Bali is as much a state of mind as it is an island. Man's greatest dreams and most terrifyang nightmares, come alive each day in the religious rituals, art, theater and music that dominate, every facet of life. Such cultural pursuits import a special ambience to the contours of the land itself - to the spledid terraced padis, the smouldering mountains, the waterfalls that cascade into ravines,…
This book is mainly the work of Hans Hoefer, founde of the Insight Guides series. Hoefer, a German Book designer and photographer, has traveled widely. During one of his travels to Bali, he was inspired to document his visit in words and pictures. The result, Insight Guide Bali, published in 1970. rnSingapore has long been the focus of the world's must storied region. Singapore shows you why i…
The enigmatic Philippines defy easy description. This archepelago of 7,000 odd islands sometimes seems to be floating in the wrong waters. Here is a land whose geography has placed it in Southeast Asia, but whose religion is predominantly Roman Catholic, whose colonists were Spanish and American, whose cuisine seems sedaste compared to the spicy chileies and curries of its mainland neighbors.