Top 10 Bangkok (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides) [Paperback]

DK Publishing (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 16, 2008

Drawing on the same standards of accuracy as the acclaimed DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, The DK Top 10 Guides use exciting colorful photography and excellent cartography to provide a reliable and useful pocket-sized travel. Dozens of Top 10 lists provide vital information on each destination, as well as insider tips, from avoiding the crowds to finding out the freebies, The DK Top 10 Guides take the work out of planning any trip.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: DK Travel; Pap/Map edition (June 16, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756636493
• ISBN-13: 978-0756636494
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 3.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #921,876 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #46 in Books > Travel > Asia > Thailand > Bangkok

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smart little travel guide for Bangkok, January 27, 2010

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This review is from: Top 10 Bangkok (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides) (Paperback)

The PLUS: 5 Stars!
The guide takes a pyramidal approach to the sights of your destination. So you slowly can work yourself through the areas that really interest you by easily skipping things you would not want to see or visit at all.
It also makes it easy to find the things that are important to you because the descriptions are small enough and pictures further make it easy to attract your interest or pass things by.

The MINUS: 4 Stars!
The good about the Maps is that they are there at all and also that there is an index of some streets.
The contained foldout maps though helpful when there is nothing else at all are not my favorite because they are quite small and are more an overview to identify the area where something is to be found on a better more detailed map. The same maps as the foldouts are also on a separate map that is detachable. This is a good idea but they are way to small and hard to read especially in dim light and in an awkward format to be really useful. - When available, I rather get a local map from the tourist office and transfer my destinations to it.

SUMMARY: 5 Stars!
This guide is an extremely useful sightseeing guide and small enough to be carried with you all the time for quick reference. It also allows you to choose the amount of detail you want to follow for the town: top 10 Highlights - top 10 to each highlight - top ten to some general categories like museums, bars, hotels, restaurants, shopping, and also some specific categories just for this destination like most beautiful Buddhist temples or best entertainment venues.
Insider tips or as they call the sections: "Street smart" round up this little guide. The maps are OK but could be improved. The deficiency of the maps though should not detract from the overall usefulness of this guide for your destination. This is true for a first time visitor with limited or all kinds of time and also for the return visitor, who wants to to repeat some destinations in more detail or avoid the same old top ten but venture out into new territory.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but insufficient., December 26, 2009

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Aanarav Sareen "www.digitalmediabiz.com" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Top 10 Bangkok (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides) (Paperback)

We just used this book in Bangkok for a 2-day trip. It's a good book and it definitely highlights the top 10 destinations in Bangkok. Over a 2 day trip, we managed to cover nearly half the items in the 'Top 10' list.

However, the destination pages should have contained more information. Spending 2 pages, 1/2 of them on images, is not sufficient. You can find this same information online across various sites - for free.

But, if you're looking for a guide book for 48-72 hours in Bangkok, without planning in advance, I highly recommend this book. Make sure that you use the back sections of this book for information on what to avoid while in Bangkok.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very handy for short trips, July 10, 2008

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Joanna "Traveller" (Helsinki, FINLAND) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Top 10 Bangkok (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides) (Paperback)

If you are on a few days city trip this is a very good little book to carry a long. Handy, easy to find tips for your trips and fast to read. Comes with a separate map!