Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong, Macau & Canton: Travel Survival Kit | 1980 | Peter Turner | Buy |
| 2 | Indonesia: Travel Survival Kit | 1992 | Peter Turner | Buy |
| 3 | Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit: Vietnam | 1993 | Peter Turner | Buy |
| 4 | China: A Travel Survival Kit | 1994 | Peter Turner | Buy |
| 5 | Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei | 1994 | Peter Turner | Buy |
| 6 | Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit: Taiwan | 1994 | Peter Turner | Buy |
| 7 | Lonely Planet South East Asia | 1994 | Peter Turner | Buy |
The Travel Survival Kit branding was used on Lonely Planet’s earliest country guides, before the publisher standardized its titles under the plain “Lonely Planet” name. These books were aimed at independent, budget-conscious travelers heading to parts of the world that mainstream guidebook publishers largely ignored at the time. Peter Turner contributed to seven titles in this format between 1980 and 1994.
The destinations covered include countries in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and parts of the Pacific. These guides provided on-the-ground information about transport, accommodation, food, and local customs at a time when much of this region had little English-language travel literature available. The Travel Survival Kit editions are a snapshot of travel writing before the internet changed how people plan trips.