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Authors: China Williams, Aaron Anderson, Brett Atkinson, Tim Bewer, Becca Blond, Virginia Jealous, Lisa Steer
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Category: Book

List Price: $26.99
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars(9 reviews)
Sales Rank: 5136

Media: Paperback
Edition: 12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 820
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 1.3

ISBN: 1741043077
Dewey Decimal Number: 915
EAN: 9781741043075
ASIN: 1741043077

Publication Date: August 1, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Discover Thailand

Uncover Bangkok's best street stalls or enjoy a skyscraping gourmet dinner.
Climb aboard a long-tail boat and island hop to your own isolated beach paradise.
Get soaked at Songkran, the Thai celebration that becomes the world's biggest water fight.
Trek off the beaten path in remote Isan to watch a rare solar alignment at an ancient Angkor temple.

In This Guide

Ten authors, 259 days of in-country research and 150 maps.
Trek, dive or monkey-watch with our detailed coverage of national parks and natural wonders.
Visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler suggestions.



Customer Reviews:   Read 4 more reviews...

3 out of 5 stars Not bad, could be better   July 22, 2008
Basically, my main complaint is that they took out the good stuff from the old edition and replace them with irrelevant stuff.

One example would be in the last edition, they had a section with color pictures of different types of food served in Thailand, something I find interesting to note when traveling to a foreign country. They replaced this section with a section with picture of people riding on elephants and scenery that don't really tell you much.

The reason why I did not give them too bad of a rating is that the information is pretty much the same between the two editions. In this edition, there is less information on border crossings, but that is due to increase safety concerns (so I can understand why they did that). I would still recommend the last edition. Besides being cheaper, you actually learn a little bit more.



5 out of 5 stars Great tour book   March 3, 2008
Lots of information. The websites are in general up to date. There is a lot to see in Thailand so this book covers a lot of the popular areas.


5 out of 5 stars The best in guidebooks...........   February 19, 2008
I have bought many guidebooks over the years and would say that lonely planet has the best. No, it is not one of those guidebooks filled with pretty, glossy photos but a clear, concise guidebook with pertinent information designed for all travelers whether you are a budget traveler or a jetsetter. Very user friendly, always updated. If you are only going to use one travel guide, cut to the chase and pick up lonely planet.


4 out of 5 stars Best of the Bunch   December 4, 2007

This very recently updated guide is the best I've seen. If you only want to rely on one guidebook, this is it.



5 out of 5 stars Organized and informative   October 10, 2007
  4 out of 5 found this review helpful

Very useful for new tourists. Book is organized by location and subdivided by events, sights, restaurants, hotels and more. It has a detailed map and lots of pictures too. It gives a good honest summary about different locations, what's worth your time, and what to be careful about as well. Very useful- highly recommended.


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