Tibet: A Travel Survival Kit
- ISBN-10
- 0864421397
- ISBN-13
- 9780864421395
- Series
- Tibet
- Category
- Tibet (China)
- Pages
- 227
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- Lonely Planet
- Author
- Robert Strauss
Description
Updated second edition of a book first published in 1986. One of the TTravel Survival Kit' series, it contains information on visas, health, accommodation, trekking, transport, language, food, history, culture, geography, religion and politics. Includes maps, a glossary, index, and a list of useful phrases.
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