Southeast Asia - Thailand (Chapter)

This is the Thailand chapter from Lonely Planet’s Southeast Asia on a Shoestring guidebook.

Lustrous Thailand radiates a hospitality that makes it one of the most accessibly exotic destinations on earth. Its natural landscape is part of the allure: the blonde beaches are lapped at by cerulean seas, while the northern mountains cascade into the misty horizon.

• joining the urban orbit in Bangkok, a rowdy metropolis that never sleeps, always eats and knows how to party.
• maps
• ogling Ko Phi Phi’s perfect beach paradise proportions.
• transport
• soaking up the cool and cultured vibe in Chiang Mai
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Understand Thailand, History, The Culture, Sport, Religion, Arts, Environment, Food & Drink, Directory A-Z, Getting There & Away, Getting Around, Bangkok, Floating Markets, Ayuthaya, Central Thailand, Lopburi, Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Kamphaeng Phet, Northern Thailand, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Golden Triangle, Pai, Mae Hong Son, Mae Sariang, Kanchanaburi, Western Thailand, Sangkhlaburi, Mae Sot, Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat), Phimai, Khao Yai National Park, Phanom Rung Historical Park, Surin, Ubon Ratchathani, Mukdahan, That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Ko Samet, Chanthaburi & Trat, Ko Chang, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Ko Samui, Ko Pha-Ngan, Ko Tao, Surat Thani, Hat Yai, The Andaman Coast, Ranong, Ko Chang, Ko Phayam, Khao Sok National Park, Khao Lak, Surin Islands Marine National Park, Similan Islands Marine National Park, Phuket, Krabi Town, Ao Nang, Railay, Ko Phi-Phi, Ko Lanta, Trang, Trang Islands, Ko Lipe and Pak Bara