Frommer's Thailand (Frommer's Complete Guides)
Ron Emmons
Language: English
Pages: 416
ISBN: 1118119983
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
- Our long-time resident author will lead you to the tastiest street food, finest beaches, liveliest nightlife, richest temples, and most restorative holistic health retreats.
- A new active vacation planning chapter will help you plan the best swimming and diving adventures on the eastern seaboard and southern peninsula, the wildest white water rafting expeditions in Pai, and jungle treks for all ages and abilities in the North, among other outdoor activities.
- Insider safety tips provide the lowdown on everything from food stalls to jungle treks to Thailand's booming sex trade. A Little Bit of Thai to Help You Get By will have you ordering pad thai like a local. Opinionated reviews. No bland descriptions and lukewarm recommendations. Our expert writers are passionate about their destinations--they tell it like it is in an engaging and helpful way.
- Exact prices listed for every establishment and activity--no other guides offer such detailed, candid reviews of hotels and restaurants. We include the very best, but also emphasize moderately priced choices for real people.
- User-friendly features including star ratings and special icons to point readers to great finds, excellent values, insider tips, best bets for kids, special moments, and overrated experiences.
Central Chaweng Beach. If you don’t intend to snorkel, but would like to see some underwater life, Samui Aquarium and Tiger Zoo ( 07742-4017-8; www.samuiaquariumandtigerzoo.com) is open daily from 9am to 5pm at Samui Orchid Resort, Laem Set Beach, and costs 650B (400B for children). Most Thai tourist spots have a snake show, and Samui’s snake farm is at the far southwest corner of the island, on 4170 Road ( 07742-3247; http://samuisnakefarm.com), with daily shows at 11am and 2pm. The
Reaching Prang Sam Yot brings you full circle back to the train tracks just north of the station. If you’re in Lopburi in late spring, ask about the occasional macaque banquets, where a formal table is set for the little beasts, who tear it to bits—they’ve no manners at all. Most days they are fed at a temple just east of Sam Yot, called San Phra Khan (across the train tracks). Groups of the mischievous animals trapeze along the high wires and swoop down on shop owners armed with sticks, who
magazine—such as Welcome to Chiang Mai & Chiang Rai, Guidelines, or Citylife—at your hotel or in restaurants, for listings of special events and concerts in town during your stay. Most folks will spend at least one evening at the Night Bazaar (see above). For an impromptu bar scene, you can duck into one of the back alleys behind the Night Bazaar mall that are lined with tiny bars. If you get tired and hungry during shopping or barhopping at the Night Bazaar, you could stop at Kalare Food &
will arrange a special blessing ceremony for anyone celebrating their birthday. 8 Sukhumvit Soi 36. 02258-6171. Main courses 150B–250B. AE, MC, V. Daily noon–midnight. Thong Lo Skytrain. Banglampoo & Khao San Road Khao San Road used to be Bangkok’s busy backpacker quarter, but it’s moved rapidly upmarket in recent years. It’s still where you’ll find every manner of food, from kosher and halal cuisine, to Italian, as well as tasty Thai food served street-side. Avoid the blander
purport to be older than they are. Reports about poor families selling their children into prostitution are true—many children are held in brothels against their will. Those adults seen making even the slightest sexual advances toward them, if caught, risk a heavy prison sentence and a subsequent, global media frenzy. The worst areas are concentrated around Patpong (off Silom Rd.), Nana Plaza (Sukhumvit Soi 4), and Soi Cowboy (between Sukhumvit Soi 21 and 23) districts. A startling increase