【图书简介】 I.Designed to accompany "Lonely Planet guidebooks", this text is packed with answers to all the common health questions travellers ask. The book focuses on travelling in Asia and India.II.Getting the most out of your travels means staying healthy. Healthy Travel Asia & India is a user-friendly guide to minimising health risks and dealing with problems while on the road.1.comprehensive first-aid section 2.clear advice on treating common travel illnesses 3.guide to traditional Asian medicine 4.safety tips for outdoor action, including diving and high-altitude trekking 5.tailored advice for travellers of all ages and needs AsiaThe world's largest continent. It occupies the eastern part of the Eurasian landmass and its adjacent islands and is separated from Europe by the Ural Mountains.India PeninsulaA peninsula and subcontinent of southern Asia south of the Himalaya Mountains, occupied by India, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.IndiaA country of southern Asia covering most of the Indian subcontinent. Aryans from the northwest invaded c. 1500 B.C., pushing Dravidian and other peoples to the south. Most of India was unified by the emperor Asoka in the 3rd century B.C. It experienced a golden age in the 4th and 5th centuries A.D. before being invaded c. 1000 by Muslims and later by the Mongol conqueror Baber, who established the Mogul empire (1526–1857). Various European powers established trading posts in the 16th and 17th centuries, with the British assuming authority over India in 1857. In the 20th century civil unrest led by Mohandas Gandhi led to the independence of British India and its division (1947) into the separate Hindu and Muslim countries of India and Pakistan. New Delhi is the capital and Mumbai (Bombay) the largest city. Population: 1,080,000,000.
【作者简介】 Dr. Isabelle YoungDr. Isabelle Young is a main author of some books published by the Lonely Planet Publications Ltd.The Lonely Planet Publications LtdWhen Tony and Maureen Wheeler arrived in Sydney the day after Christmas 1972 after a six month Asia overland trip from Europe they had 27 cents left between them. In late 1973 they started Lonely Planet Publications to publish Across Asia on the Cheap, the story of their trip from London to Australia. From that self-published guidebook Lonely Planet Publications has grown to become the world’s largest independent guidebook publisher with more than 500 titles in print, over 400 staff and offices in London and Oakland as well as the head office in Melbourne.