wonderful insight into the lives of the nomadic grassland people.

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For a long time i've been fascinated by Mongolia and i've pretty much gobbled up every book i could find on that country. And i have to say that this book is my favorite of them all....

what can i say... this book was a lifesaver..

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Back in 2007, i rode through Bhutan on my motorbike. Back then i had a lot of trouble gathering any information on the country. I didn't even have any decent road maps. The lonely planet book...

my very first book on Bhutan.. made me wanna go there immediately after reading the book.

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For most western travelers traveling to Bhutan is all but a distant dream. The country is notorious for trying protect its cultural heritage from the 'evils' of modern tourism. Every year it...

not much useful for independent travelers to bhutan..

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Not much useful in terms of independent travel, especially accommodation options etc. But otherwise provides good information on the various places of interest around the country and the...

made me go to the sunderbans after reading it..

if you buy only ONE book to get to know Ladakh, let it be this one..

❝ This book provides a wonderful introduction for anyone looking to learn more about Ladakh. Its author, Janet Rizvi, lived in Ladakh for a few years during the late 1970's. In a few hundred pages...