The Rough Guide to Laos (Travel Guide eBook)
eBook - PDF

The Rough Guide to Laos (Travel Guide eBook)

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  1. 328 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Rough Guide to Laos (Travel Guide eBook)

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About this book

Discover Laos with the most incisive and entertaining guidebook on the market. Rough Guides' expert authors have done all the hard work for you: seeking out the best guesthouses, sampling sizzling street food and trekking to remote hill villages, then writing it all up with our trademark blend of humour, insight and practical advice. Whether you plan to lounge on laidback islands in the Mekong river, explore ancient Khmer temples or tour the Bolaven Plateau's coffee plantations, this new edition of The Rough Guide to Laos will show you ideal places to sleep, eat, drink and shop along the way, with options to suit every budget. The Rough Guide to Laos includes stunning photography and colour-coded, easy-to-use maps, making finding your way around sleepy villages and busy cities a breeze.

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Information

Publisher
Rough Guides
Year
2017
eBook ISBN
9780241326176

Table of contents

  1. Contents 3
  2. INTRODUCTION 4
  3. Where to go 6
  4. When to go 10
  5. Things not to miss 12
  6. Itineraries 18
  7. BASICS 20
  8. Getting there 21
  9. Visas and red tape 23
  10. Getting around 24
  11. Accommodation 29
  12. Food and drink 31
  13. Festivals 36
  14. Health 36
  15. The media 40
  16. Sports and outdoor activities 41
  17. Alternative therapies 43
  18. Culture and etiquette 44
  19. Crime and personal safety 45
  20. Shopping 47
  21. Travelling with children 49
  22. Travel essentials 49
  23. THE GUIDE 54
  24. 1 Vientiane and the northwest 54
  25. 2 Luang Prabang 98
  26. 3 The northeast 140
  27. 4 The far north 164
  28. 5 South central Laos 204
  29. 6 The far south 224
  30. CONTEXTS 264
  31. History 265
  32. Religion and belief systems 290
  33. Arts and temple architecture 293
  34. Laos’s ethnic mosaic 296
  35. The environment 301
  36. Literature and myths 306
  37. Books 308
  38. Lao 310
  39. Glossary 317
  40. SMALL PRINT & INDEX 319