Description: Packed with information to help you make the most of your time and money, including comprehensive transportation information, suggested itineraries, full-color maps, and advice on local culture, food, and language. Detailed listings give the low-down on the best hotels, hostels, bars, and restaurants, while "treat yourself" suggestions provide inspiration for when to splurge. Whether you want to take a slow boat down the Mekong, feast on dim sum in Hong Kong, kick-back on a white-sand beach in Thailand, or explore the temples of Bagan in Myanmar, this updated edition of The Rough Guide to Southeast Asia on a Budget is the ultimate companion to travel in Southeast Asia.
Brief description: Stuart Butler is a guidebook author, writer and award-winning photographer who has written multiple guidebooks on France. He also writes about Spain, East Africa (where he is the tourism manager of a wildlife conservancy), the Himalayas and South Asia. He lives with his wife and children in the far southwest of France and when not working can be found surfing on the beautiful beaches of Les Landes or hiking in the gorgeous Pyrenees.