The Best Travel Guides

Sep 1, 2021

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Updated: Apr 24, 2022

These are our picks of the best travel guides for the places we've visited. You'll find the best travel guides for IBIZA, THAILAND, CROATIA, MESICO and more. There are tons of guidebooks and travel guides out there to chose from but with these picks you won't go wrong. Lonely Planet or Rough Guides always being our faves.

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The Best Bangkok (Thailand) Travel Guides:

Wallpaper City Guide Bangkok: The most stylish of guides. OK i'm going to admit that we don't use these to plan our trip. The places in here are too fancy for our travels with kids, but nice to look at. These guides just look so nice on the coffee table. Call us fickle! Plus we're partial to a rainbow bookshelf! Click on the guide to buy at Amazon

Lonely Planet Guides: Bangkok. When you think ‘travel guides’ you think ' Lonely Planet '. With pull out city map! We've been using these guides for 20 years. See this as your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and miss in Bangkok. Shop for anything and everything at Chatuchak Weekend Market; learn to make zesty Thai dishes at a cookery school; and give thanks at the giant golden Buddha at Wat Pho; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Bangkok and begin your journey now! Click on the guide to buy at Amazon

Rough Guides Travel Guides: We love these too! Click on the image to buy at Amazon

The Best Thailand Islands Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet Guides: Thailand. With pull out maps! We've been using these guides for 20 years. See this as your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and miss in Thailand. Guide covers Bangkok, Hua Hin, Ayuthaya, Sukhothai, Chiang Mai, Nong Khai, Ko Pha-Ngan, Ko Samui, Railay, Phuket, Ko Phi-Phi, and more. Click on the guide to buy at Amazon. For more specific guides on Thai Islands check out our blog posts.

Rough Guides Travel Guides: The Rough Guide to Thailand. We love these guide books too! Click on the image to buy at Amazon

Lonely Planet Guides: Thailands Islands and beaches. We've been using these guides for 20 years. Stretch out on a perfect swath of white sand on Ko Lipe, rock climb the limestone karsts of Railay, and dive or snorkel around coral reefs with all kinds of fish in Ko Tao - all with your trusted travel companion. Click on the book to buy at Amazon (see newer version below pre-order only)

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