The Rough Guide to Bangkok

by Lucy Ridout, Paul Gray

The Rough Guide to Bangkok is the ultimate travel guide to this frenetic city, with clear maps and detailed coverage of all the best Bangkok attractions. Get inspired to discover Bangkok's highlights with dozens of color photos of key attractions like the royal temples and palaces of Ratanakos, the vibrant weekend market at Chatuchakwith, hushed golden temples, and ultra-hip designer boutiques. The Rough Guide to Bangkok includes two full-color sections on Bangkok by boat and Thai cuisine and a crucial language section with basic words, phrases and handy tips for pronunciation. Detailed historical information covers of the must-see sights and practical advice helps you get around the city. You'll find up-to-date information on excursions around the city, including trips to the grandiose ruins of Ayutthaya and the war sights along the River Kwai, as well as up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels, bars, clubs, shops, and restaurants for all budgets. You can explore every corner of Bangkok with clear maps and expert background on everything from contemporary art to Thai Buddhism. You can make the most of your trip with The Rough Guide to Bangkok .

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1999

Reviews

[Barrie Lawrence · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rough Guides - always reliable, always give a comprehensive view of an area, city, country, whatever. Well set out. Easy to find places. We use them often, and found this one gave good background information with regard to the areas, sites, etc. visited. Yes - the floating markets are very touristy, as the book had warned us; yes, a speed boat was a good way to approach the bridge over the River Kwai; yes, the temples were a 'must see', and so on. The whole series of Rough Guides is reliable and useful. However, if you are simply looking for a beach........

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well-organized and detailed. I enjoyed reading the stories behind each destination.
As a summary, the authors recommend traveling by boat to some tourist spots. They give decent advice on what to avoid for security and legal matters. The most helpful tips for clueless "farangs" would probably be about the routes and the basic things about their language and culture found at the last pages.