Published
internationally in July 2003 as Kabul: The Bradt Mini Guide.
First published in Kabul in September 2002
as a pamphlet.
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2002/2003 Send
your comments and suggestions to the authors, Dominic Medley & Jude
Barrand at: info@kabulguide.net. LINK TO Reviews
of Kabul: The Bradt Mini Guide from The Sunday Times, The Daily
Telegraph, The Observer and more. Ahmed
Rashid, March 24 2003: The
best and only guide for Kabul's hot spots, monuments, historical buildings
and most important of all good places to eat. The guide has put Kabul on the
map for the first time in 20 years. Ahmed Rashid is best-selling author of the books Taliban
and Jihad. More comments
in 2003:
Good job with travel book. Gave one to president and Foreign
Minister each. They liked it and kept it. (Afghanistan Foreign Ministry
Spokesman) Your web site has offered me
the possibility to re-address all the negative press that is usually spread
across the media - and represents, so I believe, Kabul and Afghanistan in a
very realistic light. I bought one copy from
Supreme. Very Informative. Great Job and well documented. It will really assist
a lot of people. Got some very useful info that I was not aware of. I've just read the book and
I'm so encouraged at the improvement there has been in the last nine months.
It sounds like the place has been completely transformed. It really does sound
as if things are getting much better. Thanks very much for such a useful and
informative site. I've just got my copy of the Bradt Kabul
guide, and I thought I'd send off a quick email to say congratulations. It's
a great piece of work. I'm really looking forward to using it on the ground
at some point. First, let
me say I am very impressed with your guide and the website! It is the most up-to-date, down-to-earth
site on Afghanistan that I've read so far.
Your story of Naser Barotali, one of the street sellers, was heart
breaking and heart warming at the same time.
My question is how can one "buy" a copy of the guide from
these street children and get the money to them? If I download a copy, I feel I am cheating him out of his
income. Thank you for your
interesting and informative site, I imagine it is of great use to Afghan
first-timers and provides an valuable service. From earlier
in 2003 and 2002
You
seem to be the authorities on what's going on on the ground over there. Jessica Gunn, Caterer & Hotelkeeper
magazine. Currently the best travel website dedicated to Afghanistan. I'm not sure if people are aware of the excellent Survival Guide
to Kabul, but at the moment there's no better website for travel in
Afghanistan, albeit restricted to the capital. Written by expats, it's not
only a great guide, but as well as the website the authors printed up copies
for street kids to sell, now that Kabul is awash with internationals. Excellent
stuff - check it out! Paul Clammer of
Kabul Caravan also posted this remark on the Lonely Planet Thorn Tree
discussion forum pages. The Survival Guide
to Kabul is an excellent practical source of
information for visitors to Kabul. It
is regularly updated and available electronically. It has a wealth of information on hotels, guesthouses,
restaurants, plus practical tips on mobile phones, language classes and
personal security. British
Agencies Afghanistan Group (BAAG) This flimsy
guide is packed with the kind of useful practical info that can transform a
trying experience in an unknown and somewhat alien capital into a comfortable
and interesting stay. More than that, however, it helps you understand this
city in the throes of recovery. For anyone who drops into Kabul it's the
essential aide to navigating the uncertainties of a place where there is
little or no published info to point you in the right direction (there's
certainly nothing that's up to date), and where things are still changing on
an almost daily basis. The web version is updated as often as necessary and
the small print runs mean that the hard copy never lags far behind. The fact
that it provides a much-needed source of income to the street kids who
distribute it à la Big Issue - is to be highly commended. Brian Wood,
Travelbag Adventures, 15 Turk Street, Alton, GU34 1AG, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 1420 541446, Fax: +44 (0) 1420
541022, www.travelbag-adventures.com Extremely
cool. What an
excellent resource. Congratulations. I was really surprised when I found your site
in the net. It is a great idea and I have to say in the name of all Afghans
THANK YOU! Your splendid
guide does two essential things admirably - it captures the spirit of the
place (bustling, resourceful) and it whets the travellers appetite (the open
air cinema on Tuesdays sounds fantastic). This is an excellent practical source of
information for visitors to Kabul. It
is regularly updated and available electronically. It has a wealth of information on hotels, guesthouses,
restaurants, plus practical tips on mobile phones, language classes and
personal security. Your Survival
Guide is an excellent initiative which I, and many other internationals here,
much appreciate. Thanks again and looking forward to the next edition! Excellent! Thanks for this -- helpful and a good
read. Sounds like at the very least
there are at least a few more restaurant choices in lovely Kabul these days.
I had nightmares about Kabuli Pilau for weeks after getting back to the US. That looks
fantastic and I shall peruse it at my leisure, it will give me an insight
into your Kabul lives. Thanks again for this info...it's great. Loved your
guidebook. I hope you got a grant to create it, as it would be an excellent
use of donor funds to educate all their newbies. Excellent!!!! I will forward this to my
friends for sure. I would like to congratulate you on the
editing of such an interesting and complete guide. Send your
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