Santa Fe, New Mexico: John Muir Publications, 1986. First edition. Paperback. Very Good +. This 329 page book is a guide book, though published 25 years ago, has yet to go out of date, although it is out of print. As the title suggests, the book is intended as an introduction to the serious Asian traveller, i.e. someone who will remember Asia as being special rather than commonplace. With this purpose in mind the first half of the book is devoted to the 'skills of Asian travel' while the second half makes a few suggestions of places to sample. The contents include 1 - Planning & Preparation, 2 - Transportation, 3 - The Budget, 4 - Finances and Money, 5 - Asia 101 - A Cultural Primer, 6 - Hurdling the Language Barrier, 7 - Health, 8 - The Woman Travelling Alone, 9 - Travel Photography, 10 - Coping Abroad, 11 - Attitude Adjustment for a Better Trip, 12 - Miscellaneous Tips and Tricks and Eighteen Asian Backdoors. The book also has sufficient maps and black and white photographs that enhance the text. Weight 0.38 Kg. Postage within Malaysia is free The only damage to the book appears to be a curl along the front cover. The spine is uncreased. The book is probably unread

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Bookseller: The Penang Bookshelf (MY)
Bookseller's Inventory #: AS39
Title: Asia Through the Back Door
Author: Steves, Rick
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good +
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
ISBN 10: 0912528761
ISBN 13: 9780912528762
Publisher: John Muir Publications
Place of Publication: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Date Published: 1986
Keywords: Asia Travel
Bookseller catalogs: Asia - Travel;

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The Penang Bookshelf was set up in mid 2010 principally to introduce Malaysian residents to the variety of books there is available about the country both past and present. We only stock fiction and non-fiction related to Malaysia and the rest of Asia. Much of our current stock of over a thousand different titles is not available in Malaysia. Conversely much of our stock published in Malaysia is difficult to find outside the country. So if there\'s something Malaysia related that you\'re looking for, do please contact us and we\'ll do our best to help. At present details of most of our stock is not on line; we hope it will be eventually!

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