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Publié par | Apa Publications |
Date de parution | 01 février 2010 |
Nombre de lectures | 0 |
EAN13 | 9781848365735 |
Langue | English |
Poids de l'ouvrage | 16 Mo |
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ROUGHGUIDES
THE ROUGH GUIDE to
First-TimeAsia
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GOAbout this book
First-Time Asia is not a guidebook: it’s a
book to read before you go, a planning
handbook, and has been divided into five
main sections.
The colour section introduces Asia, with
inspired ideas for what to see and do on
your trip.
The Big Adventure includes all the
information you need to plan your trip,
from buying tickets, budgeting and packing
to what to expect from life on the road.
Where to go includes profiles of the
21 most accessible countries in Asia,
giving you a taste of what they hold in
store, along with suggested highlights.
The Directory is crammed with useful
addresses, websites and phone numbers
for everything from tour operators and
equipment suppliers to travel clinics.
The book concludes with all the small
print, including details of how to send
in updates and corrections, and a
comprehensive index.
This fifth edition
published February 2010
MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR TIME ON EARTH
OTHER ROUGH GUIDES INCLUDE: www.roughguides.com
The publishers and authors have done their best to ensure the accuracy and currency of all the information
in The Rough Guide to First-Time Asia, however, they can accept no responsibility for any loss, injury, or
inconvenience sustained by any traveller as a result of information or advice contained in the guide.
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PHRASEBOOKThe Rough Guide to
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written and researched by
Lesley Reader and Lucy Ridout
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Contents
Japan ..................................... 257Colour section 1
Laos ....................................... 265
Malaysia................................. 270Introduction ............................... 6
Mongolia ................................ 276Reasons to go .......................... 11
Nepal ..................................... 281
Pakistan ................................. 287The Big Adventure 17
The Philippines ...................... 293
Singapore .............................. 2991 Planning your trip ................ 19
South Korea ........................... 3052 Visas, flights and insurance ...50
Sri Lanka ................................ 3123 When to go ......................... 64
Taiwan.................................... 3184 How much will it cost? ........ 74
Thailand ................................. 3245 Guidebooks and other
Timor-Leste ............................ 330 resources ............................89
Vietnam .................................. 3346 What to take ....................... 97
7 Your first night ................... 114
Directory 3418 Culture shock ....................126
9 Responsible tourism .........135
Discount travel agents ........... 343G Getting around ..................140
Specialist tour operators ........ 343H Accommodation ................160
Volunteering and placements ....344I Staying healthy .................171
Accommodation resources .... 347J Staying in touch ................ 186
Health information and clinics ....348K Crime and safety ............... 196
Official advice on trouble L Coming home ...................208
spots .................................. 348
Travel book and map stores ... 348Where to go 213
Travel equipment suppliers .... 350
A final checklist ...................... 351Bangladesh ............................ 215
Bhutan ................................... 220
Travel store 353Brunei .................................... 225
Cambodia .............................. 228
China ..................................... 233
Small print & Index 359India ....................................... 242
Indonesia ............................... 250
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Introduction to
First-Time Asia
Every year, millions of visitors set off on their own Asian
adventure. Some want to see for themselves a few of the
world’s greatest monuments – to stroll along the Great
Wall of China or stand beside India’s Taj Mahal. Others
are drawn by the soaring mountains of the Himalayas,
the white-sand beaches and kaleidoscopic coral reefs of
Southeast Asia, or the chance to spot elephants,
orangutans and even tigers in steamy jungles across the
continent. But perhaps the greatest attraction is the sheer
vitality of everyday life: you can watch Thai boxing in
Bangkok and trance dances in Bali, learn yoga in Varanasi,
drink rice whisky in Vientiane, eat dim sum in Shanghai
and satay in Penang, bargain for mangosteens in Manila
and silver in Hanoi.
Nearly all these things are afordable, even for
low-budget travellers, because most of Asia is still
enticingly inexpensive: Western money goes much further
here than it does in Africa or South America. This has
put Asia frmly at the heart of the backpackers’ trail, and
many cities and islands already boast a lively travellers’
scene, attracting young adventurers from all over the
world. Few travellers leave Asia without experiencing
at least one of its fabled hot spots: the beaches of Goa,
perhaps, the guesthouses of Kathmandu, or one of Thailand’s notorious
full-moon parties.
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Jungle trekking, Malaysia
Will it break the
bank?
Once you’ve bought your
ticket, you could get by
in Asia on $110 or £70 a
week. That’s for travel in
the less expensive countries
– such as India, Indonesia
and Thailand – and for
a trip that will see you
spending a fair amount of
time lazing on white-sand
beaches and eating noodles
your frst encounter with an amputee for dinner at the local night
begging for coins. Many frst-timers are market. Doesn’t sound too
distressed by the dirt, the squalor, and the bad does it? However, you
lingering smell of garbage and drains in will need to splash the cash
a little more if you want to some Asian cities. They get unnerved by
learn to dive, say (though the ever-present crowds and stressed out
that’s half the price it is in by never being able to mingle unnoticed
the West), or go elephant
among them. On top of which there’s
trekking. A room with your
the oppressive heat to cope with, not to own bathroom will cost
mention the unfamiliar food and often more and you’ll want to
unfathomable local customs. There’s no budget for a few nights out
buying drinks as well. You’ll such thing as a hassle-free trip and, on
need contingency funds too, refection, few travellers would want that.
for the unforeseen, and for It’s often th