![]() It feels – dare I say it – slightly uncool. Sections like “What’s hot in Thailand right now” (teenagers “tapping their feet to J-Pop”) suggests Fodor’s audience is Baby Boomer Plus. However, photos on every page keep it interesting. ![]() More a book to read than Lonely Planet’s skim-through. I can relate to the joy of a brand new and totally updated guidebook! Fodor’s latest offering promises a full redesign, and includes sections on Cambodia and Laos as well. It’s fascinating, and – no matter your Thailand plans – you need to spend at least one evening devouring it. Expecting tidy lists of travel minutia? What you get instead is 384 pages of small font and huge interest. I’m a walking Thailand ‘Rain Man’ thanks to DK Eyewitness ( see my full review). There’s a museum with the preserved remains of a man who ate 7 children. ‘Nagas’ are believed to control rainfall. DK Eyewitness Thailand (2022)ģ00,000 temples. As for size, you’re not going to want to carry this book in your handbag. ![]() Half an hour with it and you’ll have extracted all that you were looking for. The book makes excellent use of sidebars, colour-coding and bolded bits. There’s some needed simplicity when you’re trying to choose between a dozen beach destinations. Are you a cool kid? A very good Thailand primer section helps you to choose where to go, when and for how long. Lonely Planet chases down the cool kids with liberal use of “kinda” and derisory references to strutting “middle-aged men”. This edition covers Bangkok, Central Thailand, Ko Chang, Chiang Mai Province, Northern Thailand, Hua Hin, Southern Gulf, Samui, Lower Gulf, Phuket and the Andaman Coast.Ī great starting point to get to grips with Thailand. Lonely Planet Thailand is renewed and refreshed with – I hope – less elephant-riding than last time. Similar to old-school RPGs, click to go around three-dimensionally detailed scenes.Top 3 Thailand travel guides 1.
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