作者	KristinKimballChinaWilliamsMARIE
出版社	LonelyPlanetPublications
出版时间	2005-12-01

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HittheSoutheastAsiahippytrailinaricketybuspackedwithchickens.You'llfindyournirvanaataBuddhisttemple,onaperfectbeach,orinabowlofnoodlesoup.Writtenforbackpackersbybackpackers,thisguideto11countriesletsyougofurther,staylongerandpaylessforanadventureofalifetime.·DISCOVERidyllicislands,thesmellofincense,crazymarkets,friendlyhill-tribes,elephanttrekkingandmore·GETTHESCOOPoncurrentevents,historyandcultureinournewSnapshotschapter·CHEAPEATSANDCOOLNIGHTS-over3000listingsofthebestlocaleateries,barsandaccommodation·FINDITYOURSELF-over170user-friendlymaps·TALKTHETALK-languagetipsforThai,Vietnamese,MalayandmoreSoutheastAsiaisaspectacularassaultonthesenses.Thesmellofricecookinginthemorning,theburningspiralsofincenseinshadow-riddledtemples,yellowpom-pomgarlandsdanglingfromtherear-viewmirrorsofrattletrapbuses,tropicalfruitstheshapeofporcupinesandtheflavorofambrosia.Colors,smellsandoppressiveheatengageandrepulselikeacoylover.Behindtheappearanceofchaosisanorderexercisedinresolutecalm-asinHoChiMinhCity(Saigon)wheretheroadshostaceaselessstreamofmotorcycles,whichpedestriansfordbysettingadeliberatecoursefortheoppositeside.Here,screamingvehiclesreactwithonecollectivemind,likeaschooloffish,miraculouslyclearingapath.Newideas,immigrantsandforeigncommoditiescautiouslyenteringthefuriousSoutheastAsianstreamoflifehavebeenquicklyadoptedandadapted.Fromtheeast,throughtheancienttraderoutes,cametheoutsidereligions.Thesewererecraftedtofitinwiththeexistingspiritsandguardianswhocontrolthelife-givingmonsoons,protectthesoaring-eavedbamboohutsandsilencethebelchingvolcanoes.Fromthewestcametheskypiercingtowers-erectedintheblinkofaneye-transformingBangkok,KualaLumpur,JakartaandSingaporeintoroaringeconomicdragons.SoutheastAsiahasmorethanjustsouvenirstocollect.Itismorethanjustaphotoopportunity.Andhavingvisited,SoutheastAsiawillgiveyoufarmorethanjustabraggingpoint.Withacompassionateheart,you'lltakewithyoumanylessons-ofaspiritualitythattranscendsdogma;ofwell-wovencommunities;andofagracefulapproachtoprosperityandpoverty.Sodon'tshyawayfromthecrowdedmarkets,ricketybuses,ordustytownswithnoInternetcafes.Thisiswhereyourbestadventureslieinwait.