Bali

ISLAND OF THE GODS

Once a year thousands of Balinese gather on the beach in Sanur at sunset. The festively-dressed multitude gazes out at the water and, every now and again, people glance over to the small altar adorned with flowers and crowned by a canopy.

1st edition 2008
256 pages, 5 specials, superb 3D illustrations,
20 detailed maps and plans, map 1:185 000

 

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Dubai - United Arab Emirates

ARABIA'S TREASURES

»Allah u akbar« – at sunset the muezzin's call reverberates from hundreds of mosques. The entire city stops as from all directions men in white caftans come together to pray. Soon, however, everyone returns to their daily tasks. Despite the modernity brought about by its gigantic oil reserves, life in the UAE is still dominated by religion.

1st edition 2008
270 pages, 12 specials, superb 3D illustrations,
21 detailed maps and plans, map 1:1 Mio.

 

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Thailand

LAND OF SMILES

»By the grace of His Majesty the king, my companions and I had the convenience of two royal steam boats for our journey to the summer residence in Bang Pa In. Navigating the wide Maenam upstream, we stopped at every place that pleased us. When darkness fell, we anchored our steamers in midstream …«. These were the impressions of the German travel writer Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg in his book »Siam – Empire of the White Elephant« in 1899.

1st edition 2008
506 pages, 12 specials, superb 3D illustrations,
46 detailed maps and plans, map 1:2 Mio.

 

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