Bangkok

Weave through buddhas, flowers and roosters at Chatuchak Weekend Market, enjoy a tuk-tuk ride and visit the Oriental Hotel where literati have been inspired. Take a canal taxi past teak houses on stilts, experience the splendid Grand Palace and indulge in a steaming bowl of tom yam. Whatever your Thai temptation, this smart, stylish and streetwise guide will satisfy them all. • SHOP TILL YOU DROP in bustling market stalls or gleaming shopping malls - you'll get the inside word on the city's best bargains • HIT THE TOWN with sexy cocktails at Bangkok's most elegant bars or work up a sweat in the hottest hi-tech clubs • SLEEP TIGHT in the ultimate luxury hotels or budget guesthouses - there's a price to suit every hip pocket • TICKLE YOUR TASTEBUDS with one of the world's tastiest menus, whether it be streetside noodles or stomach-stretching banquets • ESCAPE the big city bustle with excursions to Ayuthaya, Kanchanaburi and nearby beach retreats 作者简介： JOE CUMMINGS Born in New Orleans,Joe developed an attraction to seedy,tropical ports at a young age.An interest in Southeast Asian politics led him to Bangkok,where he took up residence in an old wooden house in Thonburi for a year.He Later had plenty of time to delve more deeply into the city as Lonely Planet's Thailand and Bangkok author throught the 1980s,'90s and '00s. When he's not testing mattress-es and slurping tom yam kung for LP,You'll find Joe jamming with local bands in bars in Bangkok and Chiang Mai.