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In 2006, my wife and I bicycled through six Southeast Asian nations over three months. During the first half of the journey, one resource we turned to was Lonely Planet’s Cycling Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia<\/em>. With detailed route information, including km-by-km directions, elevation charts, and cycle-centric destination info, this book was handy to say the least.<\/p>\n However, at three years old, it was already beginning to show signs of outdated-ness in a region where things change rapidly and sometimes unexpectedly. From my research, the book appeared to be a first and only edition, and given the fact that I wasn’t seeing any other LP cycling guides on the new release shelves, I figured the wave had passed.<\/p>\n Not so, says NYT’s In Transit blog<\/a>. Apparently, after noticing that some of its old bike guides were fetching ridiculous sums on eBay, Lonely Planet made the call to revisit the series. New two-wheeled guides to Great Britain, France, and Italy are out now, with Australia and New Zealand coming soon.<\/p>\n Here’s to hoping the LP cycling writers return to Asia as well. Who knows — that might be all the inspiration I need to head back to Vietnam’s Highway 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n For more on bicycle tours in Asia, check out Jon’s recent post: Asia on Two Wheels<\/a>.<\/p>\n