Lonely Planet South East Asia on a Shoestring

by Kimball, Kristin; Williams, China; Cambon, Marie; Oakley, Mat

• ISBN13: 9781741041644
• ISBN10: 1741041643
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Lonely Planet
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Summary

Hit the Southeast Asia hippy trail in a rickety bus packed with chickens. You'll find your nirvana at a Buddhist temple, on a perfect beach, or in a bowl of noodle soup. Written for backpackers by backpackers, this guide to 11 countries lets you go further, stay longer and pay less for an adventure of a lifetime. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Responsible Travel	p. 4
The Authors	p. 9
Destination Southeast Asia	p. 11
Highlights	p. 12
Itineraries	p. 14
Getting Started	p. 18
Snapshots	p. 22
Brunei Darussalam	p. 33
Transport	p. 37
Bandar Seri Begawan	p. 38
Around Bandar Seri Begawan	p. 44
Jerudong Park Playground	p. 44
Kuala Belait	p. 44
Temburong	p. 44
Brunei Directory	p. 45
Cambodia	p. 48
Transport	p. 55
Phnom Penh	p. 59
Udong	p. 73
Tonle Bati	p. 73
Phnom Chisor	p. 73
Takeo & Phnom Da	p. 74
Kirirom National Park	p. 74
Angkor	p. 74
Siem Reap	p. 74
Temples of Angkor	p. 81
South Coast	p. 87
Kampot	p. 87
Bokor	p. 89
Kep-Sur-Mer	p. 89
Krong Koh Kong	p. 90
Sihanoukville	p. 91
Sre Ambel & the Cardamon Mountains	p. 96
Northwestern Cambodia	p. 96
Anlong Veng	p. 96
Battambang	p. 96
Kompong Chhnang	p. 100
Kompong Thom	p. 100
Sambor Prei Kuk	p. 100
Pailin	p. 101
Poipet	p. 101
Preah Vihear	p. 101
Sisophon	p. 103
Banteay Chhmar Temple	p. 104
Eastern Cambodia	p. 104
Kratie	p. 104
Kompong Cham	p. 105
Mondulkiri	p. 106
Ratanakiri	p. 107
Stung Treng	p. 109
Cambodia Directory	p. 110
East Timor	p. 118
Transport	p. 123
Dili	p. 124
Around Dili	p. 127
Atauro	p. 127
West of Dili	p. 127
South of Dili	p. 128
East to Baucau	p. 129
Baucau	p. 129
Beyond Baucau	p. 129
Oecussi	p. 130
East Timor Directory	p. 130
Indonesia	p. 135
Transport	p. 142
Java	p. 146
Jakarta	p. 149
Bogor	p. 161
Puncak Pass	p. 163
Bandung	p. 164
Tangkuban Perahu Area	p. 168
Pangandaran	p. 168
Wonosobo	p. 172
Dieng Plateau	p. 172
Yogyakarta	p. 173
Solo	p. 182
Surabaya	p. 187
Pulau Madura	p. 190
Gunung Bromo	p. 191
Bali	p. 193
Denpasar	p. 197
Kuta	p. 200
Bukit Peninsula	p. 207
Sanur	p. 208
Ubud	p. 209
Pura Besakih	p. 216
Gunung Agung	p. 216
Semarapura (Klungkung)	p. 216
Nusa Lembongan	p. 216
Padangbai	p. 217
Candidasa	p. 218
Amlapura	p. 219
Tirta Gangga	p. 219
Amed & the Far East Coast	p. 219
Tulamben	p. 220
Singaraja	p. 220
Lovina	p. 221
Southwest Bali	p. 223
West Bali	p. 224
Gunung Batur Area	p. 224
Danau Bratan Area	p. 225
Sumatra	p. 226
Medan	p. 230
Bukit Lawang	p. 234
Berastagi (Brastagi)	p. 235
Banda Aceh	p. 237
Pulau Weh	p. 238
Danau Toba	p. 239
Parapat	p. 239
Pulau Samosir	p. 241
Sibolga	p. 244
Pulau Nias	p. 244
Bukittinggi	p. 246
Danau Maninjau	p. 250
Padang	p. 251
Mentawai Islands	p. 254
Pekanbaru	p. 254
Dumai	p. 255
Pulau Batam	p. 255
Pulau Bintan	p. 256
Bandarlampung	p. 257
Kalianda	p. 258
Bakauheni	p. 258
Nusa Tenggara	p. 259
Lombok	p. 260
Mataram	p. 262
Senggigi	p. 265
Lembar	p. 267
Kuta	p. 267
Labuhan Lombok	p. 268
Gunung Rinjani	p. 268
Tetebatu	p. 269
Gili Islands	p. 270
Sumbawa	p. 273
Poto Tano	p. 274
Sumbawa Besar	p. 274
Pulau Moyo	p. 275
Hu'u	p. 275
Bima	p. 275
Sape	p. 276
Komodo & Rinca	p. 276
Flores	p. 277
Labuanbajo	p. 277
Ruteng	p. 279
Bajawa	p. 279
Riung	p. 280
Ende	p. 280
Kelimutu	p. 281
Moni	p. 281
Maumere	p. 282
Larantuka	p. 283
Solor & Alor Archipelagos	p. 284
West Timor	p. 284
Kupang	p. 285
Rote	p. 287
Soe	p. 288
Kefamenanu	p. 288
Atambua	p. 288
Sumba	p. 289
Waingapu	p. 289
Waikabubak	p. 290
Kalimantan	p. 291
Tarakan	p. 293
Samarinda	p. 293
Up Sungai Mahakam	p. 294
Balikpapan	p. 294
Banjarmasin	p. 295
Pontianak	p. 297
Sulawesi	p. 299
Makassar (Ujung Pandang)	p. 301
Tana Toraja	p. 304
Pendolo	p. 307
Tentena	p. 307
Poso	p. 307
Palu	p. 308
Donggala	p. 308
Ampana	p. 309
Togean Islands	p. 309
Manado	p. 310
Pulau Bunaken	p. 311
Tomohon	p. 312
Bitung	p. 312
Maluku (Moluccas)	p. 312
Pulau Ambon	p. 314
Banda Islands	p. 314
Pulau Ternate & Tidore	p. 315
Papua	p. 316
Jayapura	p. 318
Sentani	p. 320
Pulau Biak	p. 320
Cenderawasih Bay	p. 321
Baliem Valley	p. 322
Indonesia Directory	p. 324
Laos	p. 332
Transport	p. 337
Vientiane	p. 341
Around Vientiane	p. 353
Vang Vieng	p. 353
Northern Laos	p. 356
Luang Prabang	p. 356
Xieng Khuang Province	p. 365
Hua Phan Province	p. 367
Luang Nam Tha Province	p. 369
Bokeo Province	p. 373
Southern Laos	p. 374
Savannakhet	p. 374
Pakse	p. 378
Bolaven Plateau	p. 381
Champasak	p. 382
Si Phan Don	p. 383
Laos Directory	p. 386
Malaysia	p. 395
Transport	p. 400
Kuala Lumpur	p. 404
Peninsular Malaysia--West Coast	p. 416
Melaka	p. 416
Kuala Selangor	p. 422
Bukit Fraser	p. 423
Cameron Highlands	p. 423
Ipoh	p. 426
Lumut	p. 427
Pulau Pangkor	p. 427
Kuala Kangsar	p. 429
Taiping	p. 429
Penang	p. 429
Alor Setar	p. 438
Kuala Perlis	p. 439
Pulau Langkawi	p. 439
Peninsular Malaysia--East Coast	p. 441
Johor Bahru	p. 441
Mersing	p. 442
Pulau Tioman	p. 442
Kuantan	p. 445
Tasik Chini	p. 447
Cherating	p. 448
Marang	p. 449
Pulau Kapas	p. 449
Kuala Terengganu	p. 450
Tasik Kenyir	p. 452
Merang	p. 452
Pulau Redang	p. 453
Kuala Besut	p. 453
Pulau Perhentian	p. 453
Kota Bharu	p. 456
Kota Bharu to Kuala Lumpur	p. 459
Jungle Railway	p. 459
Kuala Lipis	p. 459
Jerantut	p. 460
Taman Negara	p. 461
Sarawak	p. 464
Kuching	p. 467
Batang Rejang	p. 473
Sibu	p. 473
Kapit	p. 474
Belaga	p. 475
Bintulu	p. 475
Niah Caves National Park	p. 476
Lambir Hills National Park	p. 477
Miri	p. 477
Marudi	p. 478
Gunung Mulu National Park	p. 479
Kelabit Highlands	p. 480
Limbang	p. 480
Lawas	p. 481
Sabah	p. 481
Kota Kinabalu	p. 482
Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park	p. 486
Tambunan Rafflesia Reserve	p. 486
Tambunan	p. 486
Beaufort	p. 487
Pulau Labuan	p. 487
Tenom	p. 488
Kota Belud	p. 488
Kudat	p. 488
Kinabalu National Park	p. 488
Ranau	p. 490
Poring Hot Springs	p. 490
Sandakan	p. 490
Sepilok Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre	p. 492
Sungai Kinabatangan	p. 492
Semporna	p. 493
Pulau Sipadan	p. 493
Tawau	p. 493
Malaysia Directory	p. 494
Myanmar	p. 503
Transport	p. 511
Yangon	p. 515
Around Yangon	p. 523
Thanlyin & Kyauktan	p. 523
Twante	p. 523
Bago	p. 524
Pyay	p. 526
Pathein	p. 527
Chaungtha Beach	p. 529
Ngwesaung Beach	p. 530
Mandalay	p. 530
Around Mandalay	p. 537
Amarapura	p. 537
Sagaing	p. 538
Inwa	p. 538
Mingun	p. 538
Monywa	p. 538
Pyin U Lwin	p. 539
Bagan Region	p. 540
Shan State	p. 546
Kalaw	p. 546
Pindaya	p. 547
Inle Lake	p. 547
Kengtung (Kyaingtong)	p. 549
Hsipaw	p. 550
Kachin State	p. 551
Bhamo	p. 551
Myitkyina	p. 551
Southeastern Myanmar	p. 551
Kyaiktiyo	p. 551
Hpa-An	p. 552
Mawlamyine	p. 553
Myeik	p. 553
Western Myanmar	p. 553
Sittwe	p. 554
Mrauk U	p. 554
Ngapali Beach	p. 556
Thandwe	p. 556
Southern Chin State	p. 557
Myanmar Directory	p. 557
Philippines	p. 565
Transport	p. 573
Manila	p. 577
Around Manila	p. 590
Corregidor	p. 590
Taal Volcano & Tagaytay	p. 590
Batangas	p. 591
North Luzon	p. 592
Baguio	p. 592
Cordillera Mountains	p. 594
Bontoc	p. 595
Sagada	p. 595
Banaue	p. 595
Batad	p. 596
Vigan	p. 596
South Luzon	p. 597
Naga	p. 597
Caramoan Peninsula	p. 598
Legazpi	p. 598
Mt Mayon	p. 598
Donsol	p. 599
Mindoro	p. 599
Puerto Galera	p. 600
Cebu	p. 602
Cebu City	p. 604
Moalboal	p. 606
Bantayan Island	p. 607
Malapascua Island	p. 608
Bohol	p. 608
Tagbilaran	p. 609
Panglao Island	p. 610
Chocolate Hills	p. 610
Panay	p. 610
Iloilo City	p. 611
Boracay	p. 612
Negros	p. 614
Bacolod	p. 614
Dumaguete	p. 615
Siquijor	p. 616
Samar	p. 616
Calbayog	p. 617
Sohoton Natural Bridge National Park	p. 617
Leyte	p. 617
Tacloban	p. 617
Ormoc	p. 618
Mindanao	p. 618
Surigao & Siargao Island	p. 619
Cagayan de Oro	p. 620
Camiguin	p. 620
Mambajao	p. 621
Palawan	p. 621
Puerto Princesa	p. 622
North Palawan	p. 623
Philippines Directory	p. 625
Singapore	p. 633
Transport	p. 639
Singapore Directory	p. 656
Thailand	p. 660
Transport	p. 670
Bangkok	p. 675
Around Bangkok	p. 700
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market	p. 700
Nakhon Pathom	p. 701
Samut Prakan	p. 701
Central Thailand	p. 702
Kanchanaburi	p. 702
Sangkhlaburi & Three Pagodas Pass	p. 705
Ayuthaya	p. 706
Lopburi	p. 710
Phitsanulok	p. 710
Sukhothai	p. 712
Si Satchanalai-Chaliang Historical Park	p. 714
Kamphaeng Phet	p. 715
Tak	p. 715
Mae Sot	p. 715
Northern Thailand	p. 716
Chiang Mai	p. 716
Pai	p. 728
Mae Hong Son	p. 729
Tha Ton & Around	p. 730
Chiang Rai	p. 730
Golden Triangle & Around	p. 732
Nan	p. 734
Northeastern Thailand	p. 735
Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat)	p. 735
Prasat Hin Phimai	p. 738
Khao Yai National Park	p. 739
Prasat Hin Khao Phanom Rung Historical Park	p. 740
Surin	p. 741
Ubon (Ubol) Ratchathani	p. 741
Mukdahan	p. 743
That Phanom	p. 743
Nakhon Phanom	p. 744
Beung Kan	p. 745
Nong Khai	p. 745
Nong Khai to Loei	p. 747
Loei & Around	p. 747
Udon Thani & Around	p. 748
Khon Kaen	p. 749
East Coast	p. 750
Pattaya	p. 750
Rayong	p. 750
Ko Samet	p. 751
Chanthaburi & Trat	p. 751
Ko Chang	p. 753
Southern Thailand	p. 754
Cha-am	p. 754
Hua Hin	p. 755
Prachuap Khiri Khan	p. 756
Chumphon	p. 757
Surat Thani	p. 757
Chaiya	p. 758
Khao Sok National Park	p. 759
Ko Samui	p. 759
Ko Pha-Ngan	p. 763
Ko Tao	p. 766
Nakhon Si Thammarat	p. 767
Hat Yai	p. 768
Songkhla	p. 771
Sungai Kolok	p. 773
Satun	p. 773
Ko Tarutao National Marine Park	p. 774
Trang	p. 774
Krabi	p. 776
Ko Phi Phi	p. 777
Phuket	p. 778
Phang-Nga	p. 783
Bang Niang & Hat Khao Lak	p. 784
Ranong	p. 784
Thailand Directory	p. 786
Vietnam	p. 796
Transport	p. 802
Hanoi	p. 806
Around Hanoi	p. 823
Perfume Pagoda	p. 823
Ba Vi National Park	p. 824
Ninh Binh	p. 824
Cuc Phuong National Park	p. 825
Northern Vietnam	p. 826
Halong Bay	p. 826
Halong City	p. 826
Cat Ba Island	p. 827
Haiphong	p. 830
Ba Be National Park	p. 830
Mai Chau	p. 831
Lao Cai	p. 832
Sapa	p. 832
Bac Ha	p. 834
Central Coast	p. 835
Hue	p. 835
Bach Ma National Park	p. 842
Danang	p. 843
Hoi An	p. 846
South-Central Coast	p. 851
Nha Trang	p. 851
Ca Na	p. 856
Phan Thiet	p. 856
Mui Ne	p. 857
Central Highlands	p. 859
Dalat	p. 859
Buon Ma Thuot	p. 864
Pleiku	p. 864
Kon Tum	p. 865
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)	p. 865
Around Ho Chi Minh City	p. 879
Cu Chi Tunnels	p. 879
Tay Ninh	p. 880
Vung Tau	p. 880
Long Hai	p. 881
Mekong Delta	p. 882
Mytho	p. 882
Ben Tre	p. 883
Cantho	p. 883
Chau Doc	p. 884
Rach Gia	p. 884
Phu Quoc Island	p. 885
Vietnam Directory	p. 886
Southeast Asia Directory	p. 894
Transport	p. 906
Getting There & Away	p. 906
Getting Around	p. 908
Health	p. 914
Before You Go	p. 914
In Transit	p. 916
In Southeast Asia	p. 916
World Time Zones	p. 925
Language	p. 926
Glossary	p. 939
Behind the Scenes	p. 943
Index	p. 954
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