Laos and Cambodia Insight Guide
2nd Edition
Published on 24. September 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-981-4120-42-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
More details
Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Publishing group
APA Publications
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
742 gr
ISBN-13
978-981-4120-42-5 (9789814120425)
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Content
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.