Insight Guides Bangkok Book

Insight Guide: Bangkok plunges into one of the world's most challenging cities, peeling back the confusing layers to reveal Bangkok's historical and cultural foundations. World-class writers and photojournalists share their expertise - from the historic currents of the Chao Phraya River to the undercurrents of contemporary issues, and from the intricacies of doing business to the delicacies of Thai cuisine. Whether obscure or esential, it's here, with insight.

An Insight Guide trademark are the magazine-style essays that explore a destination. A fascinating history section, for example, leads into thorough essays on culture and lifestyle - cuisine, religion, dance and the arts, and business. Then a Places section covers every back street of Bangkok, and too its busy avenues and exotic temples. Detailed maps accompany place descriptions. Finally, there is a full nuts-and-bolts section covering travel, practical tips and useful addresses.

Insight Guides continue to be the standard by which all other guides are measured. Insight Guide: Bangkok is the only guide you'll ever need for exploring this energetic metropolis.