John Blofeld’s account of his travels in China during the 1930′s & 40′s are translated for the first time and it is a cause for celebration for all Sinophiles.His words are a visual canvas of pastels and rich colors, smells, and tastes of a China no longer to be seen. Blofeld comes across as a [...]
Very poor, virtually worthless.I ordered 3 maps.The other two are good.The best being Collins Maps.Buy that one instead.It folds out to only one quarter the size of the other 2 maps.The country is also cut in half.HUH? What do we want a map for?To look at the entire country.I the Vietnam map was cut in [...]
Headed to China within a month, I purchased this book to help me develop a mental picture for the trip. Besides the terrific maps, the book addresses the internal migration of Chinese citizens, the transition from an agriculatural to industrial economy, and related issues that will undergird what will be experienced on the trip. It [...]
My husband and I used these cards first in Shanghai.The first night we ate at some restaurant and ordered everything that it recommended.We don’t know how to speak so all we did was show them the card and they brought it out.The food was sooooo good!We would have never known to order these local favorite [...]
This book desperately needs to be updated and rewritten! I brought it along on a bicycle trip the length of Yunnan in the spring of 2005, but found the information extremely outdated and nearly worthless. None of the hotel and restaurant listings were useable, and the sights were poorly described. The writing also failed to [...]
The standard tourist destinations are well described. The hutong hotel I stayed in was good and I found it through this guide. There isn’t much off the beaten track advice. What is really bad in this book is the restaurant and bar advice. It is a typical white man’s view of eating in restaurants. Several [...]