Nonfiction » Travel » By region » Asia

Sub-categories: Thailand | India | China | Japan | Southeast | Israel | Middle East / Turkey | Cambodia | Jordan | South Korea | Turkey | Vietnam | All sub-categories >>
Riff-Raffles    by Kevin Meacher
Price: $6.99 USD. 76370 words. Language: English. Published by booksmango  on April 15, 2011. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

Have you ever dreamt of quitting your job and setting up a business in a tropical paradise, spending days lazing by the beach whilst the money comes rolling in? Most of us have had this dream at some time or the other but the reality can be alarmingly different.
Achan: A Year of Teaching in Thailand    by Elayne Clift
Price: $5.99 USD. 51040 words. Language: English. Published by booksmango  on April 15, 2011. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

This lively collection of vignettes, pithy essays, profiles, humorous anecdotes and travel tales shares the experience of a seasoned American writer, traveler, and teacher who spent a year as a guest lecturer at a university in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It offers an entertaining and enlightening read for anyone who loves exploring other countries and cultures.
A Land Like None You Know    by Patrick Forsyth
Price: $6.99 USD. 73820 words. Language: English. Published by booksmango  on April 15, 2011. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

Burma (or Myanmar as it is now called) is in the news for all the wrong reasons. It has been ruled for many years by a ruthless, repressive junta, it suffers regular earthquakes and the cyclone of May 2008 left more than a hundred thousand people injured, homeless or dead.
You Can’t Hide an Elephant in an Omelet    by Brandon & Amy Follet & Johnson
Price: $3.99 USD. 9330 words. Language: English. Published by booksmango  on April 13, 2011. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

Brandon and Amy travel Southeast Asia with the idea that this beautiful region of the world with its unique geography and culture will not be experienced with a cocktail in hand, felt through a Thai massage parlor, or watched from a pool side. Tasted by way of S. E. Asia omelets and interpreted by an American palate, they offer a fresh look at American culture and S. E. Asia travel.
Paradise in Limbo    by Tim Coxon
Price: $3.99 USD. 19910 words. Language: English. Published by booksmango  on April 13, 2011. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

Paradise in Limbo is a semi-fictionalized account of what happens when West meets East and the often bizarre experiences which ensue. It relates tales of bluff and double bluff, deception and intrigue perpetrated by both the protagonists and antagonists.
Sticky Rice at the Orchid Cafe    by Bob Andrews
Price: $4.99 USD. 35390 words. Language: English. Published by booksmango  on April 12, 2011. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

It seemed a good idea at the time. The village chosen by Bob Andrews as a refuge from the chaos of Bangkok lay just off the north-south motorway. His partner Pan already ran the village store and noodle shop. Why not expand the business to include an English-style tea shop? But Bob hadn’t done his homework.
Discovering Metal Detecting on a Thailand Beach    by Peter Jaggs
Price: $4.99 USD. 33290 words. Language: English. Published by booksmango  on April 12, 2011. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

(3.00 from 1 review)
Hunting for pirates’ hidden gold and silver in the golden sands of a palm-fringed, exotic tropical island was the daydream of many of us when we were school kids. Unfortunately it is a fantasy that almost nobody can ever fulfill. This unusual and completely original book will take you on a layman’s treasure hunt.
Photographs from the Capital of Saudi Arabia    by Paul Love
Price: $0.99 USD. 1030 words. Language: English. Published on April 4, 2011. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

This is a collection of photos taken from my year in Riyadh.Each photo has a small explanation and a brief description of my experience there.
The Tibetan Horse    by David Shannon
Price: $4.00 USD. 82560 words. Language: English. Published on April 2, 2011. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

A rollicking kiss-and-tell tale of love and cultural encounters during two years among the expatriate community of Kathmandu. Leaving a debauched life in Haiti,discovering the delights girls from around the world travelling through Nepal in the mid-80s, from the Kathmandu jail to Everest Base Camp, living the expatriate social life, and finally following a new love to New Zealand
Maldives Travel: Guide to tourism in the Maldives Islands    by Widhadh Waheed
Price: $2.99 USD. 3510 words. Language: English. Published on March 30, 2011. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

A small travel guide to the Maldives Islands with recommendations from the author after a long vacation in the Maldives. Travel Maldives guide also has a list of resorts at the end with links to their websites in addition to some great photos and ideas on things to do with kids and how to go about organizing your trip of a lifetime.