Lonely The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Bangkok is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Eat pat tai and other street food at open-air markets, visit breathtaking temples or shop 'til you drop at the MBK Center and Chatuchak Weekend Market; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Bangkok and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet Bangkok : The Perfect Lonely Planet Bangkok, our most comprehensive guide to Bangkok, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled. Written and researched by Lonely Planet. About Lonely Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves.
Provided some great insight on places to see, neighborhoods to know about, and a variety of other general information for our trip to Bangkok. Was great to have it focused just on Bangkok, too.
Of course, a mix of this book and simply searching on Google Maps, Trip Advisor, and other sites seems to be kind of necessary these days... but this book still tends to pick out better things than we can find on Google or Trip Advisor. One restaurant we tried had great reviews on Google and Trip Advisor... but was a total stinker in the taste department when we finally got our food. Seems like travel books like this Lonely Planet one will generally have a more discerning palate reviewing restaurants, so instead of a bunch of people giving restaurant reviews who are unfamiliar with good Thai food, a book like this helps you ensure you get some fairly well-qualified suggestions.
Another place in which I am working too hard to explore and too alone to revel in eating out and going out, so it's a world shrunk to hotel gyms and room service and the commute to an office, even as the world expands across oceans and continents. I didn't get out enough to rate this one.