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Lonely Planet Across Asia on the Cheap

Tony Wheeler

Lonely Planet Across Asia on the Cheap is a reprint of the very first Lonely Planet guide, originally published in 1973. It gives anyone interested in travel a unique insight into how Lonely Planet began and an idea of what it was like to travel overland from Europe to Asia, 40 years ago.

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It was initially self-published and became the first title in the Lonely Planet series, which was discussed as a resource used by backpackers.

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And they ended up putting everything together into a book called Asia on the Cheap.

— Episode: What's a gap year anyway?

Episode: What's a gap year anyway?

It was initially self-published and became the first title in the Lonely Planet series, which was discussed as a resource used by backpackers.

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And they ended up putting everything together into a book called Asia on the Cheap.

Across Asia on the Cheap, sorry.

They published it themselves.

And it became the first title in the Lonely Planet series.

They ended up founding Lonely Planet.

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