Lonely Planet Bangkok (Paperback)

by Joe Cummings (Author)

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Note from Publisher: This is the old edition of Lonely Planet's guide to Bangkok.

Lonely Planet's new edition of Bangkok may be found by typing the ISBN number, 1740594606, into the search box.

The amazing new 6th edition is the market-leading guide to this popular stopover and hub for Southeast Asia travel, has 24 pages of detailed full-color maps of the city center and surroundings, has an authoritative language guide and handy Thai script throughout, and has a dedicated chapter on the wonders of Thai cuisine.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 5th edition (August 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1864502851
• ISBN-13: 978-1864502855
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,288,027 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If Your Going, Get It, January 24, 2002

By	K. Johnson (US/Asia) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This book will save you time, money, frustration, and give enjoyment and satisfaction. Bangkok is a huge city with many attractions and lots of traffic. This guide will tell you where you can go and what you can do based on *your* personal preferences. You can fit your accomadation, lifestyle, budget, culinary likes, night life play-time, and temples, into this guide, and most importantly, get there quickly and affordabley. All of the river taxi and Sky Train routes and stops are listed. Information on the arriving Metro is included as well. The maps are accurate. Plenty of cultural, visa, legal, medical and food information. Very pleasant areas outside of, but near Bangkok are noted. If you spend time in Bangkok, and only use the LP South East Asia or LP Thailand, you will miss many things that you may want to experience in Bangkok. The Bangkok city guide is worth picking up for those who have the country LP.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but second best, March 17, 2005

By	J. Douglas (Falls Church, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Lonely Planet Bangkok (Paperback)

I was fortunate enough to spend a month in Bangkok and bought both the Lonely Planet and the Moon Guides. I generally read both books before I went anywhere, so I can fairly compare them.

The Lonely Planet guide was always worth reading -- it often added something I didn't find in the Moon guide. The highly detailed map in the back of the book was also quite worthwhile. However, if I had to have just one book, it would have been the Moon guide by Carl Parkes.

Carl's explanations always seemed a little bit richer, and a little bit more in touch. His introduction to the Thai language left me much better equipped to try my hand, and his culture and language sections also stood out. The overall impression, true or not, is that Carl has a deeper understanding and familiarlity with the Thais and Bangkok than Joe. But to be fair, I was happy with both books, and happier still that I had brought both with me.

Its too bad that the Moon guide is harder to find than Lonely Planet's .... but I definitely recommend it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Living In Bangkok, June 23, 2003

By	Richard Poulin "Rich" (Okinawa, Japan) - See all my reviews

Making my move to Bangkok, this book has well equipped me for the transition, and has made me more excited and prepared. This book gives an endless supply of information on Bangkok, but doesn't stop there. It goes on to talk about culture, history, and other parts of Thailand, but keeping it relevant. This book is a must have if you are planning on learning, visiting or living in Bangkok! I only wished that this book had more pictures, but the author made up for it in his fun to read writing style.