Bangkok Bookstore Has Useful Books About Bangkok And Other Provinces

Bangkok Bookstore

There are a number of useful books about Bangkok and other interesting places for you to check out(from Amazon.com). Do take a look at the maps and guide books, especially Nancy Chandler's map; her map has nice colors and illustrations. Her map will have lots of small drawings of little buildings on many streets.

Fodor's Guides also has a good section on hotels rating, hotel facilities and hotel restaurants, as well as other useful sections. It is definitely a good Bangkok guide book.

The Rough Guide to Bangkok does give you rough information about Bangkok. They give a short summary on interesting places, a section of town, and landmarks.

Next, take a look at some Thai recipes. You may want to try out Thai cooking.

You can also take a look at few guides to Thai language. If you plan to be here for a long while, learning a few words in Thai is certainly helpful. You are surely going to impress the Thais.