First-time Asia

Simultaneously informative and entertaining, and featuring personal accounts from seasoned travellers, this is the essential pre-departure companion for anyone planning a first trip to Asia. Making the preparations easy and the travelling fun, First-Time Asia also saves you money along the way. Features include informed advice on tickets, visas and jabs, planning an itinerary and budgeting, practical tips on culture shock, sound suggestions on getting around, finding accommodation and staying healthy, and concise profiles, with maps, of nineteen countries, including the highlights, hidden gems and what to avoid.