Frommer's^® Adventure Guides : Southeast Asia, 1st Edition

by Ben Davies; Jill Gocher; Sam Hart; Christopher Knowles; Simon Richmond

• ISBN13: 9780028637099
• ISBN10: 0028637097
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: Frommers

Summary

We're proud to unveil the first three volumes in a brand-new series of full-color guides to the world's great adventures. Adventure travel is the fastest-growing trend in the travel industry today, and these exciting new guides offer a new approach to each destination. Each guide contains lively, personal accounts of 25 real adventures, combined with practical advice from the experts so you can plan a trip of your own -- no matter what your interest, skill level, or budget. We'll tell you how to tackle each adventure on your own, or with the area's most noted outfitters. These are not catalogs of high-risk adrenaline sports, but guides to adventures within the reach of any reasonably fit person of any age and skill. We've also included a 64-page directory of other activities and outfitters in each region. Look for full-color photos throughout, plus regional and route maps, insider tips, seasonal calendars, and ideas for family travel ñ everything you need for a safe, worry-free adventure!

Author Biography

About the Authors BEN DAVIES Ben Davies is a wellknown travel writer and photographer who has written and photographed in almost every country in Asia. He is an associate editor for Asiamoney and has contributed to newspapers and magazines ranging from the International Herald Tribune to Vogue Singapore and the Phnom Penh Post. Since moving to Asia ten years ago, he has written and photographed books on Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. His latest, IsaanùForgotten Provinces of Thailand is a photographic book for Luna Publications.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Thailand + Myanmar.

Vietnam + Cambodia + Laos.

Malasysia.

Sumatra + Java.

Borneo + Sulawesi.

Philippines.

Contacts.

Activities AûZ.

Index and Gazetteer.

Acknowledgements.