Cultured Travel Guide Books - Let's Go Thailand 3rd Edition (Let's Go Thailand) |
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 915
EAN: 9780312360948
ISBN: 0312360940
Label: Let's Go Publications
Manufacturer: Let's Go Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: 2006-11-28
Publisher: Let's Go Publications
Release Date: 2006-11-09
Studio: Let's Go Publications |
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Summary: Completely Decent Book For Light Touring of Thailand
Comment: Normally, I would have bought Lonely Planet, but their Thailand book was almost 3 years old, so I went with the more recently published Let's Go. I have never been a fan of Let's Go, but was surprised by how useful this book turned out. It's coverage of the country is less inclusive than Lonely Planet, so it is only really useful for short-term touring of the country. My trip was only 2 weeks long, which was fine for this book. It is printed on very lightweight paper, so the book itself is probably half the weight of the LP guidebook.
While Lonely Planet remains the best source for encyclopedic information such as population sizes for cities, it rarely provides very much opinion. This Let's Go book filled in that gap, providing frank, fair critiques of the various places to travel in Thailand. This helped me figure out if a particular place was worth going to. It was particularily good at steering me away from places that were overly developed or catered too much to the package Luxury tour crowd.
Even if you end up getting Lonely Planet, I still think the Let's Go Thailand book is cheap enough (and lightweight enough) that it is worth taking along as a second opinion.
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Summary: If you're going to Thailand, don't leave this book at home!
Comment: I had an all-too-short vacation in Thailand this year, spending a week in Chiang Mai during the Thai new year. This book was my companion and a crutch for someone who speaks very little Thai, and knew little of the country. No book can take the place of courageously adventuring through a new land, but this one helps negotiate your adventures, helps you understand the people you are visiting, and find your way through a culture with fewer mis-steps, and perhaps helps the traveler avoid offending his temporary hosts.
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Summary: eh. Get Lonely Planet
Comment: I bought this book before leaving the US because it was a good price on Amazon. Several people told me afterwards that I should have bought Lonely Planet. I just went into a bookstore in Bangkok and saw that they were right. I purchased a new Lonely Planet at premium price for the rest of the trip.
Let's Go is okay but really only gives the bare minimum. Lonely Planet is chalk full of ideas for activities, warnings for different areas and better information on how to get around. As someone who speaks only a tiny bit of Thai, this sort of information is invaluable and I wish I had it earlier.
Skip Let's Go, Go straight to Lonely Planet.
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Packed with travel information, including more listings, deals, and insider tips: - CANDID LISTINGS of hundreds of places to eat, sleep, drink, and dance
- RELIABLE MAPS to get you around Bangkok, Chiang Mai, and more
- INSIDER TIPS on finding deals on the resort-heavy islands
- OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, including scuba diving, snorkeling, and surfing
- The best NIGHTLIFE COVERAGE, from the big cities to the remote islands
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