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Summary: Lonely planet guides me everywhere!
Review: Last year I used LP's "Europe on a Shoestring" guide and it got me all through Europe. This summer I will be doing SE asia, so I ordered the new edition of SE Asia on a Shoestring. I just went through it, and it seems absolutely excellent! The book has cool little "Splurge!" boxes that give you a heads up on better resturants and hotels that are a bit more, but still budget and nice for when you've been roughing it for a month or two. I can't wait to travel with this book... in fact, I can't put it down here at home. It is a very well-written and witty guidebook, and seems in fact much better than my copy of Europe on a Shoestring...My only gripe is that many people doing SE Asia (including me) dont go visit Indonesia or Malaysia. It would be nice if they had additional volumes for these far-flung places instead of including them in this guide. Maybe a SE Asia Mainland on a Shoestring for next year, guys? The Indonesia chapter is pretty durn thick, and its a shame to lug around all that extra paper! Maybe I can rip it out and sell it on eBay... :) Have a good trip all!
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Summary: Great stuff but there are alternatives
Review: This is indeed the classic SE Asia book and it keeps getting better. But I agree with the previous reviewer that Indonesia is virtually a different continent adding too much extra weight. However there is a 'mainland SE Asia' book which is very light and easy to carry: Trailblazer's Southeast Asia by Mark Elliott. It's a bit strange at first glance but is packed with maps and when you get used to all the icons (and discover just how easy it is to travel in SE Asia anyway) it may prove all you need. Best of all it's very portable. There are helpful reviews on Amazon.co.uk including mine! Worth thinking about if you want something different.
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