- Paperback: 248 pages
- Publisher: Global Directions/Things Asian Press (Jan 1 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0971594031
- ISBN-13: 978-0971594036
- Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 14.4 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 590 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #476,437 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Imagine that on the eve of your upcoming trip to Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam, you are invited to a party. At this party are fifty guests, all of whom live in or have traveled extensively through these countries. Among this eclectic and well-versed group of connoisseurs are authors of acclaimed guidebooks, popular newspaper columnists and pioneering adventurers. As the evening passes, they tell you tales from their lives in these exotic places. They whisper the names of their favorite shops and restaurants; they divulge the secret hideaways where they sneak off to for an afternoon (or a weekend) to unwind. Some make you laugh out loud, and others mesmerize you with their poetry and lyricism. Some are intent on educating, while others just want to entertain. Their attitudes are as unique as their personalities, but they are united in one thing … their love of the region. If you can envision being welcomed at such a party, then you can envision the experience that this guidebook aspires to give you.
Within these pages you will find tips for adventuring, eating, shopping, and sightseeing from savvy expatriates, seasoned travelers, and inspired locals. Unlike the typical guidebook, To Asia With Love does not offer a comprehensive overview, but instead presents selected recommendations in the form of personal essays and tidbits, each of which is paired with a practical fact file. Discover the benefits of carrying a baseball glove in Laos, go bird watching in the Thai everglades, take a motorbike into the Cardamom Mountains of Cambodia, and immerse yourself in modern art in Vietnam. In addition, one chapter focuses solely on opportunities for giving back to the countries you visit.
About the Author
Kim Fay
Pacific Northwest native Kim Fay first traveled to Southeast Asia in 1991. Since then, she spent four years living in Vietnam and has traveled back frequently, writing about the region. As an expert on travel literature and Vietnam, she has been a guest speaker on NPR and has written for numerous publications, including Travel + Leisure. She is the creator and series editor of the To Asia With Love guidebooks and the author of Communion: A Culinary Journey Through Vietnam. She lives in Los Angeles.
Julie Fay Ashborn
Julie Fay Ashborn’s travels through Southeast Asia inspired her photography in To Vietnam With Love, The Little Saigon Cookbook, and Communion: A Culinary Journey Through Vietnam. She was raised in the Pacific Northwest and now lives in Los Angeles with her husband Clive, daughter Charlie, and son Oliver.
Julie Fay Ashborn’s travels through Southeast Asia inspired her photography in To Vietnam With Love, The Little Saigon Cookbook, and Communion: A Culinary Journey Through Vietnam. She was raised in the Pacific Northwest and now lives in Los Angeles with her husband Clive, daughter Charlie, and son Oliver.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
just not worth the money,
By cjlizzi (canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: To Asia With Love: A Connoisseurs Guide to Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam (Paperback)
Although this is a beautiful looking book, the content is poorly laid out and confusing. That might be because, as claimed, its not a real tour guide (like Frommer's, etc.). My question after reading it is, what exactly is this book and what is the author attempting to achieve. All the information is readily available online, and there simply isn't enough here to either recommend it or to even pick it up and read it for a second time!! The information just isnt unique enough and the lay out is confusing. I'd say stick to the traditional guide books.
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3.5 out of 5 stars (21 customer reviews) 36 of 38 people found the following review helpful
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One of the most delightful travel guides I've come across,
By Shannon B Davis "Nepenthe" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: To Asia With Love: A Connoisseurs Guide to Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam (Paperback)
This guidebook makes an interesting proposition. Certainly I devoured all the information I could get before my trip to Southeast Asia, and the website associated with this publishing company (thingsasian.com) is one of them. This book presents itself as a series of anecdotes, sorted into topics that interest travellers. The food of Southeast Asia, the famous, infamous, and unknown sites, and the people and customers are all covered here in detail.It is part of a new trend of guidebooks that, unlike the "yellow-pages" listings of a Let's Go or Lonely Planet, covers a few topics deeply. You may not be able to look up the closest place to buy stamps, but you will read this and become inspired about where you would like to go. And, unlike many other guidebooks, it's actually entertaining to read even if you are not visiting Southeast Asia. In fact, I read it a year after I returned from my trip. I enjoyed both reminiscing over my experiences and dreaming about future trips. Indeed, it was just like attending a party full of experienced travellers. This is a beautiful book, with lush full-page pictures and textual illustrations. Although you cannot judge a book by its cover, I certainly enjoyed the aesthetics of this guide. Its small form factor also makes it a good candidate for travel. I would recommend it as a second book, as it doesn't cover every place in encyclopedic detail. Nor does it intend to. It's the kind of book you read as you plan your trip, or to while away a hot tropical day in a Southeast Asian hammock. Each section includes stories, website links, tips, and references. Yes, there are restaurant recommendations here. I like the fact that each piece of information comes from a fellow traveller or expat, advice I can trust. It also includes the essays of one of my favorite Internet writers, Andy Brouwer. I remember pouring over his website for hours. I'm glad that his writings will now be shared with the reading public. His essays are only some of the great writing in this book. 18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must for Asia travelers who hate the tourist trail,
By Blair Mastbaum - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: To Asia With Love: A Connoisseurs Guide to Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam (Paperback)
This lovely little gem of a book will make me feel like a local on the next trip to Southeast Asia, I'm sure of it. With so many secrets revealed, and so many off-the-beaten path ideas for how to spend days and experience the authentic cultures of Laos Cambodia and Vietnam, I'll never again feel like I'm missing out on the side of Asia that the ex-patriots get to see. And it's the ex-pats that I'm always jealous of when I'm traveling. Bravo to this editor and her interesting emsemble of in-the-know writers and to the photographer, for lovely images of this mysterious land, which despite being discovered by backpackers in the '70s, '80s and '90s, still holds many secrets. I hope there's a second edition in the works. After a couple trips, I'll have the first book's ideas down.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
For Explorers and Dreamers Alike,
By K. Indresano - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: To Asia With Love: A Connoisseurs Guide to Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam (Paperback)
This new travel book is delicious. I just spent a rare and coveted quietbreakfast in a cafe with the sole purpose of digging into some vicarious travel reading. Kim Fay has created a sound premise, and she makes good on her promise of offering serendipitous, expert information, as if it were, as she writes, whispered to you at a party filled with travelers wanting to show you the path less traveled. "To Asia with Love" offers a different take on travel guiding. It doesn't try to be authoritative and offer what the major guidebooks do; Kim herself suggests this one as an ideal complement to the guides that break down all the nuts and bolts and histories. I appreciate that her chapters are inclusive of all the countries and offer a refreshing mish mash that reminds me of the organic nature of traveling to faraway lands--where you follow your nose and some timely advice. It is indeed unlike most guidebooks which are very categorized and predictable. This book makes a great, dreamy read whether you are planning a trip or not. Needless to say, most readers will likely come to this book and then do whatever they can to get out there and explore. |
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