Bangkok (City Guide)

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Book Description:

Discover Bangkok

Watch the sun set whilst sipping a cocktail at one of Bangkok’s rooftop bars, and gear up for a magic night out in Asia’s capital of cool
Explore the labyrinthine bustle of Southeast Asia’s biggest open-air market as you bargain for everything from silk to spices at Chatuchak Weekend Market
Slurp up a storm over a fragrant bowl of world-class noodles at one of the city’s many streetside stalls
Follow the drumbeat to a temple or shrine and delight in traditional lá•kon gâa bon (shrine dancing)

In This Guide:

Two Bangkok insiders, 720 hours of in-depth research on the ground, 29 detailed maps, 75 bowls of go o•ay de e•o (noodles) eaten
Luscious color section covering the best of Thai cuisine
Unrivalled coverage of Bangkok’s diverse and vibrant nightlife
Visit the website lonelyplanet.com/bangkok for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler insights

Product Details:

• Amazon Sales Rank: 423004
• Date Published: 2008-09-01
• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Binding: Paperback
• 296 pages

Customer Reviews

Wish it were more accurate

I took this guide with me for a month-long trip to Thailand, most of which was spent in Bangkok. The guide did a good job of pointing out major sights and attractions, as well as a handful of hotels and restaurants in each district in Bangkok. A lot of the information, though, was either out-of-date or just plain wrong. Recommended restaurants no longer exist, hotel prices were consistently way off, and at least 50% of the web addresses listed in the guide were wrong due to spelling or typographical errors that were obviously never checked. The included maps are hard to use and have many errors.

Until this guide is overhauled and updated, I can't really recommend it. If I hadn't had Nancy Chandler's map of Bangkok with me as well, this guide would have driven me bonkers!

Not up to the usual LP standards

I've relied on LP for over 10 years of traveling, and generally think that their publication is better than Moon, Rough Guide, etc.
Since I now live in Bangkok, I feel qualified to review this book. This version is definitely not up to the usual LP standard. I understand that Bangkok changes quickly, but the locations of temples and such do not change (one example - Wat Phra Si Sanphet in Ayuthaya is about a kilometer off). They have also mislabeled restaurants and they sight a restaurant that is apparently right next to my house in Silom... but there has never been a restaurant there. Further, on page 115, the description of the "Riverside Ramble" just cuts off in mid-sentence, which is fine, since they mislabel steps 8-10 anyway.
I think that these authors took a lot of short cuts and just assumed that things listed in the previous version were correct. Sadly, this was not the case.
If you are coming to Bangkok and have the previous edition, you'd be better off keeping that and buying the much cheaper (and more accurate) Nancy Chandler's map to get around.
LP - please pick up your standards on the next version.

Great book for travels

This book breaks down all of the sections of Bangkok and w/in those sections it will have areas of interest, shopping, eating, entertainment all with detailed maps. I had this book w/ me the whole time I was there!

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