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Laos and Cambodia maintain a formidable allure for travellers - thoughts of paradise beaches and ancient temples are enough to set feet itching. Be inspired to visit by the new edition of Insight Guide Laos and Cambodia, a comprehensive full-colour guide to this fascinating and dramatically beautiful country, home to eight of the world's ten highest mountains.Inside Insight Guide Laos and Cambodia: A fully-overhauled edition by our expert South East Asia author. Stunning, specially-commissioned new photography that brings this breath-taking area and its people to life. Highlights of both country's top attractions, including Cambodia's Angkor Wat temples and the French colonial city of Luang Prabang in Laos. Descriptive region-by-region accounts cover both countries in detail.
About the Author
Andrew Forbes / Andrew D. W. Forbes graduated in Chinese Studies from the University of Leeds before completing an MA in Islamic Studies and a Ph.D. in Central Asian History. He lectured in East African History at the University of Khartoum (1977-78) and in Islamic Studies at the University of Aberdeen (1982-88) . In 1983-4 he was Leverhulme Fellow at the British Institute in Southeast Asia, Thailand, and in 1988-89 he was a Senior Associate Member of St Antony's College, Oxford. He has traveled extensively in Asia and Africa, and is currently editor of Crescent Press Agency (www.cpamedia.com) ; Pictures From History, an online image library specialising in cultural and historical images of Asia (www.picturesfromhistory.com) ; and Cognoscenti Books, a publishing company specialising in eBooks on Asian Art, Culture, History & Travel (www.cognoscentibooks.com) .
