Michelin In Your Pocket Thailand, 1e (In Your Pocket) [Paperback]

Michelin Travel Publications (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1998 | Series: Michelin in Your Pocket Guides (English)

Perfect for weekend getaways, each In Your Pocket guidebook is divided into four sections. The Background sets the stage with information on region's history, culture and geography. The Exploring section details "must see" sights, classified according to Michelin's renowned star-rating system. A helpful calendar of holidays, shopping, entertainment, and nightlife suggestions as well as important hotel and restaurant information is described in Enjoying Your Visit. The A-Z Factfinder is a reference section, packed with useful information on what travelers need to know when visiting a destination.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Michelin Travel Publications; Pap/Map edition (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 2066513016
• ISBN-13: 978-2066513014
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,867,877 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michelin created its first travel guide over 100 years ago to promote road travel and inspire driving confidence. Today, Michelin Travel & Lifestyle offers travelers an extensive range of travel guides, maps and online travel resources. These products deliver the same Michelin promise of quality and consistency consumers expect from one of the world's most trusted brands.

Publisher of travel guides, maps and atlases, Michelin Travel & Lifestyle offers a complete travel portfolio. Where to go, how to get there, where to eat & stay, and what to see & do ... all in one collection with extensive international & domestic coverage, especially for Europe. Our series includes Michelin (Red) Guides, Green Guides, Must Sees and Michelin maps and atlases.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The best choice for Thailand - names of places in Thai., March 3, 2003

By 

Eran Cohen (Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Michelin Thailand Map (Map)

This is the most useful map I could find about Thailand, but it's not the most comfortable or durable one, for convenience go for the B & B Map (check out my review about that map).

The best and unbeatable advantage of this map (yet) is that the names of the places on the map are written both in English AND in Thai. Clearly, this is a valuable asset in a country where many locals don't speak (not to say read) the language. For this plus point this map is the best choice hands down.

Downsizes:

This map is big due to its scale of 1:1,400,000 (the biggest in the market) that can be a little clumsy at certain times but allow the existence of many details. Take into account the fact that it's not laminated (unlike the runner up B& B) and therefore not waterproof

Another disadvantage is the fact that there are no city maps alongside the main Thailand map as there are in the maps of most of the competitors. About that I can reveal the fact that in the main cites and islands you will get free copies of similar maps - so the only map you'll really need is the full-size map of Thailand.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for planning your trip, May 10, 2001

By 

Richard Barrow (Paknam, Thailand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Michelin Thailand (The Green Guide) (Paperback)

We have just about every Thailand guidebook here at our school. When we set off on our last photo trip we took with us only three guides. The book that turned out to be the most useful was the Michelin Green Guide for Thailand. The two large maps at the front were very useful in planning the trip. One map highlighted the best places to visit in Thailand (using a 3 star system). The other map gave suggested round trip tours in different areas of Thailand. Another useful feature of the book is that places are sorted alphabetically rather than by region. This meant fast and easy access to places we wanted to visit. As well as details about what to see in each location (again with a 3 star system helping you pick out the highlights) there is also an excursion list for other places to see in the area. Many of these extras aren't listed in your regular guide. As we were driving, we found it invaluable that they always clearly showed us how to get to each location and they never once got us lost. Some people might not like the absence of a hotel listing, but we found this no problem in Thailand. Hotels and guesthouses are always easy to find.