Far East category: 759 books

Come to Thailand and meet a sexy Isaan girl, fall in love and build a small house for less than the price of a second-hand car in the peaceful serenity of the Thai countryside and live happily ever after, far away from the hassles and headaches of modern urban life. Sounds like a dream come true,...

We all have a dream of how we would like our life to be, but most of us compromise and settle for far less. I was guilty of the doing the same. Stuck in a rut. A burnt out and washed up police detective who drinks and smokes too much and was just letting life pass me by, hoping one day it would all...

The stories in this book describe life in other worlds across the Asian continent where customs and cultures are far removed from our own. All describe places I visited and sights I witnessed such as the simple yet wonderful Lao courtship ritual, the cremations on the banks of the Ganges, and the...

The acclaimed TV documentary series From my first day of walking the streets of Bangkok  I was amazed by what I saw. Beautiful Ladyboy prostitutes, monks in saffron robes, shrines to Buddha and Ganesh, the smell of cooking and incense everywhere.  This is my journey so far.  From...

Explore South Korea's weird, wonderful, and offbeat side. Worthy Go guides are your key to enjoying a city or country. Get off the beaten path and head to some awesome places most tourists have never heard of. Just a few of the places inside: A brewery where makkeoli (rice wine)...

ENGLISH only version The Land of Smiles has many attractions to the overseas visitor, but none more powerful or better appreciated around the world than the alluring smiles of the young ladies working in its many bars. The magnetic draw of beautiful, lissome Thai bar girls sees tens of thousands of...

In 2015, Ian Thuillier spent three months travelling from Ho Chi Minh city to Hanoi, through many cities and villages to capture the life and landscapes of the Vietnamese people. The photos he took on his trip are compiled in his new book, 'Vietnam 40'. 'Vietnam 40' was first exhibited in Dublin on...

There are many smiles and now readers can examine the Barbarian smile/s at the end of each chapter. This work is a continuing look at the ups and downs of modernization in Thailand. Said progress makes Thailand one of the better choices for expat residence. The reason so far has been high-tech and...

Are you an adventurer asking what to do in bangkok? Somebody who is looking for extreme, unusual and crazy things to do in this city? Or do you know bangkok so well, that you’re looking for new, unknown attractions? I have written a bangkok travel guide with 18 crazy things to do in bangkok....

Benvenuti in Seoul, la capitale della Corea del Sud, la patria del kimchi, dello smartphone e della spiritualità! Pensate forse che i templi buddisti, le chiese cristiane, l'alta tecnologia e la tecnologia non siano adatti a voi? Allora ripensateci, vi innamorerete della Corea del Sud! La nostra...

Preparatevi per una GROSSA sorpresa! Benvenuti in Corea del Sud, la patria del kimchi, dello smartphone e della spiritualità! Pensate forse che i templi buddisti, le chiese cristiane, l'alta tecnologia e i paesaggi rilassanti non siano adatti a voi? Allora ripensateci, vi innamorerete...

Als Monteur in einem Land, in dem die Märchen aus tausendundeiner Nacht entstanden - dem Irak. Umgeben vom Zauber des Orients, dem Duft fremdländischer Gerüche in den Basaren, köstliche unbekannte Speisen und das quirlige Leben Arabiens. Farbige Lichterketten und gegrillte Speisen in den Lokalen...

Disfruta de ti mismo, como paso en los zapatos de un marinero Marina, que viaja por todo el mundo, en un destructor, un portaaviones, y una oferta del submarino, y las visitas de 16 países! Podrás viajar por barco de la Armada, y ver algunos países muy interesantes, con tiendas, bares, y las historias...

Als Michaela Vieser in einem japanischen Kloster landet, ist Buddhismus für sie kaum mehr als ein Modewort. Ein Jahr bleibt sie an dem abgelegenen Ort, zu dem sie als erste Frau aus dem Westen Zutritt erhält. Sie singt und betet mit den Mönchen, wird in die Geheimnisse der Teezeremonie, des Schwertkampfes...