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A guide to Oahu, - Hawaii's most-visited island, with comprehensive coverage of the big drawcards Honolulu and Waikiki. This work offers sleeping and eating listings for various budgets, and outdoors coverage. Oahu Outdoors chapter featuring surfing information. There is coverage of O'ahu's state and county parks, and unique flora and fauna.

A guide that covers the incredibly popular Greater Mekong region: Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Yunnan Province (China). This work features a colour section on ancient wonders, from Angkor to the Plain of Jars.