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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 915 EAN: 9781741047615 Edition: 1 ISBN: 1741047617 Label: Lonely Planet Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 524 Publication Date: September 01, 2007 Publisher: Lonely Planet Studio: Lonely Planet Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Discover Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & the Greater Mekong Take a slow boat down the mighty Mekong past remote jungles, ancient temples and intriguing hill-tribe villages, p.23 Get up close and personal with wild elephants in Laos, p.285 Trek to secluded waterfalls through Khao Yai National Park in Thailand, p.156 Explore magnificent Angkorian temples without the crowds in Cambodia's Preah Vihear Province, p.223 In This Guide: Full-color chapter on the region's ancient wonders, from majestic Angkor Wat to World Heritage-listed Lijiang. Border crossings chapter to help plan your adventure, with info on which borders are open and a map with marked crossings. Visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler insights. Average Rating:
 Rating: - The Worst LP I've usedFirst off, I almost always stick with Lonely Planet, been through 25 countries with them. now: No info at all about Bangkok's domestic airport, other than one line about "domestic flights fly from, Don Mueng." As a book for backpackers and by backpackers shouldn't it at least give a little transit info about the hub of all the budget airlines in Thailand?!!? And that was just my first day... I struggled for three weeks trying to find info I needed (even the ... Read More Rating:  - A decent starting pointI spent six weeks in May and June 2008 backpacking around Southeast Asia, and this was my primary guidebook. Overall, I found it to be helpful for the macro-level stuff: planning my itinerary, getting a general overview of each country's history, and budgeting. I give it three stars, however, because although it's unreasonable to expect it to be as in-depth as the individual guidebooks for Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, I often found that the authors omitted useful listings for lodging, places ... Read More Rating:  - Worthless crap that only takes up precious space in your pack...Don't purchase this book...if you do, you're essentially throwing fifteen bucks (US) out the window. I spent six weeks in Cambodia and Vietnam, and deep-sixed this book when, for one city, "OUR PICK" for hotels was a place costing $200 per night. I can overlook the faggoty carbon-neutral ethos of the LP franchise, which permeates every one of their guide-books--let's face it, that encompasses a healthy percentage of backpackers who buy these books--but TWO-HUNDRED BUCKS PER NIGHT?! ... Read More Rating: - Not impressedLonely Planet has really cornered the guidebooks market but in this case, I feel it's not deserved. I just got back from a trip to Vietnam (a destination I settled on after reading the book and gauging the amount of time I had) and all the information in there was outdated and inaccurate. I also had Rough Guides a friend gave me last minute and I much preferred it. The print says it was last updated a year or 2 ago and I understand that's the nature of the beast but it was still disappointing. Rating: - Decent guidebook for the regionI am not a big fan of Lonely Planet guidebooks as I find they are really lacking in detail but this was the newest guidebook on the region I was visiting so I purchased it. It was decent but definitely lacking. Hopefully one of the other guidebooks will print a new edition for the Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos countries. 
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