Bangkok

Bangkok bristles with the unexpected. Asia’s most consistently exciting city is much-visited but little-understood, the cliches of happy endings and knockoff handbags aside. For those prepared to scratch beyond the surface, Bangkok is a surreal, never-ending carnival of the odd, the eyebrow-raising and occassionally the downright chilling. From dead baby magic to cross-dressing rockstars, lifestyle malls to tattoo temples, few cities move as fast or play as wild: - explore a UFO shaped shrine built to accomodate 100,000 worshippers. - see a six-legged crocodile - dine in a quasi-castle, a robot restaurant oryour friendly local snakeblood bar - stay in a treehouses or a hippie commune - see theatres, department stores and hotels that time forgot. - visit a three-headed elephant, an embalmed serial killer or a vengeful spirit. This book will show you how. Packed with unique insights, the guide includes walking tours, hip nightlife and eating recommendations and exclusive interviews with some of the city’s most interesting residents, writers and rockstars. Everything you need to start living large in the world’s least beige city. Also included is an indispensable taxi driver-friendly Thai language address guide.