Thailand, Indochina and Burma Handbook

How to use this handbook. Introduction and hints: travel to and within the region; documentation and security; etiquette and language; accommodation; internal surface transport; general advice; health information. Regional introduction: land and life; pre-colonial history; colonial history; modern Southeast Asia; suggested reading. Thailand: introduction; Bangkok; the central plains; the northern region; the northeastern region; the eastern region; the western region; the south; information for visitors. Burma: introduction; Rangoon; around Rangoon; Inle Lake area; Pagan; Mandalay; around Mandalay; Maymyo; restricted areas; information for visitors. Vietnam: introduction; Hanoi; Hanoi to Dien Bien Phu; Haiphong and Ha Long Bay; Hanoi to Ninh Binh; Thanh Hoa to Hue; Hue to Danang; Quang Ngai to Phan Rang; Phan Rang to Dalat; Dalat to Saigon; Saigon; Mekong Delta; information for visitors. Laos: introduction; Vientiane; Luang Prabang; northeast from Vientiane; south to Saravan; Pakse and the Bolovens Plateau; the islands of the South; restricted areas; information for visitors. Cambodia: introduction; Phnom Penh and surroundings; Angkor; restricted areas; information for visitors. Singapore: sights; excursions; the islands; services; information for visitors.