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DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: Bangkok will lead you straight to the very best on offer. Whether you`re looking for the things not to miss at the Top 10 sights, or want to find the best nightspots; this guide is the perfect pocket-sized companion. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists
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Bangkok Found

Evocative and incisive, Bangkok Found looks deep within traditional culture to discover how Bangkok is like no other contemporary city. It`s the book you read after you`ve seen the temples and enjoyed the nightlife - and then start to wonder where the mysterious appeal of Bangkok really lies. With wit and a wealth of anecdotes from Kerr`s thirty years of experience in Thailand, Bangkok Found, sequel to his awardwinning Lost Japan, takes you on a journey to the essential and the quirky, the factual and the mythical. In this series of meditations on the city, old culture meets global fusion in the crossroads that is Bangkok.
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Evocative & incisive, Bangkok Found looks deep within traditional culture to discover how Bangkok is like no other contemporary city. It`s the book you read after you`ve seen the temples & enjoyed the nightlife
- & then start to wonder where the mysterious appeal of Bangkok really lies. With wit & a wealth of anecdotes from Kerr`s thirty years of experience in Thail&, Bangkok Found, sequel to his awardwinning Lost Japan, takes you on a journey to the essential & the quirky, the factual & the mythical. In this series of meditations on the city, old culture meets global fusion in the crossroads that is Bangkok.

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Contemporary - Modern era design
Japan - An island in east Asia
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Stanfords
Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.
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