Travelers' Tales Thailand e-bog
173,39 DKK
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Winner of the Lowell Thomas Award for Best Travel Book, this newly designed collection paints a unique portrait of a complex and captivating land. One contributor lives as a monk for a month, gaining an inside look at monastic life. Another discovers Bangkoks riverine pleasures, a world away from its car-choked streets. Yet another finds refuge as the houseguest of an isolated tribesman. Throug...
E-bog
173,39 DKK
Forlag
Travelers' Tales
Udgivet
1 november 2009
Længde
488 sider
Genrer
1FMT
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781932361803
Winner of the Lowell Thomas Award for Best Travel Book, this newly designed collection paints a unique portrait of a complex and captivating land. One contributor lives as a monk for a month, gaining an inside look at monastic life. Another discovers Bangkoks riverine pleasures, a world away from its car-choked streets. Yet another finds refuge as the houseguest of an isolated tribesman. Through these engaging personal stories, readers witness how Thailand satisfies just about any travelers hunger for the exotic, the beautiful, the thrillingly different. Writers include Pico Iyer, Norman Lewis, Diane Summers, Simon Winchester, Ian Buruma, Thalia Zepatos, and Tim Ward. The breadth and color of the collective portrait [the contributors] provide of Thailand is remarkable. Los Angeles Times