Lonely Planet Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei
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- Always a good travel guide brand
- A Good Guide to the Major Destinations
- Very Few Info on KL
- Even has good food picks!
- Lonely Planet Malaysia (latest edition)
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Lonely Planet Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei
Simon Richmond , and Damian Harper
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Book Description
Have your fortune told by a psychic parrot, then dig into dosa in Singapore's Little India p561. Trek in the footsteps of tribal war parties on the Headhunters' Trail in Gunung Mulu National Park p337. Travel the length of Peninsular Malaysia, through the world's oldest rainforest, on the Jungle Railway p330. Give the turtles plenty of space as they haul their 750kg-bodies up the beaches of Cherating p280. Top adventure activity coverage - the best hiking, snorkelling, caving, diving or bird-watching info. Five authors and 2731 hours in-country researching this edition More listings of sustainable businesses, to help you make the right choices for the environment.
Customer Reviews:
Always a good travel guide brand.......2007-06-07
It was Lonely Planet Vietnam that got me hooked on their series, and after traveling throughout Southeast Asia, I maintain Lonely Planet are the best travel advisor books, with the Rough Guide series a close second. I like that I can find what I need as a backpacker, but know where, when and on what to splurge. This particular one is not quite as strong as their Vietnam one, but I think will improve in the next version.
A Good Guide to the Major Destinations.......2007-03-17
Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei are the most developed countries in Southeast Asia, and tourism is a long-established business in the first two. English is widely spoken and travel is easy. More than anywhere in the region, you could even get by without a guidebook - local tourist offices are pretty good for info.
That said, if you do want a guide, this is probably the most reliable one for practical details. The 10th edition, published in January 2007, actually seems to have been more thoroughly updated than some previous ones, with some new attractions and accomodation options added - unlike in certain other LP guides, where only prices are changed from edition to edition. Of course practical details may change even by the time the book is published (remember it was researched in early 2006), but in general these 3 countries are pretty stable and inflation is low. Sure, the odd errorous/outdated info did slip in, but is far outweighed by all the useful stuff.
My only complaint about this book might be that it still pretty much concentrates on established, popular tourist attractions and major cities/towns. Don't expect to find many tips on locating hidden gems or exploring remote corners of the country, particularly Borneo. For that kind of info, I found the Rough Guide to these countries better than LP, though RG's practical info is often more dated. Decide what's more important to you!
If you are going to these countries for the first time, and only have a few weeks on hand to spend there, you will probably find the information provided by this guide both sufficient and largely accurate.
Very Few Info on KL.......2006-06-03
This is not a recommended book if you have only some days in KL. Lack of information. Too many detail about points of interest, restaurants and hotels were uncovered.
The Singapore should have to be improved as well. Better to buy the LP Singapore separately rather than buying this book.
Probably the worst LP guide that I ever read...
Even has good food picks!.......2005-12-15
Went to Penang with this last month. Typical quality LP job in describing the country and how to get around. What made this one a cut above is that it actually had useful restaurant recommendations, as opposed to the typical LP approach (i.e.: Here's the address of a place that serves food; hope you don't get hepatitis). Hotel recommendations were spot-on as well.
As always with LP, my one regret is they aren't opinionated enough about which sights are worth your time and which ones aren't.
Lonely Planet Malaysia (latest edition).......2005-09-21
This is an essential companion for anyone not on a package tour travelling in Malaysia, Singapore or Brunei. Information on travel, accommodation, restaurants and sights is reliable, up-to-date and comprehensive. Do not leave home without it!
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Lonely Planet World Food Malaysia and Singapore (Lonely Planet World Food Guides)
Tan Su-Lyn
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Malaysians and Singaporeans are food obsessed: broach the subject of food with locals and it may appear that eating takes priority over everything else in life. The multicultural traditions of the region offer the food lover a gastronomic experience like no other - a fusion of herbs, spices, sauces and ingredients from a host of cuisines, each continually borrowing from the other. To eat or drink in Malaysia and Singapore is far more than an act of sustenance, it is a social experience - a chance to let your tastebuds savour the cultural mélange of these two countries. <ul>
what to eat and how to order from the vast array of culinary temptations on offer </li>
where to eat: coffeeshops, hawker centres and fine dining establishments </li>
markets: a celebration of local produce, culinary fusion and multiculturalism </li>
the definitive culinary dictionary, quick reference glossary and useful phrases for every food and drink occasion </li>
tantalising photography and recipes </li></ul>
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From a Singaporean.......2007-06-25
As a native of Singapore, i bought this book in hopes to duplicate some recipes of the local hawker center.
The book does not disappoint with detailed recipes for local Singapore Hainaneses Chicken rice and Laksa among a whole list of others. Unfortunately, they are spread throughout the book and you basically have to thumb through cover to cover and make your own index for reference.
The book also goes further to give tips for tourists and explanations of culture and practise that i found interesting.
All in all i was pleased with this purchase and have already started using the recipes in my home.
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- An excellent masterpiece, like most Lonely Planet guidebooks
- Not too impressive
- IT IS A BIBLE
- As always... a necessity
- for "alternatives" only??
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Lonely Planet Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei
Chris Rowthorn , Sara Benson , Russell Kerr , and Christine Niven
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From Antarctica to Zimbabwe, if you're going there chances are Lonely Planet has been there first. With a pithy and matter-of-fact writing style, these guides are guaranteed to calm the nerves of first-time world travelers, while still listing off-the-beaten-path finds sure to thrill even the most jaded globetrotters. Lonely Planet has been perfecting its guidebooks for nearly 30 years, and as a result has experience and know-how similar to an older sibling's "been there" advice. The original backpacker's bible, the LP series has recently widened its reach. While still giving insights for the low-budget traveler, the books now list a wide range of accommodations and itineraries for those with less time than money.
From lazing on tropical beaches or boating jungle rivers to tasting Singapore's best dishes or exploring the sultanate of Brunei, this book offers detailed coverage of the diverse offerings of this part of the world. This fully updated guide presents tips on speaking Bahasa Malaysia and a special guide to visiting temples and mosques. --Kathryn True
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At the crossroads of Asia, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei offer a travel experience unlike any other. Go fast, go slow, hit the streets or get off the beaten track - this insiders' guide shows you how. <ul>
more than 80 maps, including full-color regional map </li>
insights to light your way in deepest, darkest Borneo </li>
climb high, dive deep, shop till you drop and eat till you pop </li>
trains, planes and automobiles, buses, bicycles, boots and boats - we'll get you there and around </li>
user-friendly Malay language chapter </li></ul>
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An excellent masterpiece, like most Lonely Planet guidebooks.......2002-01-24
Lile most Lonely Planet guidebooks, this travel guide won't come as a disappointment to any of its readers. The unmistakable excellent standards we can expect from LP, combined with the fact that this particular guidebook is in its 8th edition already, makes of this book a masterpiece no traveller to the region should leave behind. The information about hotels and restaurants, things to see and do, etc, is dense, well-written, excellently ordered, and up-to-date. Likewise, the maps, the various tips on do's and dont's, are invaluable. As always, the sections on history, politics, culture etc, are excellently written and well condensed, ensuring pleasant reading for the traveller and the prospective traveller alike. Without exaggerating nor diminishing the fascination of this wonderful part of the world, this guidebook does great service to Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. It is the ultimate travel tool for those intending to visit these countries, enabling them to make the most out of their stay, as well as ensuring moments of fascinating reading.
Not too impressive.......2001-10-24
First, if you're going to rely on this guide, spend some cash on a couple of decent maps, especially for Kuala Lumpur. This guide has by far some of the most off-the-mark maps I've ever experienced with Lonely Planet. DO NOT rely on the book! As well, some amazing hotels are missing, and they're literally next door to some pretty grotty places the authors here rave about.
Also, I found the author's attitude to Singapore to be rather tiresome. Much is made of the fact that the city-state is cleaner than other congested and polluted cities in South East Asia, and that 'color' has been wiped out of Singapore.
But it seemed to me that authors had an underlying motive when writing about Singapore, to slyly convince travellers from visiting the place, or at least, from staying too long.
Of course, Singapore's not a place where anyone stays on for more than a week. But the author's mightier-than-thou point of view (that only cities with disgusting toilets, $5 hotel rooms and edgey red light districts are worth visiting) was annoying. Also, it was continually noted that Singapore is a "repressive" country. I think one only has to travel to countries like China, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and even Morocco before they can whine about Singapore being repressive.
But I digress.
Finally, precious space is wasted in the guide with the inclusion of Brunei. I think LP should give Brunei it's own slim little guide (look at Maldives or Bhutan if you want to see tiny countries with their own books). First, Brunei is culturally and politically different from Malaysia to warrant its own book.
And it would give the Malaysia authors precious space in which to include some decent maps.
Yes, I'm griping here, but when you bring a guide for a longish trip, you tend to notice these things!
Anyway, you could do worse... but Lonely Planet could have done better.
IT IS A BIBLE.......2001-08-22
We ended up calling it "the Bible". Why? Because all the answers are in it.!! Several times we said to our selves that this information should have been in LP. And looking one more time - it was usually there. LP helps you plan and avoid vasting time. Of course you shold try to do things which is not mentioned in LP but this can be a major challanges. The guide goes every where and the information is incredibly reliable. So if you go - bring LP or bring no guide book at all - alternatives are poor sustitutions. We also brought a Footprint - but the reality is that nobody is above or besides LP. 22-08-2001
As always... a necessity.......2001-02-27
Singapore is one of these places where you can travel very well without your Lonley Planet ( in particular if you remember the old subtitle of the series, a survival kit for travellers). Everything is so well organised in this beautiful city that you can get around very easily yourself. Every hotel has a good travel desk and the rooms generally carry maps and brochures of everything that there is to do.
Nevertheless, like on most of my trips I found the investment of a couple of dollars (compared to the total invetsment of the trip absolutely nothing) well worth the money. The guide gives a very simple help in a couple of areas. The "How to get there"for all the sites makes life simpler; you know which bus to take and which Underground station to leave for all the major sites. The info on the parks is accurate and little tips like "do not leave the Night Safari after 23.00 otherwise you will not catch the latest train at Ang Mo Kio really help to plan a trip; at least you know in advance that staying later means queing up for a taxi ( and paying a hefty fare).
It's a comfortably thin guide so you can take it with you whilst travelling around. As usual the info on restaurants is good and leads you to interesting places.
The only caveat, like with most travel guides for this part of the world, is the details on prices. In particular the price info on hotels hass little value since they give the rack rates and these days with a simple Internet search you are able to get big discounts as you can by booking through travel agents.
In a lot of Asian countries you need to have a Lonely Planet for travelling; in Singapore it is a (very) nice to have and a necessity for a lazy one like me.
for "alternatives" only??.......1999-04-14
This guide gives a lot of useful information about places to stay/eat.. for all kinds of budgets. However, it seems that sometimes it's more for the alternative backpack-traveller. As a "normal" beach tourist I didn't get a lot of information out of this and found some descriptions about "tourist-loaded", "standard" places much more negative than they were in reality! Don't let the authors' apparent dislike for these kinds of tourist discourage you.
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Lonely Planet Malaysia (Lonely Planet Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei: A Travel Survival Kit)
Geoff Crowther
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
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ASIN: 0908086652 |
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Lp Malaysia Singapore Brunei 3ED (Lonely Planet Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei: A Travel Survival Kit)
Geoff Crowther , and Tony Wheeler
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- accommodation in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
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Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit)
Geoff Crowther , and Tony Wheeler
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Customer Reviews:
accommodation in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.......1997-08-20
On compairing 2 previous publications on the same book titles by Lonely Planet, I found that the book keep repeating itself, especially for accommodation in Sandakan. The difference of around 10 years had changed a lot in Sandakan,where new types of accommodations are available, especially around the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, Sepilok. It was quite frustrating not to find A SINGLE, repeat, NOT A SINGLE, indication in the 3 related books concerning accommodation options around that area, where at least 3 outlets have been in existence for more than 5 years already!!!????
For your information, I am not a Traveller to that part of the world, but a proud and responsible citizen of Malaysia staying in Sandakan and I was quite ashamed to be asked by quite a few of Oversea Travellers visiting Sandakan,about whether they can stay around the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre (about 16 miles from the town centre) so that they can spend more time to visit the Orangutan. Only when they showed me the books that they are travelling with, which they told me,are very good,that I found out that none of the accommodation outlets for backpacker were stated in the books.
To make matters worst, I have been asked by a few tourists where is Sandakan B & B just a few days ago. I asked him where he come to know about Sandakan B&B and the answers were the Lonely Planet Books that they are carrying. I cordially informed them that the books that they are carrying were only about 8 to 9 years out of date!
It makes me wonder whether Lonely Planet just print and reprint their books just for the sack of
business and not the intention of correctly informing the POOR TRAVELLERS (at their mercy, of course!)what they are supposed to get, if not 100 %, but at least the closest they can get,at the destinations concerned. What excuses does Lonely Planet has for not updating their books? Even if you are talking about 8 to 9 years lapse? I really felt sorry for those tourist who have to waste so much time finding out and not to mention the financial loses due to transportation up and down the Centre.
When I accidently met up with a few of the tourists who I directed (I gave them a lift in my car) them to Sepilok B & B ( a very good backpackers' outlet near the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre ), they thank me for my help and commented that only IF Lonely Planet had informed them about such outlet, they wouldn't have to waste so much time and money to find out the hard way, where the stay there was cheap, clean and the people are friendly.
Also for your information, your website address have been given to me by one of the tourists who happens to know about you. I strongly felt that it is the responsibility of a book publisher to better inform the readers correctly and only by proper updating that readers would appreciate their efficiency and professional altitudes!
Thank you
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Lonely Planet: Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei: a Travel Survival Kit (Travel Survival Kits)
Geoff Crowther
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Lonely Planet Malaisie Et Singapour (Lonely Planet Travel Guides French Edition)
Chris Rowthorn , and et al
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