Insight Pocket Guide Thailand (Thailand, 4th ed) (Paperback)

~ Steve Van Beak (Author), (Author) "Although bordering the ancient civilisations of China and India, Thailand is a relatively young country..." (more)
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Review

'a fun but instructive guide written with personality and humour' Holiday Which? - on Insight Pocket Guides --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Description

One of over 400 titles in the Insight series,

Insight Guide Thailand. This 398-page book includes a section detailing Thailand's history, 8 features covering aspects of the country's life and culture, ranging from the dwindling numbers of hill tribes to the tasty and aesthetically pleasing cuisine, a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus many superb photographs and 18 maps. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Langenscheidt Publishers; 4th Bk&MP edition (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887299423
• ISBN-13: 978-0887299421
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,278,827 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Guide to Thailand!, July 12, 2007

By	Richard Parker (Greensboro, NC, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Insight Guide Thailand (Insight Guides Thailand) (Paperback)

I have visited Thailand nearly every year for the past six years. I find Insight Guide Thailand to be informative, accurate, easy to navigate around and a pleasure to use, with beautiful photography. It contains fairly in-depth reviews of Thai history, religion and culture. Cross-references to map locations of sights of interest are really handy. I feel the Insight Guides outclass Lonely Planet Guides and are much more user-friendly. I would not travel without my Insight Guides!

I also find Insight Guide Philippines to be outstanding.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for pictures, May 12, 2007

By	M. Mawas - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Insight Guide Thailand (Insight Guides Thailand) (Paperback)

I bought this book in conjunction with a Frommer's guide to Thailand. I bought this book solely to supplement my Frommer's guide which lacks pictures and some other info that Insight Guide provides. Insight provides lots of information about the history and culture behind cities, places, and attractions. It also has a few detailed maps which is nice. However, it is very, very limited in other things that you might expect from a guide book. The book is silent on things such as city orientation, how to get from the airport to the city, costs of things such as taxis and entrance fees to attractions, ratings on attractions, etc. For those sort of things and many other travel tips and hints, you should look into other books, like Frommer's, Fodor's, Lonely Planet, etc. (I chose Frommer's for my trip and have found it very helpful - although I haven't gone on my trip yet).

FYI: Frommer's, Fodor's, and Lonely Planet all have website with the type of information that is in their books if you want to get a feel for them (it's free).

Happy travels!

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Addition to the Backpack, November 24, 2007

By	Loving Life (Arizona, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Insight Pocket Guide Thailand (Insight Pocket Guides) (Paperback)

This book provides a good handy reference guide, but don't expect to use it as your travel guide, it's more of a supplement. It's certainly more interesting than the text dense Lonely Planet I've got. If you enjoy a little more vivid detail about the place your going, this is a good choice.