culture and people. The Travel Tips is a comprehensive listings section, packed with recommended hotels, restaurants, and essential contact addresses and numbers.
Key features include: places - region-by-region gazetteer section, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed regional and city maps; essay features - incisive essays on history, people and culture, from its ancient settlers to its contemporary trends; travel tips - comprehensive practical listings section, including hotels, restaurants, entertainment, transport and essential contact addresses and numbers; photo features: magazine-style double-page spreads on culture, wildlife and history; maps: detailed city and regional maps, cross-referenced with the text to aid travel planning and route-finding; and, photographs: hundreds of stunning colour photographs, illustrating all the major sights and portraying the character of the countries.
Reihe
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Editions-Typ
Illustrationen
Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps
Maße
Höhe: 223 mm
Breite: 150 mm
Dicke: 19 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-981-4120-42-5 (9789814120425)
Copyright in bibliographic data is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or its licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Maps: Laos; Vientiane; Around Vientiane; Luang Prabang; Around Luang Prabang; Northern Laos; Southern Laos; Cambodia; Phnom Penh; Angkor; Angkor Wat; Preah Vihear; Inside front cover: Laos; Inside back cover: Cambodia; Laos - Introduction & History: Introduction; Decisive Dates; The Kingdom of Lan Xang; The Dominance of Siam; Colonialism and Independence; Laos - Places: Introduction; Vientiane; Vientiane Environs; Luang Prabang; Northeastern Laos; Northwestern Laos; Mekong Valley; Southern Laos; Laos - Essay Features: Geography; People; Religion in Laos and Cambodia; Cultural Arts; Food; Cambodia - History: Introduction; Decisive Dates; Pre-Angkorean Civilisations; The Angkorean Era; Back to Water Chen La; The Killing Fields; Cambodia - Essay Features: Geography; People; Cultural Arts; Food. Places: Introduction; Phnom Penh; Phnom Penh Environs; Angkor; Central Cambodia; The Cambodian Coast; Preah Vihear. Photo Features: Social Realism; The French Influence; The Chams; Cambodian Royal Ballet; Information Panels: The Red Prince; The Secret War; That Luang; Pol Pot; Tonle Sap; The Krama; Indic Traditions. Travel Tips: Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Getting There; Practical Tips; Getting Around; Public & Private Transport; Where to Stay; Choosing Accommodation; Hotel Listings; Where to Eat; What to Eat; Culture; Nightlife; Festivals; Shopping; Sport; Language; Further Reading.
