Much more selective offering from the Lonely Planet, this is a succinct guide to the best things to do in Hong Kong, including a top ten which is great if you want immediate recommendations and don't mind the crowds. Also includes hotel and restaurant listings for the traveller on a budget, and a pull-out map.
A good practial guide to both North and South Korea, featuring 110 maps. It has the usual Lonely Planet emphasis on backpacking budgets and transport information.
One of the only detailed guides on Seoul, this is good for hotel listings and practical advice with excellent maps. It is not, however, more extensive than the section found in the Lonely Planet's guide to Korea.
A comprehensive budget travel guide covering all regions and elements ably and in a lively style. Perhaps in need of an update given the rapidity of change in contemporary Cuba.
Well-researched and reliable, with a good selection of shorter hikes through national parks and the areas surrounding the major cities. An essential practical guide for the hiker.
A practical guide for the backpacker which includes budget hotel listings and information on travel logistics, although be warned, the prices are always changing. Includes 100 pages on the Yucatan peninsula and approximately 40 pages on Baja California.
A good, practical guide with travel logistics and budget hotel information. Includes notes on visiting the Mayan ruins of Tikal just across the border in Guatemala.
These backpacker guides from the Lonely Planet are extremely useful for budget hotel listings and travel information. This guide covers Southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama, which is handy for saving space in your suitcase, nevertheless the detail is thin, especially on Nicaragua and historical and cultural information.