A foot in the door | p. 7 |
Highlights | p. 8 |
Bangkok | p. 11 |
Buddhist Thailand | p. 14 |
Essentials | p. 17 |
Planning your trip | p. 19 |
Before you travel | p. 21 |
Getting there | p. 24 |
Touching down | p. 26 |
Where to stay | p. 34 |
Getting around | p. 34 |
Keeping in touch | p. 42 |
Food and drink | p. 44 |
Shopping | p. 50 |
Holidays and festivals | p. 51 |
Health | p. 52 |
Travelling with children | p. 63 |
Further reading | p. 65 |
The Internet | p. 69 |
Bangkok | p. 73 |
Background | p. 76 |
Sights | p. 85 |
Getting around | p. 85 |
The Old City | p. 85 |
The Golden Mount, Giant Swing and surrounding wats | p. 95 |
Chinatown and the Golden Buddha | p. 98 |
Wat Arun and the Khlongs | p. 100 |
Dusit area | p. 105 |
Other Sights | p. 107 |
Excursions | p. 111 |
Tours | p. 115 |
Essentials | p. 117 |
Sleeping | p. 117 |
Eating | p. 131 |
Entertainment | p. 138 |
Shopping | p. 142 |
Festivals and major events | p. 148 |
Transport | p. 149 |
Directory | p. 151 |
The Central Plains | p. 155 |
Background | p. 158 |
Ayutthaya | p. 160 |
Around Ayutthaya | p. 175 |
Routes north to Si Satchanalai | p. 185 |
Phitsanulok | p. 187 |
Sukhothai | p. 194 |
Routes north to Mae Sot | p. 214 |
Kamphaeng Phet | p. 214 |
The Northern Region | p. 231 |
Background | p. 234 |
Lampang to Chiang Mai | p. 235 |
Lampang | p. 235 |
Lamphun | p. 241 |
Chiang Mai | p. 244 |
The western loop: Mae Sariang, Mae Hong Son and Pai | p. 277 |
Mae Hong Son | p. 280 |
North to Kok River | p. 293 |
Chiang Rai, Mekong and Golden Triangle | p. 297 |
Chiang Rai | p. 298 |
Eastern highlands of the north | p. 323 |
Phrae | p. 323 |
Nan | p. 328 |
Hilltribes and trekking | p. 335 |
The Northeastern Region | p. 351 |
Background | p. 354 |
Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) | p. 357 |
Phimai | p. 370 |
The route east: Surin to Ubon | p. 374 |
Ubon Ratchathani | p. 383 |
The heartland of the Khorat Plateau | p. 395 |
North from Korat to Udon Thani | p. 404 |
Khon Kaen | p. 406 |
West from the northeast to Phitsanulok | p. 412 |
Udon Thai | p. 413 |
The northern Mekong River route | p. 418 |
Nong Khai | p. 428 |
The southern Mekong River route | p. 436 |
The Eastern Region | p. 449 |
Chonburi to Pattaya | p. 452 |
Pattaya | p. 457 |
Pattaya to Koh Samet | p. 470 |
Koh Samet | p. 472 |
Chantaburi | p. 478 |
Chantaburi to Koh Chang | p. 484 |
Koh Chang | p. 487 |
Chonburi to Pattaya | p. 452 |
Pattaya | p. 457 |
Pattaya to Koh Samet | p. 470 |
Koh Samet | p. 472 |
Chantaburi | p. 478 |
Chantaburi to Koh Chang | p. 484 |
Koh Chang | p. 487 |
The Western Region | p. 495 |
The region | p. 498 |
Nakhon Pathom | p. 498 |
Kanchanaburi | p. 501 |
Sangkhlaburi and Saam Ong | p. 514 |
Southern Thailand | p. 519 |
Background | p. 522 |
Southern Peninsula: Phetburi to Chumphon | p. 524 |
Phetburi | p. 524 |
Hua Hin | p. 531 |
The West Coast: Chumphon to Phuket | p. 544 |
Phuket Island | p. 552 |
North from Patong | p. 577 |
Phuket to Phattalung | p. 582 |
Koh Phi Phi | p. 597 |
The East Coast: Chumphon to Phattalung | p. 614 |
Koh Samui | p. 620 |
Koh Phangan | p. 642 |
South to Phattalung: Nakhon Si Thammarat | p. 658 |
The Far South | p. 670 |
Hat Yai | p. 670 |
Songkhla | p. 679 |
Turatao National Park and the Adang-Rawi Archipelago | p. 703 |
Background | p. 707 |
History | p. 710 |
Prehistory | p. 710 |
Mon, Srivijayan and Khmer influences | p. 710 |
The Tai | p. 712 |
Sukhothai | p. 713 |
Ayutthaya | p. 715 |
Bangkok and the Rattanakosin period | p. 719 |
Land and environment | p. 731 |
Geography | p. 731 |
Climate | p. 733 |
Flora and fauna | p. 736 |
National parks | p. 744 |
Art and architecture | p. 747 |
Culture | p. 760 |
People | p. 760 |
Religion | p. 769 |
Language and literature | p. 775 |
Dance, drama and music | p. 779 |
Textiles | p. 780 |
Crafts | p. 783 |
Modern Thailand | p. 785 |
Politics | p. 785 |
Economy | p. 800 |
Footnotes | p. 811 |
Glossary | p. 813 |
Food glossary | p. 818 |
Fares and timetables | p. 819 |
Shorts | p. 824 |
Index | p. 827 |
Map index | p. 832 |
Coloured maps | p. 841 |
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