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Frommer's Southeast Asia

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John Wiley & Sons, Jun 9, 2011 - Travel - 672 pages
Frommer’s Southeast Asia brings you the best the region has to offer, from colorful markets and festivals to luxury resorts and local dining. Our expert authors give you tips on visiting some of the world’s most amazing temples, from Cambodia’s Angkor Wat to Thailand’s Grand Palace and the Emerald Buddha of Wat Phra Kaeo, plus detailed maps and candid advice on what is—and what’s not—worth your time and money. In-depth culture and history information gives you the background you need to appreciate the sites you’ll see and the people you’ll meet.
  

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Contents

The Best Religious Historical
4
INTRODUCING SOUTHEAST ASIA
13
THAILAND
28
THE BEST OF THAILAND IN 2 WEEKS
35
TELEPHONE DIALING ATA GLANCE
41
BANGKOK
49
DINNER LUNCH CRUISES
61
THE BANGKOK SEX SCENE
79
WHO ARE THE CHAM?
318
Phan Thiet Town Mui
329
HO CHI MINH CITY
338
ZEN THE ART OF PHO
350
The Mekong Delta
356
SIEM REAP
390
THE MAGIC HOURS AT ANGKOR WAT
399
SIHANOUKVILLE
405

KO SAMET
89
CHIANG MAI
153
THE MAE HONG SON LOOP
169
LAOS
177
THE BEST OF LAOS IN 1 WEEK
183
TELEPHONE DIALING AT A GLANCE
191
Vang Vieng
208
VIETNAM
232
THE BEST OF VIETNAM IN 2 WEEKS
240
TELEPHONE DIALING ATA GLANCE
248
HANOI
255
THE BEST AUTHENTIC LOCAL FARE
262
Sapa the Far North
277
Danang China Beach
291
Nha Trang
308
SINGAPORE
410
Getting There
421
MALAYSIA
508
TELEPHONE DIALING ATA GLANCE
517
KUALA LUMPUR
526
Melaka
539
BALI INDONESIA
576
Planning Your Trip to Bali
583
Kuta
589
Jimbaran Bay
599
PLANNING YOUR
624
When to Go
631
SpecialInterest Trips
642
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Ron Emmons taught English in Africa and the Americas before moving to Thailand, where he now works as a freelance writer/photographer. He is the author and photographer of Portrait of Thailand and Walks Along the Thames Path (New Holland, UK), as well as writer of Spiral Guide to the Dominican Republic (Automobile Association, UK). Ron has also made major contributions to several other guide books, such as Top Ten Bangkok (Dorling Kindersley, UK), the Rough Guide to Vietnam and National Geographic Traveler Vietnam.

Jennifer Eveland spent part of her childhood in Singapore, has studied in Hong Kong, lived for a spell in Bangkok, and has traveled extensively throughout East and Southeast Asia. In addition to Frommer's Singapore & Malaysia, she has authored previous editions of Frommer's Thailand. In 1999 she returned to Singapore, where she has been based as a full-time freelance writer. She writes regularly for The International Herald Tribune and contributes travel, finance, and lifestyle stories to numerous local and international magazines, newspapers, and books.

Jen Lin-Liu is the author of Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey Through China (Houghton Mifflin) and the founder of the Beijing cooking school Black Sesame Kitchen. She was raised in southern California, graduated from Columbia University, and has lived in China since 2000, when she was awarded a Fulbright fellowship to study in Beijing. She has also written for Newsweek, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Travel + Leisure, Saveur, and Food & Wine.

Daniel White is a British writer who has been published in major magazines and newspapers in Europe and Asia. He has written for publications such as the UK's Guardian, Observer, Maxim, and Marie Claire. He has also worked on guidebooks and political commentaries as both a writer and editor, and was editor-in-chief of the now defunct Absolute Phuket magazine in Thailand. He has traveled the corners of Southeast Asia by motorcycle and is currently working on a website project chronicling his trips on two wheels. Previously based in London and Paris, he has been based in Bangkok since 2002.

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