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<title>Travel Books By Bill Bryson</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelbooks/9775_Travel-Books-by-Bill-Bryson/0</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Has anyone recommend these yet?

I find Bill Bryson's book a joy to read and I've re-read them many times.

He has many titles covering travels (alas, none for Southeast Asia. So I assume he hasn't been to Asia yet).

The Ones I have read:

The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America (1989) 

Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe (1991) 

Notes from a Small Island (1995) (travels in the United Kingdom, his farewell to the country he was temporarily leaving)

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (1998) (co-stars Stephen Katz) 

Notes from a Big Country (UK) (1998?) / I'm a Stranger Here Myself (US) (1999) (columns about moving back to the USA) 

Down Under (UK) / In a Sunburned ... ]]></description>
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<title>Looking For The Ideal Book To Take For 3 Months Travel...</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelbooks/9635_looking-for-the-ideal-book-to-take-for-3-months-travel---/0</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Any help? I was thinking of a classic such as grapes of wrath, robinson crusoe etc... ]]></description>
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<title>The Future Of Lonely Planet &amp; Rough Guides?</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelbooks/9608_The-future-of-Lonely-Planet--amp--Rough-Guides-/0</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ I'm currently in Asia and bought some books before I came, only to flog them on Amazon just a few weeks later. I've come here with basic knowledge, with further information gleaned from the Internet and word of mouth.

I don't really like Lonely Planet books and the style of their writing, and I don't particularly like the snobbery of Rough Guides which always seem to me to be aimed at people who think they're 'travelers' rather than tourists even though they still end up very much on the tourist trail.

What really annoys me though is the bias. These books aren't impartial. They are written by people who have been to these countries many times and in some cases they even live there. In both cases it's because they've fallen inove ... ]]></description>
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<title>Guide Book For Southeast Asia</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelbooks/9441_Guide-Book-for-Southeast-Asia/0</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Yello.

looking for a good guide book for the whole  of Southeast Asia, but just can't seem to decide the right one as so many out there.

i've seen one thou 
"Southeast Asia: On a Shoestring" by Lonely Planet

but would rather have one recommended 

need help please.

many cheers

Tee :)

(sorry i posted this message before aswell on the wrong section though) ]]></description>
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<title>Books On Laos</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelbooks/9160_Books-on-Laos/0</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi all!

I'm heading to Cambodia and Laos in a month and want to find some political/historical books on the two countries.  I've found some great suggestions on this forum for Cambodia, but can anyone recommend a book on Laos?  I'm less interested in memoirs and more interested in academic sorts of books.  Thanks! ]]></description>
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<title>Rough Giude Vs. Lonely Planet</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelbooks/8692_Rough-Giude-vs--Lonely-Planet/0</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi guys, I'd like to know your opinion: between RG and LP, which is a better travel guide? ]]></description>
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<title>Mark Elliott - South-East Asia (a Graphical Guide)</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelbooks/8369_Mark-Elliott---South-East-Asia--a-graphical-guide-/0</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi 

Been trying to find a copy of this book for a couple of weeks now but have not had any luck. Does anyone have a copy they could sell or know of anywhere that has it in stock. 

Thanks for your help. ]]></description>
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<title>Best Books I've Read On My 18 Month RTW Trip</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelbooks/8226_Best-Books-I-ve-read-on-my-18-month-RTW-Trip/0</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hey everyone! I've been on the road for awhile and thought I'd share a list of my favorite books that i've read so far. Makes those long train and bus rides go faster ;)

http://legalnomads.blogspot.com/2009/09/best-books-ive-read-on-my-round-world.html

Jodi ]]></description>
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<title>Brunelleschi's Dome: The Story Of The Great Cathedral In Florence</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelbooks/7402_Brunelleschi-s-Dome--The-Story-of-the-Great-Cathedral-in-Florence/0</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A friend lent this to me before I headed over to Italy and France this summer. I was a bit skeptical at first as he's heavily into the technical aspects of architecture. However, this book is anything but.

Ross King has documented the story of one of history's most creative minds, Filippo Brunelleschi, and his greatest achievement ... the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence. Even today it remains the largest dome built from bricks and mortar, built without any supporting structure!!!

This guy was a short-fused, paranoid, eccentric who influenced the likes of Michaelangelo, Donatello, and Leonardo da Vinci (who even copied several of Fillipo's inventions.) He was a clockmaker, engineer and designer who excavated areas of ... ]]></description>
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<title>Historical/Cultural Reading To Recommend?</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelbooks/7383_Historical-Cultural-Reading-to-Recommend-/0</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Can anyone recommend good books about the region? I'll be in Cambodia and Vietnam for 3 weeks or so and want to learn more before going. I have a background in international relations so am moderately well informed, but would love to read more about the history and culture about these two countries. Could be travel writing or political/historical non-fiction - anything. 

Thanks! ]]></description>
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<title>Travel Stories</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelbooks/7316_travel-stories/0</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi guys, in my opinion most travel stories I’ve read are, without sounding too harsh, fluff with no depth: i.e " i filled my backpack up to the brim and set off...the flight was long and tiresome etc etc" zzzzzzz. 

I like Paul Theroux with books such as The Great Railway Bazaar -so insightful and articulate. And The Beach was quite humorous... -bloody ****, this sounds well pretentious doesn’t it!? 

anyways, if anyone can recommend any tangible or humorous traveling stories along the same lines, i'd be most grateful. Thanks ]]></description>
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<title>Feedback Wanted On 2 Books On SEA</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelbooks/6817_Feedback-wanted-on-2-books-on-SEA/0</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi All,


Has anyone read the following books? Some comments or review are highly appreciated...

The Indochina Chronicles (Travels In Laos, Cambodia And Vietnam) - Phil Karber 

 



Contemporary Southeast Asia (Second Edition) 
by Beeson, Mark (Ed.) ]]></description>
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<title>No Touch Monkey - Ayun Halliday</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelbooks/6737_No-Touch-Monkey---Ayun-Halliday/0</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ I am reading this now - hilarious backpacking short stories by Ayun Halliday.  It was published in 2003 - and some of the stores are from the 90s - so I wouldn't use it as a travel guide - just a great read.

Available online via: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk. (Amazon links added in by Somtam2000) ]]></description>
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<title>Ten Travel Books I'd Recommend To Anyone</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelbooks/6726_Ten-travel-books-I-d-recommend-to-anyone/0</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ When I'm travelling on longish trips I read a lot -- not always about the countries I'm travelling in. So here's some of my favourite titles that I just grabbed off he shelves -- one I'm reading now (the Malay Archipelago) and others I've read many times!

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Set in Africa's Congo during the colonial period, this was a (very) rough base for the hit Vietnam epic Apocalypse Now. The book is far far far better than the movie! Ideally read on the bank of a river.
Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk

Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
I was a very late one to Capote and while I've read this now a couple of times, my first reading was in a single very long sitting, at a streetside pho stall in Saigon. Towards ... ]]></description>
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<title>Travelfish Reading Room: Please Read This First!</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelbooks/6725_Travelfish-Reading-Room--please-read-this-first-/0</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ So it seems new branches are growing on the forum like mushrooms in the wet season.

The Travelfish Reading Room is a forum for suggestions and asking after good books to read on your travels -- after all there's no better way to kill a few hours at the bus station than with a good book -- especially if it isn't the one that told you the bus was supposed to leave three hours earlier ;-)

I've moved across a few of the other book-related threads from other parts of the messageboard, but they're quite guidebook heavy -- you all read more than just guidebooks right?!

As titles are recommended, when time allows, I'll add in links to Amazon -- not only will that make it a little easier for you to buy any books that sound cool, it also ... ]]></description>
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<title>Honeymoon With My Brother - Good Travel Read</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelbooks/6685_Honeymoon-with-My-Brother---Good-travel-read/0</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Here's a recommend for a good travel book and fun read called  Honeymoon with My Brother .  It's about a 30-something guy who has a major life-changing event and winds up spending the better part of two years travelling the globe, including a good stint in SEA.  Lots of fun stories and great insights about where and why we travel.

Anyone else have suggestions for books to read while travelling?  Cheers. ]]></description>
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<title>Looking For A Good Book On History Of Cambodia</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelbooks/6039_Looking-for-a-good-book-on-history-of-Cambodia/0</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hi everyone, thought i'd ask here since the crowd seems so generally knowledgeable - I'm heading to Cambodia in early July and sadly know little about the country besides the general outline and was looking for a book recommendation that discusses the khmer rouge, killing fields, the genocide generally.  I don't want to read a textbook, per se, but want more background and context than I'll get in a guidebook.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!  Thanks! ]]></description>
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<title>Best Travel Guides.......</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Will be doing a month in thailand as well as 5 other countries in SE asia later this year.

im looking for guides to buy for those countries especially thailand.

rough guide to thailand, lonely planet.. etc.  any recommendations on the Best guid to buy? ]]></description>
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<title>Southeast Asia Guide: Loney Planet Or Let's Go????</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelbooks/3146_Southeast-Asia-Guide--Loney-Planet-or-Let-s-Go----/0</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ I am beginning to plan my trip in SE Asia for next summer. I was thinking to buy one of these guides that incorporate the whole region...I know they are heavy but I guess they are worth. Or not?
Which one should I get?...the Lonely Planet "SE on a shoestring" or the Let's Go "Southeast Asia"?? i don't think that buying a guide for each country I am planning to visit would be a good idea. I am afraid that buying these kind of guide I will miss many important info that I would normally find in a regoular guide. what do you think?
Many thanks for the help! ]]></description>
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<title>Lonely Planet's Thailand 12th Edition Reviewed</title>
<link>http://www.travelfish.org/board/post/travelbooks/2499_Lonely-Planet-s-Thailand-12th-edition-reviewed/0</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Lonely Planet were kind enough to send us a complimentary review copy of their new guidebook to Thailand, released August 2007. So, if you're planning on going to Thailand and are still looking for a guide, you may find our review of interest.

You can read the full review of Lonely Planet Thailand 12th edition here.

If you've an opinion on the latest edition, please feel free to add it in here.

Thanks! ]]></description>
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