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The proliferation of travel books attests to the importance and ready market for guidebooks. Even in the early days of travel, it was not uncommon to have women travel writers, as exemplified by the timelessness of the works of Isabella Bird. The surge in popularity of Asian travel books gave rise to new formats and styles, prominent among which are Tony Wheeler's 'Across Asia on the Cheap' and Bill Dalton's 'The Indonesia Handbook.' Books published under the Moon, Lonely Planet and Odyssey brands are also commendable.
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Nelson Tula is the chief of the Bagobo people who live near Mt. Apo on the the Philippine island of Mindanao. Tula testified at a congressional hearing on the Philippine National Oil Corp.'s plans to build a geothermal electricity plant on Mt. Apo. After the government assured Tula that patrols would prevent illegal loggers from destroying the forest, he gave his assent to the plan. The geothermal plant on Mt. Apo will begin operation in 1997.
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Panmunjom, South Korea is an uneasy place. It is the only entry point between North and South Korea along the Demilitarized Zone, and is the likely location for a first strike in any engagement between the two countries. It is protected only by a small Swiss UN force at Camp Bonifas. Frequent zone violations add to local tensions. The paraphernalia of militarism, including a heavily mined perimeter, adds to the physical danger.
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