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''Asia Overland'' by Mark Elliott and Wil Klass was an idiosyncratic book of the 1990s which developed a minor cult following amongst backpackers in Asia and the former Soviet Union. Although it has been out of print since 2002, the book remains a talking point amongst older travellers. Its unique feature was that practical information was displayed in a set of schematic 'treasure maps'〔(Amazon.ca: Asia Overland: Books: Mark Elliott, Wil Klass )〕 rather than in run-on text, a style later replicated in certain other books by Trailblazer,.〔(Amazon.com: Trailblazer South East Asia: The Graphic Guide: Books: Mark Elliott )〕〔(Amazon.co.uk: Reviews for South-East Asia (Trailblazer): Books: Mark Elliott )〕 Between maps, the book's writing offered a way to inspire questions and investigation more than providing answers in the style of more classic Lonely Planet style guides. The guide gained a certain notoriety by explaining 'tricks' for crossing ex-Soviet borders semi-legally, for reaching Iraqi Kurdistan when that area was still little known to exist, and for getting into North Korea without a visa. Today these tips appear extremely foolhardy but at the time the book was written (largely pre-Internet) they worked and caused much excitement amongst travellers of the era. Despite considerable interest from the public, there has been no follow-up edition and at times second-hand copies of the original edition have been offered at relatively exorbitant prices on Amazon and e-Bay. ==Trivia== The book contains several hidden in-jokes including 'towns' on maps named after friends of the authors (Bakus, Danigrad etc.). ''Asia Overland'' was the first practical guide book in English to cover the ex-Soviet Caucasus region after the breakup of the USSR. * Page count = 567 * Map count = 452 * Publisher = Trailblazer * Publishing date = 1998 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Asia Overland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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