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India is in transition. Since the publication of Culture Smart's first guide to India in 2003, the nation has been transformed from a developing third-world country into the world's fastest growing economy. This completely new and up-to-date volume by American author Becky Stephen is unrivalled.

THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD. "Western fantasy has JRR Tolkien, but we Asian fantasy authors have Jin Yong's stories in our DNA. The debt we owe him is immeasurable"...

Taking listeners from the snows of the Pamir Mountains to the backstreets of Kashgar—a Central Asian city that could be the setting for One Thousand and One Nights—to the Tian Shan Mountains to the endless Taklamakan and Gobi Deserts of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Bernard Ollivier continues his epic foot journey along the Great Silk Road hoping to make his way to Han China and reach, at long last, the legendary city of Xi'an.

In the summer of 2001, Peter Hessler, the longtime Beijing correspondent for The New Yorker, acquired his Chinese driver's license. For the next seven years, he traveled the country, tracking how the automobile and improved roads were transforming China.

The Philippines may appear to be one of the most Westernized countries in Asia. However, the realities of Filipino life are complex; the façade of the English language does not run deep. Philippines–Culture Smart! gives you the inside story of this unique and attractive country and unpacks the daily lives of its inhabitants.

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Katrina is an adventure athlete who craves the wild; her husband, Mike, watches sports with his buddies. Like many couples, after 11 years in a relationship they’ve grown apart and have become mere acquaintances, as opposed to husband and wife. When they hit rock bottom they realize it's time for a change and they make the dramatic decision to travel the world by bike.

I had no idea that I would like Malaysia. I even thought I might just fly through Kuala Lumpur and only see the airport. Life had other plans. As I travelled around South East Asia, I would keep coming back; each time I would see a new side of Malaysia and I would see Kuala Lumpur differently—after all, each time I was a different person.

I let go of ever visiting the rainforest, then suddenly I was there. Somewhere I never thought I would be, never thought I would see. Hiding more secrets, more mystery than I ever believed and closer than I imagined. Just a short drive from Kuala Lumpur, I was at a hill station where I could finally breathe, away from the pollution and heat of the city.

«Un romanzo dovrei venire a scrivere e nient’altro. Non resta che sublimare tutta questa roba in qualcosa che non sia l’articoletto. Non troverò il tempo?» annotava Terzani. E quasi come una favola, sanguinaria eppure ricca di poesia e fragranze tropicali, Fantasmi inizia tra pipistrelli, palazzi reali ed elefanti semisacri.

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Il Laos è la fonte, da qui partono due viaggi: uno fisico e uno interiore, che scorrono alternandosi e unendosi, capitolo dopo capitolo, in un vortice ritmato di umanità, geopolitica e rock and roll. L'autrice, dopo un tradimento subìto, parte per una grandiosa avventura che dalla capitale del Laos, Vientiane, la spingerà fino alla Scandinavia, attraversando tutta l’Asia centrale. Da sola, via terra.

Die transsibirische Eisenbahn - die längste Zugstrecke der Welt und eine Reise voller Abenteuer und Magie. Erlebnisse auf der Strecke von Hamburg über Helsinki, St. Petersburg und quer durch Russland über den Baikalsee und die Mongolei nach China.

This collection of Culture Smart guidebooks introduces listeners to China, Japan, and India. Each guidebook includes concise chapters on the local customs, traditions, and values of the country's inhabitants and, crucially, the key historical and cultural events that have shaped them. There are sections on social and business etiquette, tips on communication, both verbal and non-verbal, and advice on how to be a good guest.

The "Kingdom on the Roof of the World" with its magical mountain peaks that has preserved its culture and remarkable ancient architecture to this day. A fascinating documentary about Nepal, the land of snow-capped mountains, home to the gods. Pokhara, Kathmandu, Patan, Bhaktapur, Pashupatinath, Bodnath, Changu Narayan, Sankhu, Kirtipur, Chobhar, Panauti, Banepa, Dhulikhel In the shadow of the mighty main ridge of the Himalayas lies Pokhara. Seven freshwater lakes, known as Pokharis, gave the once important trading city its name.

Das "Königreich am Dach der Welt" mit seinen magischen Berggipfeln, das seine Kultur und die bemerkenswerte antike Architektur bis heute bewahrt hat. Eine faszinierende Dokumentation über Nepal, das Land der schneebedeckten Berge, in denen die Götter zu Hause sind. Pokhara, Kathmandu, Patan, Bhaktapur, Pashupatinath, Bodnath, Changu Narayan, Sankhu, Kirtipur, Chobhar, Panauti, Banepa, Dhulikhel. Im Schatten des mächtigen Hauptkammes des Himalajas liegt Pokhara. Sieben Süßwasserseen sog. Pokharis gaben der einst wichtigen Handelsstadt ihren Namen.

Aage Krarup Nielsen har rejst verden tynd, og han har oplevet de mest utrolige egne og fantastiske befolkninger. Burma er et af de lande, der aldrig har sluppet grebet om ham. Da han i 1942 vender tilbage til "landet med de lykkelige smil", er meget forandret. Anden Verdenskrig er til stede i Burma ligesom i hele resten af verden. Aage Krarup Nielsen begiver sig ikke desto mindre ind i landet og taler igen med dets befolkning for at opleve, hvordan landet har forandret sig i løbet af den tid, han har været væk.

"Siden jeg første gang for en menneskealder siden besøgte Burma og forelskede mig i dette skønne, charmerende land og dets smilende, sorgløse befolkning, har jeg ofte drømt om engang at vende tilbage; men årene gik, og skæbnen førte mig mod andre kyster. Da drømmen nu er ved at blive til virkelighed, er jeg forberedt på at møde et nyt Burma, et frit land på godt og ondt, med lys og skygge, endnu skrammet og skælvende efter krigens ragnarok.

Den danske globetrotter Birgitte Valvanne tilbragte næsten 10 år i Indien, hvor hun blev betaget af både den farverige kultur, indernes hverdag og traditionel filosofi. Gennem årene kom hun i kontakt med alle lag i det indiske samfund. I denne bog giver hun et unikt indblik i det 20. århundredets Indien, som de færreste danskere havde førstehåndsadgang til dengang. Birgitte Valvanne (1899-1979) var en dansk billedkunstner og forfatter.

Zurzeit gilt Thailand als eine der beliebtesten Reiseregionen überhaupt – nicht nur die atemberaubende Landschaft lockt die Touristen in die Gegend Südostasiens, sondern auch die wunderbare kulinarische Vielfalt und die Gastfreundschaft der Thais. Ich habe 2018 zum ersten Mal Europa verlassen und einen September lang dort verbracht und möchte diese Erfahrungen mit Ihnen teilen, denn es steckt weitaus mehr dahinter als ein tropischer Sandstrand und kostengünstige Standards.