Bali is the original magic isle. Westerners have long been entranced by the heady combination of a fabulous landscape and a mesmerizing culture. Streams cascade down impossibly green mountainsides from sacred crater lakes, while dance dramas are performed to please the Gods. Artists and the artistically inclined settled, worked and died amidst the rice fields and temples, reluctant to leave their Garden of Eden.
Comprehensive travel guide featuring up-to-date information on virtually every town and site, hotels, restaurants, money saving tips, thorough history, staying healthy, culture, customs, and more!
Written and revised by authors who have a both extensive experience and a passionate interest in Thailand, this handbook provides information above and beyond what even an experienced traveler would expect. The guide offers incomparable background information about Thai history and culture and shows visitors how to best reach lesser-known regions. A chaperon, history teacher, and Thailand consultant all in one, this convenient, travel-proof book also contains extensive information on Bangkok, the beaches and resorts of Southern Thailand, and travel opportunities in Northern Thailand. Practical listings on everything from accommodations, bus routes and hiring cars, to bars and other nightlife are included.
Footprint''s South American Handbook, the longest-running guidebook in the English language, celebrates its 80th anniversary this year. As the Minneapolis Star Tribune declared, it is "amazingly detailed, updated every year, and has good city maps. It has set the standard since 1924." The same could be said for Footprint''s 80 other travel guides as well. Covering more than 120 of the world''s most exciting destinations, Footprint guides offer everything discerning travelers need to get the most out of their trip.
Sumatra is a natural wonderland of luxuriant forests, fast-flowing rivers, vast swamps, cool highland lakes and imposing volcanoes. It encompasses a panoply of trees, flowers, mammals, birds, reptiles and insects to satisfy the most demanding naturalist - among them the world''s largest flower, the ''Rafflesia'', the orang-utan, Asian elephant, Sumatran rhinoceros and tiger, the sunbear, three species of gibbon, ten species of hornbill and the (occasionally) man-eating estuarine crocodile. But the island''s fascination lies in its interplay of nature and culture. Strikingly beautiful, Sumatra is also home to an array of cultures that have maintained their identity even in the face of Jakarta''s modernizing tendencies
