Bangkok

Here is the ultimate travel guide to Bangkok. This new and expertly written guide covers the latest news and trends in the vibrant city on everything from restaurants and shopping to bars and nightlife. The guide offer a load of truly unique tips and let you also explore some of the city's more overlooked sides.

Bangkok is the most visited city in the world. The success for ”The Big Mango” has to do with the great mix of attributes, like the magnificent temples, the fascinating cityscapes and the diversity and quality of food. Add the unparalleled hotel scene, the multi-facetted shopping, the amazing wellness possibilities, the energy-filled nightlife and the pleasant tropical climate along the Chao Phraya river. There is an abundance of things to discover in Thailand’s capital.

This guide responsibly meet the needs of different kinds of visitors. If being your first time in Bangkok, you will find an inviting introduction to the city and many suggestions to start with. If you are familiar with Bangkok, you will hopefully discover new and unexpected recommendations.

All recommendations are carefully selected, avoiding bland and average places. We also want to take one step beyond where most guides go by giving some features you don’t find in other guide books. Among the highlights you find:

Unique recommendations to Bangkok from local people. For this guide only you get inside tips from two Michelin star chefs, a resident jazz singer, a famous actor, a DJ, an art mall manager, a nightlife arranger and a travel expert born in Bangkok.

+ Historical background to all important buildings and sights. Presentations of all major districts and the most inviting places in each area. And of course we sort out and describe the most fun activities in the city and the best day trips outside Bangkok.

+ Plentiful of clear maps sorted by areas in the city as well as a public transport map, letting the reader find places with maximum ease.

+ Easy navigation. Everywhere in the guide you find links to the right maps and websites. In the maps section, every recommendation is connected back to the guide pages, for comfortable use.

+ Three full sections of exciting but lesser known sides of Bangkok: Art in Bangkok, Hidden Bangkok and Weird and wonderful Bangkok.

+ Diversity of cost options. The guide point out both the best luxury alternatives and the best value for money possibilities.

Anders Pihl is an acclaimed travel journalist and author with over 20 years of experience. A few words from a review of his latest guidebook Explore Helsinki:

”A complete travel guide for anyone… packed with interesting places off the beaten track… Anders Pihl writes knowledgeably and eloquently. A plus is nice pictures and handy format. As a whole, a perfect and comprehensive guide.”

BTJ — Swedish Library Service