Product Description

Written by a specialist on South East Asia who has lived, worked and travelled extensively in the region for over 15 years, this updated handbook on Thailand provides both background and detailed travel information. It explains how to get off the well-mapped-out "routes" to other areas such as Northeast Thailand, a highly distinctive part with a Laothian culture and a Cambodian heritage. Lightweight and portable, the handbook also includes: information about where to stay - from luxury hotels to good-value guest houses; useful words and phrases; information on bars, nightlife and where and what to eat; detailed coverage of the expanding number of parks - such as Khoa Sam Roi Yod National Park in the southern peninsula which was opened in 1996 and is Thailand's first marine park; and background on history, culture, the archaeological heritage and modern Thailand. In this edition is a special full colour front map highlighting the best sights, plus improved contents listings and chapter openings and up-to-date information on trekking, river rafting and exploring in Northern Thailand. Also included is coverage of Thailand's beaches including "The Beach" and many others off the standard trail.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #546663 in Books
• Published on: 2003-06-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 896 pages

Review
"Easy to use - intelligent, authoritative writing with a lightness of touch." Travelex Travel Writers Awards

Judges of Travelex Travel Writers’ Awards of 1999
"Easy to use comprehensive guide to a formidable region. Intelligent, authoritative writing with a lightness of touch."

About the Author
Joshua has a long-standing interest in Southeast Asia and Thailand in particular. He spent a year living in a small town in northeast Thailand in the early 1980's returning in 2001 for another year. Since then he has visited the country 2 to 3 times each year. He has written many books about the country, given radio broadcasts and lectured on cruise liners. He speaks Thai, Lao and Indonesian. Jane has been visiting Thailand for over ten years. She is an artist and is particularly inspired by the Khmer ruins of Thailand.

Customer Reviews

This is the most practical travel series.
Forget Insight, Travel Bug and even Lonely Planet. They are all too heavy to carry on your destination. Leave them behind next to the armchair. Real travellers will want any book from this series: They are small, written on thin tissue paper, and print tightly spaced. The Thail book, which I am updating every two years has so much practical information, from hotels and fax numbers, to suggested itineraries, and maps. Indispensible to the travelling traveller.

land of smiles
i have had this book for a few years now and when i travel in thailand i always take it with me one of the best books there is as a guide a must have .