Far East category: 759 books
Asie fantôme
À travers la Sibérie sauvage 1898-1905
Language: French
Release Date: March 14, 2013
Ferdynand Ossendowski a vécu pendant près de dix ans en Sibérie, explorant les rivages inaccessibles des monts Oural au Pacifique, de la frontière de l’Inde aux régions arctiques. De ces voyages des forêts de l’Ienisseï, dans les montagnes de l’Oussouri, au nord de la tristement célèbre...
A Chilli too far
Comparing Ideas and Massage Parlours in SE Asia
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
The way in which we understand and appreciate the world will affect our whole approach to life. Over the last century physical science has shown that the cosmos is quite different from what was previously thought. It is far more stimulating and complex. This book describes how, over the centuries,...
Once Upon a Time in the East
Hot and Sticky Yarns from Rural Siam
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2014
Isaan. Northeast Thailand. The furthest reaches of Old Siam. No coastline; no glistening lengths of powdery white sand; no Pad Thai-obsessed tourists; no touts; no taxis; no beggars; no hedonistic nights of extreme debauchery. Nothing. Just a whole lot of jungle.
During a visit to Bangkok, I once...
by Jason Russell
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Shanghai means “the city by the sea” and this Chinese city of superlatives is located on the Huangpu River on the east coast of China. The Huangpu River journies to the Yangtze River and divides Shanghai on its way. To the west is Puxi, the older part of the city. To the east is Pudong, a spectacular...
by Rough Guides
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2018
Discover this fascinating destination with the most incisive and entertaining guidebook on the market. Whether you plan to sample oyster omelettes at Keelung Night Market, catch some waves at Kenting National Park or marvel at the National Palace Museum's fabulous art collection, The Rough Guide to...
Beijing & Shanghai Travel Guide
Attractions, Eating, Drinking, Shopping & Places To Stay
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2015
The city of Beijing has been the capital of China for over 800 years and shows many aspects of China’s imperial past. Beijing offers many of the nation’s most significant sites including the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the Summer Palace and the Temple of Heaven—just to name a few. Shanghai...
by Steven Crook
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2019
This new edition of Bradt's Taiwan continues to offer some of the most comprehensive coverage available and has been fully updated to reflect all the most recent developments on the ground. Author and long-term resident of Taiwan Steven Crook has been to every corner of the main island and every one...
The Insider Phuket Guide
Phuket Province
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2013
Phuket provincial population in preliminary count of 2010 census was counted to be 525,018 people, including some 115,881 foreigners, or 21.1% of the population. However, it is admitted this is inaccurate since The Phuket Provincial Employment Office currently records for more than 64,000 Burmese,...
by Emily Richings
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2013
Originally published in 1909, "Through the Malay Archipelago" takes the reader on a journey by steamship into the colonial era in the Dutch East Indies in the early years of the 20th century through the eyes of a female passenger of that period.
Emily Richings was also the author...
South Korea
The Enigmatic Peninsula
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2016
A Bill-Brysonesque romp through this often-overlooked travellers’ gem of East Asia.
For seventeen years, journalist, teacher, and coach Mark Dake has called South Korea home. Now, with his longtime Korean friend Heju, he sets out on a four-month, ten-thousand-kilometre road trip, determined...
Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
Duthel Global Travel Books
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
Bhutan South Asia Himalayas India Dzongkha Sikkim Assam Fee (feudal tenure) CONTENTS Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal Subtropics Buddhism Hinduism Thimphu Absolute monarchy Constitutional monarchy South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Parliamentary system Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Jigme...
HARRY HOWARD
Memoirs of an Expat, Frequent-Flyer, Cross-Culture Golden Retriever
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
When he was 9 months old, Harry Howard, Golden Retriever, boarded a Cathay Pacific flight in Canada bound for Hong Kong. This marked the beginning of his life as an expat, frequent-flyer, cross-culture dawg, spanning ten and a half years and five countries. Harry’s journey takes his readers through...
Jeju Island
Reaching to the Core of Beauty
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2015
Korea's largest island, Jeju forms a roughly oval shape stretching 75 kilometers from east to west and 41kilometers, at its widest, from north to south. It is located off the southernmost coast of Korea, lying between China and Japan. The four seasons are distinct, though the climate is mild. The...
Bali, Indonesia Travel Guide
Culture - Sightseeing - Activities - Hotels - Nightlife - Restaurants - Transportation
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
(approx. 493 pages)
Our illustrated travel guide features of the best information from an experienced traveler as well as other local resources. It's just what you need to help you to plan your trip in advance and to accompany you on-the-ground.
Finding...