The Best Guide Books for a Trip to Bangkok

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We have everything at our fingertips with smartphones + we do most of our travel planning and travel booking on our phones. BUT there's something about sitting with a good book and a coffee. Preferably with no kids fighting in the background, but one can wish.

These are my pick of the best guide books for your Bangkok city break. You can't really go wrong with the Lonely Planet Guide and we like that it has a pull out map. That will come in handy when you're hot & humid trying to work out where you are with 2 kids in tow (probably moaning that they're hungry!)

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Wallpaper City Guide Bangkok: The most stylish of guide books. 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. And I collect them. Call me fickle! Plus we're partial to a rainbow bookshelf! (I've made it worse haven't I?!)

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Lonely Planet Guides: Bangkok. 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 your copy at Amazon

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

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