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Summary: Tibetan Travel Made Easy
Review: I traveled to Nepal, Tibet and Thailand alone in the summer of 1998, and this book was indispensable. In fact, while staying in Kathmandu, prior to my trip to Tibet, I met someone who was contemplating a trip to Lhasa. She asked to borrow my book, and I spent a couple of worried nights awaiting the return of the book. I don't know how I could've planned my trip to Tibet nor how I could've survived successfully without this book. I bought it before the trip and read it on my way to Nepal, while in Nepal and on my way overland into Lhasa, Tibet. The book is filled with facts and helpful, necessary information. The maps are wonderful. In fact, I usually had a pretty good idea of where my driver was headed and where we actually were based on the detailed maps the book provides. I found the most important parts of the book deal with the acquisition of necessary visas and documents when traveling from Nepal to Tibet, the uncertainty of your passage from one country to the next, security and safety precautions and of course the accomodations and sites of interest. This book is small and easy to carry but it packs tons of invaluable information.
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Summary: Don't leave for Tibet if you haven't got this book!
Review: If I was only allowed to take one book to Tibet it would definitely be the Lonely Planet. It has very useful information about the country, the religion, do's and don'ts, etc. I used this book to prepare for my trip and used it in Tibet to get more information on the city I was in or the tempel or monastery I was visiting. Very detailed information about the tempels, the history and what rooms and statues are what. Very useful information about Lhasa and great maps showing not only interesting sites but also the hotels (so you can find your way back).
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Summary: Best Travel Book
Review: It's the best LP book ever. I bought the book a few months ago before leaving for Tibet. What a great help this book was! I read every single word one every single page! Went to so many facinating places This is THE book you must have if you plan to go to the snowland. Apparently, every independent traveller in Tibet has one. It has so many useful maps and hiking guide. I was in Tibet for two weeks, still wish I had more time there.
Best places: Lhasa, Namtso, Mt. Everest, Mt. KalishBest time to go: anytime
Best book to take: LP Tibet
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Summary: Best Travel Book
Review: It's the best LP book ever. I bought the book a few months ago before leaving for Tibet. What a great help this book was! I read every single word one every single page! Went to so many facinating places This is THE book you must have if you plan to go to the snowland. Apparently, every independent traveller in Tibet has one. It has so many useful maps and hiking guide. I was in Tibet for two weeks, still wish I had more time there.
Best places: Lhasa, Namtso, Mt. Everest, Mt. Kalish Best time to go: anytime
Best book to take: LP Tibet
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Summary: I went to Tibet
Review: Last summer I went to Tibet with this book as a NGO officer. This book is very useful, but no information about dalily life of real Tibeatian. Acturally, in the downtown, there are few Tibetian people. There are only Hun people, majority ethnic group in China, who enjoy their prestages. On the other hands, Tibetian people live in the northen part with surveillance camera. Since some of them are sterllized, real Tibetean people would disapper in this century, apart from the exiles in Indea.
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Summary: PRECIOUS ADVICE
Review: Shangri-La, the Land of Snows, the Roof of the World: the mysterious Buddhist kingdom of Tibet, enclosed by the Himalayan mountains, for centuries has fascinated the Western imagination. This work contains updated information on the political situation, on visas, on areas still under the hard regime of occupation, as well as trekking and general enjoyment. Many precious suggestions on accommodation in isolated places and on problems caused by altitude.
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Summary: Lost in Lhasa
Review: Thanks again for the Lonely Planet. This guide book was a great help for my trip to Tibel via China (summer 1999). It has alot of information about Lhasa and many of the cities. Please do not leave home without this book. From North Carolina to Tibet, no problem, with the help of the Lonely Planet. A rewarding and safe trip. My best advice came form a monk in Tibet "Walk Slowly". If anyone needs any help planning this trip please write,you should go....
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Summary: Lost in Lhasa
Review: Thanks again for the Lonely Planet. This guide book was a great help for my trip to Tibel via China (summer 1999). It has alot of information about Lhasa and many of the cities. Please do not leave home without this book. From North Carolina to Tibet, no problem, with the help of the Lonely Planet. A rewarding and safe trip. My best advice came form a monk in Tibet "Walk Slowly". If anyone needs any help planning this trip please write,you should go....
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Summary: Very Good
Review: This book should be very useful for those who want to visit The Land of Snows as well as for those who just want to learn more from the Tibetan Culture. It has a lot of useful information for travelers, e.g. the best ways to arrive to Tibet (depending of how do you want to do it), and the importance of having a tour guide during your trip (because of political reasons). Inside this book you will find some interesting facts and illustrations about TibetÂ's religion: Buddhism (the spirit of the country), and a few beautiful pictures.
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Summary: Don't leave for Tibet without it !
Review: This guidebook is certainly among Lonely Planet's best. It is at the same time an excellent travel guide, and also a fantastic yet concise source of insights into the life of this wonderful land. Anyone traveling to Tibet will inevitably encounter a number of restrictions on her/his travel, and will have to stick to the Chinese government's directives and itineraries. It is indeed hard to leave Tibet without a feeling that one was not really able to 'go deep' into its culture. This book might not compensate for the frustrating limitations posed to travelers by the Chinese government, but it certainly goes a good way towards that direction. It contains tips on how to make the most out of your trip, especially in terms of getting to know 'real' Tibet. Its sections on culture, religion and history are excellently written and captivating. All in all, a fantastic endeavour.
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