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50 years of Lonely Planet: Revisiting Across Asia on the cheap in Thailand

June 15, 2023 By James Clark 9 Comments

It’s been 50 years since the publication of the original guide book that launched Lonely Planet. Across Asia on the Cheap was published in 1973 by Tony and Maureen Wheeler after overlanding from London to Australia. The publication of the guide book has become the stuff of legend. They typed and stapled the guidebook on […]

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: bangkok, guide books, lonely planet, thailand

Book Review: Lonely Planet – Across Asia on the Cheap [1973]

August 5, 2014 By James Clark 8 Comments

Lonely Planet – Across Asia on the Cheap [1973]

If you have travelled in Southeast Asia you will no doubt be familiar with Lonely Planet Southeast Asia on a shoestring, also known as “The Yellow Bible”. Even if you are too cool for guidebooks you will have seen newbie backpackers clutching this nervously at bus stations, or seen a tattered copy at a guesthouse, […]

Filed Under: Books, Travel Blog Tagged With: lonely planet

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