Big fan of Rick Steves' guide books that I have purchased in the past and was bummed out to see that there isn't one for Thailand. I have been looking on Amazon, but all of my search results are showing guides with either so-so reviews or came out in 2016. I was wondering if the community had any insider tips on better and more recently updated books to look into. My family is going early next month for about 2 weeks (Chang Mai, Bangkok and Phuket) and are looking for fun/most important things to see. Any help is appreciated!
Posted by
San Diego
1540 posts
I used Lonely Planet Book
Posted by
OP
2 posts
That's what I see most people respond with to these type of posts...but some of the more recent Amazon reviews are leading me to look for something better....plus it was published in 2016.
Posted by
Martinez, CA, USA
1506 posts
We went January 2017 and used Lonely Planet with no problems. Our copy was published 2015.
Posted by
New York, NY, USA
11294 posts
I was there in 1993, so who knows if it is good now, but the Moon Handbook guide to Bangkok was very helpful. I particularly liked that it grouped together sights into logical days, so I wasn't zig-zagging across this huge city (before they had the Skytrain).
Take at look and see if the Moon Handbook Thailand gets good reviews.
Posted by
Atlanta
3250 posts
Check out Nancy Chandler’s Guides for Chiang Mai and Bangkok. You can buy them on Amazon!
They are great maps loaded with tips and suggestions!