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Since I'm not an expert on Indonesia, or anything else for that matter, I sometimes have to do a certain amount of research. Some of the books I've used in researching this site are.
Insight guide - Java			Lonely Planet - City guide Singapore
Insight guide - Singapore			Maverick Guides
Indonesia Handbook - sixth edition			Moon Handbooks
Lonely Planet - Travel survival kit Indonesia			In Your Pocket City Guides
Lonely Planet - City guide Bangkok			Intrepid Traveler - Air Courier Bargains
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Lonely Planet to improve:
At least one Travel handbook (Lonely Planet) should make quite a few updates. I've recently learned that because of the downturn in the travel industry since 9/11 that most of the travel guild publishing houses have had to cut back. Most of these have done this with layoffs, however Lonely Planet had a better idea. To keep their help they asked their employees if any would take a leave of absence at a greatly reduced rate of pay. The only stipulation was that the time would be used traveling. The idea is that when the industry makes a comeback these employees will have a great amount of feedback. i.e. new places to eat, stay, things to see & do etc. Most of these employees are experienced travelers who will be able to gain a lot of useful information for the rest of us. About 100 of the (Planets)
500 employees took this leave so the information should be extensive. Al (3/12/02)
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A couple of good (no great) magazines for those who love traveling or the sea that have web sites are:
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Caribbean Travel & Life: Here
Condo Nest Traveler  Here
Islands: Here
National Geographic Traveler by the National Geographic:  Here
A great newsletter for people who like to travel or want to retire oversees is
International living. Check out their website Here.
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If you need or want any books on Travel you can go to:
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Amazon - Here	Barnes & Noble - Here				Lonely Planet - Here
The Practical Nomad - Here
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Political Information magazines
Foreign Affairs		World Press Review
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Traveling abroad?  check with the state dept. for travel advisories -  Here