Publisher's Synopsis
This 358-page guide to Laos & Cambodia covers all the country's highlights for visitors, area-by-area, illustrated with hundreds of full-colour photographs and cross-referenced with detailed regional and city maps. A detailed essay section includes in-depth features on the countries' history, culture and people. The Travel Tips is a comprehensive listings section, packed with recommended hotels, restaurants, and essential contact addresses and numbers.;Key features include: places - region-by-region gazetteer section, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed regional and city maps; essay features - incisive essays on history, people and culture, from its ancient settlers to its contemporary trends; travel tips - comprehensive practical listings section, including hotels, restaurants, entertainment, transport and essential contact addresses and numbers; photo features: magazine-style double-page spreads on culture, wildlife and history; maps: detailed city and regional maps, cross-referenced with the text to aid travel planning and route-finding; and, photographs: hundreds of stunning colour photographs, illustrating all the major sights and portraying the character of the countries.
