Take a series of unforgettable strolls down the back lanes of historic Bangkok! Bangkok, Thailand is one of the world's greatest cities and a leading tourist destination, visited by millions each year. But it can also be a bewildering place. First-time visitors, not knowing what to expect, encounter endless boulevards connected by a vast maze of tiny side streets. A stroll down any of these lanes can reveal fascinating surprises—beautiful palaces and mansions, shophouses and shrines, restaurants and markets. This user-friendly Thailand travel guide helps you discover hidden gems found throughout the city by presenting each neighborhood as a distinct village—explaining how it evolved, and describing its historic landmarks in detail. Travel book author Ken Barrett is a long-time Bangkok resident and experienced journalist, and he introduces the important temples, churches, shrines and mosques in loving detail, sketching their history and distinctive features. The reader is skillfully guided through the old neighborhoods of Bangkok from the center to the periphery, along narrow lanes and byways rarely seen by foreigners. 22 Walks in Bangkok leads the visitor on a unique journey of discovery and enables you to appreciate this fascinating city in new and exciting ways.

A city of contrasts, Bangkok blends serene shrines with soaring skyscrapers and bustling streets with quiet canals. Amidst this tantalising environment you'll find sizzling street food, colorful markets, and vibrant bars. Night or day, this capital is a treat for the senses. Your DK Eyewitness Top 10 travel guide ensures you'll find your way around Bangkok with absolute ease. Our newly updated Top 10 travel guide breaks down the best of Bangkok into helpful lists of ten - from our own selected highlights to the best Buddhist temples, places to eat, shops and festivals. You'll discover: - Seven easy-to-follow itineraries, perfect for a day-trip, a weekend, or a week - Detailed Top 10 lists of Bangkok's must-sees, including detailed descriptions of the Grand Palace, Wat Phra Kaeo, the National Museum, Wat Pho, Bangkok's Canals, Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, Chatuchak Weekend Market, Jim Thompson House, Wat Arun and Ayutthaya - Bangkok's most interesting areas, with the best places for shopping, dining and sightseeing - Inspiration for different things to enjoy during your trip - including children's attractions, things to do for free and hidden-gems off the beaten path - Streetsmart advice: get ready, get around, and stay safe DK Eyewitness Top 10s have been helping travelers to make the most of their vacations since 2002. Touring the country? Try our DK Eyewitness Thailand.

A PASSIONATE, AFFECTIONATE RECORD OF ADVENTURES AND MISADVENTURES IN THE WORLD'S HOTTEST METROPOLIS Tourists come to Bangkok for many reasons—a sex change operation, a night with two prostitutes dressed as nuns, a stay in a luxury hotel. Lawrence Osborne comes for the cheap dentistry. Broke (but no longer in pain), he finds that he can live in Bangkok on a few dollars a day. And so the restless exile stays. Osborne's is a visceral experience of Bangkok, whether he's wandering the canals that fill the old city; dining at the No Hands Restaurant, where his waitress feeds him like a baby; or launching his own notably unsuccessful career as a gigolo. A guide without inhibitions, Osborne takes us to a feverish place where a strange blend of ancient Buddhist practice and new sexual mores has created a version of modernity only superficially indebted to the West. Bangkok Days is a love letter to the city that revived Osborne's faith in adventure and the world.

A thriller with attitude to spare, Bangkok 8 is a sexy, razor-edged, often darkly hilarious novel set in one of the world’s most exotic cities. Witnessed by a throng of gaping spectators, a charismatic Marine sergeant is murdered under a Bangkok bridge inside a bolted-shut Mercedes Benz. Among the witnesses are the only two cops in the city not on the take, but within moments one is murdered and his partner, Sonchai Jitpleecheep—a devout Buddhist and the son of a Thai bar girl and a long-gone Vietnam War G.I.—is hell-bent on wreaking revenge. On a vigilante mission to capture his partner’s murderer, Sonchai is begrudgingly paired with a beautiful FBI agent named Jones and captures her heart in the process. In a city fueled by illicit drugs and infinite corruption, prostitution and priceless art, Sonchai’s quest for vengeance takes him into a world much more sinister than he could have ever imagined.

Bangkok like you have never seen it before. The author takes you on an architectural adventure through the bustling streets and busy canals of this regal city. The author's well-researched insights and his beautiful sketches will heighten your appreciation of Bangkok's palaces, temples, monuments, pavilions, markets, public buildings and many other quaint corners.