Wallpaper City Guide: Bangkok (Wallpaper City Guide Bangkok) (Paperback)

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'The answer to every short-breaker's dream. Small, perfectly formed - they fit into pockets of jeans or jackets - they contain almost everything one needs to know...The jewel-coloured guides look beautiful and are exquisitely designed. Even a geographically challenged dolt like me stands a chance of finding my way around Shanghai with the simple map at the back of the book.'

Product Description
Wallpaper* City Guides are an exciting, stylish new concept in travel guides published by Phaidon Press and Wallpaper* magazine. Glamorous, global and affordable, the new travel guides can be acquired for only $8.95 and feature the world’s greatest cities, from Barcelona to Buenos Aires, Istanbul to Sydney, London to Los Angeles.

Aimed at the design conscious traveller, the guides offer just the right amount of insider knowledge on the world’s most popular cities, from where to stay and what to visit, to where you should eat, shop and be seen. Ideal for a weekend break or business travel, their discreet, pocket sized format tells you everything you need to know, giving you the inside track on what can not be found anywhere else.

The guides have been compiled by Wallpaper* magazine’s international editors and travel writers who have lived in the featured cities. They provide up-to-the-minute information and authoritative advice on the hottest of venues in the coolest of cities. Each guide will be updated annually to ensure they remain the authoritative ‘last word’ on the city concerned.

The guides are divided into sections on Landmarks, Hotels, 24 Hours, Urban Life, Architour, Shopping, Sports and Spas, and Escapes. In addition, each one features a local resident recommending their own favourite places to visit in that city and sharing their insider knowledge. Maps and aerial photography are included for easy navigation and orientation and there is even a notebook to record personal discoveries and recommendations. Each section is subtly tabbed with a different colour to make it easy for you to find the information you need.

Wallpaper* City Guides are the result of a dynamic, joint publishing partnership between Wallpaper* magazine and Phaidon Press.

Whether you are indulging in long weekend and want to know which room to book in which hotel, or have a free afternoon on a business trip and would love to escape and explore, the Wallpaper* City Guides offer a stylish and original alternative.

The complete list of launch cities includes Amsterdam, Bangkok, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen, Istanbul, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney and Tokyo.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Phaidon Press (September 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0714846821
• ISBN-13: 978-0714846828
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #108,540 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Different from Luxe City Guides, but less grating, too ..., November 22, 2006

By	Sharon Langworthy "decadent minimalist" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Reviewer "Ikat" has a valid point: the Wallpaper City Guides (WCG) are not comprehensive, and there is a bit of an extended travel magazine article aspect to them: however, I like WCG's differences from Luxe City Guides. Luxe engages in snarky comments and its prose (rather like a slick, smug club kid writing for middle-aged wannabee hipsters with bottomless pockets) is of a sort that I've always found grating. I tossed my Luxe Tokyo guide for this very reason.

The WCG style is meant to whet your appetite and give you a few ideas about what to see if you have but a few days to check Bangkok out. I like its brevity. The WCG gives hotel and restaurant options both expensive and reasonable, making it worthwhile for the traveller on a more modest budget, whereas Luxe covers only the most expensive places to stay, eat, etc. Luxe has no pictures and a tiny, crammed-to-the-rafters typeface: WCG has attractive photos and great layout that's easier to read. I, for one, prefer it.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worthless, October 28, 2006

By	Ikat (New York) - See all my reviews

This is the most absurd "guidebook" I have ever seen - and I've been to 50 countries. I didn't expect it to have information on the sights but thought it would do a decent job on shopping and contemporary architecture. Wrong. It is more like someone turned an article into a book and added photos to make it seem longer. Don't waste your money. If you want a guide to hip shops, etc. that aren't in mainstream guides, get the Luxe.

11/07 Update: While I still think this was useless, after using more of the Luxe guides I absolutely agree with the other reviewer - they are snarky. And they also send you all over town to find "unique" places that aren't terribly interesting. Some of them are useful but their tone has become really annoying.