Let's Go 1999: Southeast Asia

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Summary: go get a Lonely Planet guide for this sort of thing
Review: *this review refers to the 1999 edition*

I know the entire region pretty well and have read the Thailand and Cambodia sections of the book. I say the best way to travel is without a guidebook (most of these places can be negotiated with maps alone), but if you're going to get one...

The information that's in this book is pretty good, but there's not much of it. The layout looks good, but it isn't done with the visual economy of Lonely Planet guides, which have more information and are easier to read. (The LP guide is also easier to carry around, which is important for a SE Asia guide.)

The Cambodia section in this guide is remarkably sparse.

In short: get Lonely Planet's version, or don't get one at all. You might also try Fielding's, if they ever get around to updating it.

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Summary: What a great book!
Review: I used this guided for about 2 days, until i was able to get another one. address were wrong, information was out of date, and worst of all a bland approach to travel. check out lonely planet or even better Moon. Moon does a good job of helping to organize travel in a very readable format.

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Summary: Let's go Southeast Asia
Review: This book was the most interesting and entertaining travel book I've ever come across. Gautam Bhan (one of the editors) is one of the most entertaining writers I've ever enountered and when he told me that his book was coming out, I got a hold of it ASAP and had the greatest pleasure reading it. Warning: Contents can be really raunchy (but in a hilarious way) at times, with headings like "Where to see Wildlife" followed by "Where to eat Wildlife". Extremely entertaining, even for browsing purposes.

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Summary: What a great book!
Review: This guide was my constant companion during my two-month Southeast Asian odessey and it never let me down! You'll find that most travellers in SEA use Lonely Planet, but the truth is, the information in Let's Go is vastly more up-to-date. I particularly recommend their coverage of Indochina and the Philippines. If you make one purchase before you leave, make it this book!