Published This Month: Lonely Planet’s All-New Southeast Asia on a Shoestring

2012-07-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Lonely Planet’s all-new edition of its iconic best-seller, Southeast Asia on a Shoestring, hits bookstores this month.

Evolving from the first-ever Lonely Planet guidebook (1973’s pioneering Across Asia on the Cheap), the Shoestring guides have been bibles for travellers planning big trips on small budgets for almost 40 years.

The 16^th edition of Southeast Asia on a Shoestring is 100% researched and updated, with coverage of more countries than any other guide to the region.

Other key features of the new Southeast Asia on a Shoestring include:

• Easier-to-use maps
• More inspiring full-colour images
• A new planning section to assist in unlocking the perfect trip
• The best value for any budget

Coordinating Author China Williams writes in her introduction, “Exotic and tropical, friendly and hospitable, historic and devout, Southeast Asia offers a warm embrace, from its sun-kissed beaches and steamy jungles to its bustling modern cities and sleepy villages.”

Top Experiences showcased in Southeast Asia on a Shoestring include:

• Bali (Indonesia): “Surf epic breaks by day and rub shoulders with supermodels at legendary clubs by night. Bali also offers a chance to escape party glitz and stay in a family homestay in and around the arts centre of Ubud.”

 

• Temples of Angkor (Cambodia): “So much better than the superlatives. Angkor Wat is the world’s largest religious building; Bayon is the world’s weirdest spiritual monument with its immense four-sided stone faces; and at Ta Prohm nature has run amok.”

 

• Bangkok (Thailand): “Southeast Asia’s superstar city has it all in supersized proportions: food, shopping, fun and then some… Don’t forget a sunset river ferry ride, an evening noodle tour of Chinatown and one final round of temple spotting.”

 

• Ko Tao (Thailand): “The divemaster’s island, Ko Tao is the cheapest and easiest spot to learn how to strap on a tank and dive into the deep. The water is warm and gentle and the underwater spectacles are not to be missed.”

 

• Halong Bay (Vietnam): “More than 3000 limestone-peaked islands sheltered by shimmering seas make Halong Bay one of Vietnam’s top tourist draws as well as a Unesco World Heritage Site. An overnight cruise allows you to adore the scenery through the day’s dramatic changes of light.”

 

Lonely Planet’s

Southeast Asia on a Shoestring

16^th Edition

Available Now

RRP: AU$46.99 / NZ$55

 

Notes to Editors

• Review copies are available on request.
• A selection of extracts & images from the book are available with permission.

 

Media Contact:
Adam Bennett
Lonely Planet
Adam.Bennett@lonelyplanet.com.au
+61 (0) 3 8379 8324

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