Books, Travel, Asia, Thailand

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China Williams
Lonely Planet Thailand
by Lonely Planet Publications (Paperback)

Discover Thailand Uncover Bangkok's best street stalls or enjoy skyscraping gourmet dinners. Climb aboard a long-tail boat and island hop to your own isolated beach paradise. Get soaked at Songkran, the Thai celebration that becomes the world's biggest water fight. Trek off the beaten path in remote Isan to watch a rare solar alignment at an ancient Angkor temple. In This Guide: Ten authors, 259 days of in-country research and 150 maps. Trek, dive or monkey-watch with our detailed coverage of national parks and natural wonders. Visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler suggestions.

China Williams, Aaron Anderson, Brett Atkinson, Tim Bewer, ...
Thailand (Country Guide)
by Lonely Planet (Paperback)

Discover Thailand Uncover Bangkok's best street stalls or enjoy skyscraping gourmet dinners. Climb aboard a long-tail boat and island hop to your own isolated beach paradise. Get soaked at Songkran, the Thai celebration that becomes the world's biggest water fight. Trek off the beaten path in remote Isan to watch a rare solar alignment at an ancient Angkor temple. In This Guide: Ten authors, 259 days of in-country research and 150 maps. Trek, dive or monkey-watch with our detailed coverage of national parks and natural wonders. Visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler suggestions.

Nancie McDermott
Real Thai: The Best of Thailand's Regional Cooking
by Chronicle Books (Paperback)

Nancie McDermott, widely regarded as the American expert on Thai cooking, offers a clear, straightforward approach to dishes that many Westerners have tasted only in restaurants. In Real Thai, she demystifies once and for all every aspect of this flavorful, healthy cuisine. Organized geographically by region, over 100 tempting, easy-to-follow recipes explore not only dishes that may be familiar to Americans, such as Chicken Coconut Soup and Pork Satay, but also lesser-known local specialties such as Crab Cakes with Cilantro Paste, Fish with Yellow Curry Steamed in Banana Leaves, Sticky Rice with Mangoes, and Son-in-Law Eggs. Including advice on basic utensils and techniques, a glossary of ingredients, a list of shopping sources, and a section of suggested menus, this is the definitive guide for novice and expert alike to the diverse flavors of a regional Asian cuisine that is rapidly becoming an international favorite.

Charlotte Shalgosky
Frommer's Thailand (Frommer's Complete)
by Frommers (Paperback)

You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go--they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer's Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and nightlife. You'd be lost without us! Frommer's holds the key to worry-free travel in this exotic land, with valuable cultural insights, the latest trip-planning advice, detailed maps, and smart tips on language, local customs, and getting around. You'll find honest, in-depth reviews of luxury beach resorts, high-tech business hotels, intimate inns, and simple guest houses and bungalows, all based on recent personal ...

Thailand (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
by DK Travel (Turtleback)

Panurat Poladitmontr
Thailand: The Beautiful Cookbook
by Beautiful Cookbooks (Hardcover) (Release Date: 1992-04-23)

Thailand the Beautiful Cookbook is a joyous celebration of Thailand its people, and its cuisine.The range and diversity of Thai cooking is showcased in this magnificent collection of authentic recipes from each of the four regions of Thailand.From the South, where the cooking reflects a Malay influence, comes a tantalizing array of curries and delicious seafood dishes. The Central Plains region, with the huge vibrant city of Bangkok as its focus is the most fertile, part of the country and is rich in fresh produce. The North has a very distinctive cuisine based on glutinous rice, and the dishes that accompany it are generally milder than those of the Central and Northeastern regions In the Northeast the influence of nearby Laos is felt and dishes tend to be highly spiced.Thai-born chef and culinary expert Panurat Poladitmontri and his partner, Judy Lew, have prepared this superb collection of authentic, recipes, each of which has been individually photographed by leading food ...

Travelers' Tales Thailand: True Stories
by Travelers' Tales (Paperback)

Winner of the Lowell Thomas Award for Best Travel Book, this newly designed collection paints a unique portrait of a complex and captivating land. One contributor lives as a monk for a month, gaining an inside look at monastic life. Another discovers Bangkok’s riverine pleasures, a world away from its car-choked streets. Yet another finds refuge as the houseguest of an isolated tribesman. Through these engaging personal stories, readers witness how Thailand satisfies just about any traveler’s hunger for the exotic, the beautiful, the thrillingly different. Writers include Pico Iyer, Norman Lewis, Diane Summers, Simon Winchester, Ian Buruma, Thalia Zepatos, and Tim Ward. “The breadth and color of the collective portrait [the contributors] provide of Thailand is remarkable.” — Los Angeles Times

Andrew Burke, Austin Bush
Thailand's Islands & Beaches (Regional Guide)
by Lonely Planet (Paperback)

There will never be a better time to experience Thailand's world-class islands and beaches, from trendy Phuket to the remote islands of the Andaman Sea. This map-laden guide also features full coverage of Bangkok.

Nick Ray
Vietnam Cambodia Laos & the Greater Mekong (Multi Country Guide)
by Lonely Planet (Paperback)

Discover Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & the Greater Mekong Take a slow boat down the mighty Mekong past remote jungles, ancient temples and intriguing hill-tribe villages, p.23 Get up close and personal with wild elephants in Laos, p.285 Trek to secluded waterfalls through Khao Yai National Park in Thailand, p.156 Explore magnificent Angkorian temples without the crowds in Cambodia's Preah Vihear Province, p.223 In This Guide: Full-color chapter on the region's ancient wonders, from majestic Angkor Wat to World Heritage-listed Lijiang. Border crossings chapter to help plan your adventure, with info on which borders are open and a map with marked crossings. Visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler insights.

Robert Cooper
Culture Shock! Thailand: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette
by Marshall Cavendish Adult Trade (Paperback)

With over three million copies in print, CultureShock! is a bestselling series of culture and etiquette guides covering countless destinations around the world. For anyone at risk of culture shock, whether a tourist or a long-term resident, CultureShock! provides a sympathetic and fun-filled crash course on the do's and don'ts in foreign cultures. Fully updated and sporting a fresh new look, the revised editions of these books enlighten and inform through such topics as language, food and entertaining, social customs, festivals, relationships, and business tips. CultureShock! books are packed with useful details on transportation, taxes, finances, accommodation, health, food and drink, clothes, shopping, festivals, and much, much more.

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