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To help you prepare your trip, we have gathered here-under some useful addresses and references:
- Sites where you will find practical intelligence and information about Thailand
- Sites of organizations that will be useful to know once in Thailand
- A few tourist guides on Thailand
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USEFUL INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION ABOUT THAILAND
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Have a look at Le Routard’s Thailand file, in French, or that of Lonely Planet in English |
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You can also have a look at 1Voyage.com’s Thailand file, in French
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Visit Thailand Guidebook, a portal on Thailand made in English by a young Thai with articles on the country, Thai life and culture , and 1StopBangkok, a portal for tourists in Thailand, in English
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For those particularly interested by Bangkok, you can have a look at the online guides in English, Bangkok Guidebook and Bangkok.com
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GOOD-TO-KNOW ORGANIZATIONS IN THAILAND |
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Click here to go and see the list of foreign embassies in Thailand and their addresses |
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Visit the site of the French Embassy in Thailand, in French, which notably contains a section “Travel in Thailand” including topics such as short-term visas, advice to travelers and health risks
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The site of the Thai Foreign Affairs Ministry offers information in English, among which a section on “About Thailand”
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The site of the Royal Immigration Police provides information in English about all the regulations applying to foreigners visiting Thailand and all their possible types of status. |
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The site of Thai Customs provides information in English on the customs regulations in Thailand.
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The site of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) offers much information about the country, what you should see and what you can do depending on the season, in several languages among which French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, etc. |
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The portal Thailand Hot Deals gives you in English the best deals for tourists in Thailand |
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Note: Once in Thailand, keep in mind the number 1155. If you dial it from any telephone, you will access the “Tourist Police”, an English-speaking police unit specifically devoted to assisting tourists in Thailand.
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GUIDES ON THAILAND
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 Guide Bleu Evasion Thaïlande
By: Christine Le Diraison
Publisher: Hachette Tourisme
Series: Guides Bleus Evasion
Publication date: 28/01/2004
EAN/ISBN code: 9782012438378
Price: 14.50 Euros
Weight: 438 g – Dimension: L = 11.0 cm, H = 22.0 cm
The author, Christine Le Diraison lives in Bangkok and therefore is on the front line to help you discover the ancient Siamese capitals in the central plain and the Khmer temples in I-san, the traditional festivals, region by region and month by month, handicrafts and all the opportunities that are offered to you in the sports area, from water sports in South Thailand to indoors sports.
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Guide du Routard Thaïlande 2007
By: group work
Publisher: Hachette Tourisme
Series: Guide du Routard
Publication date: 25/10/2006
EAN/ISBN code: 9782012405974
Price: 14.9 Euros
Weight: 324 g – Dimension: L = 11.5 cm, H = 19.2 cm
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 Guide Voir Thaïlande
By: group work
Publisher: Hachette Tourisme
Series: Guides Bleus Evasion
Publication date: 08/09/2004
Number of pages: 504
EAN/ISBN code: 9782012439139
Price: 24.50 Euros
Weight: 712 g – Dimension: L = 12.5 cm, H = 21.7 cm
A guide presenting more than 1000 sites and addresses in Thailand. It is structured in 4 chapters: Presentation of Thailand in its geographical, historical and cultural environment; Thailand region by region with site maps, aerial views of historical cities and color maps of museums; Good addresses, hotels, restaurants, shops and entertainment districts classified by region and prices; practical information with visuals to live Thai daily life and easily get around. |
| Lonely Planet Thailand 11th Edition
By: Joe Cummings et al
Series: Country Guides
Publication date: September 2005
ISBN code: 1740596978
Number of pages: 808
Price: US$26.99
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 National Geographic Traveler: Thailand
By: Phil Mc Donald, Carl Parkes
Publisher: National Geographic
Series: Country Guides
Publication date: January 2007
ISBN code: 2845822200
Number of pages: 400
Dimension: 12cm x 19cm |
Fodor's Exploring Thailand
Publisher: Fodor's
Publication date: 30/09/97
ISBN-13 code: 978-0679034773
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 1.25 pounds – Dimension: 0.8 x 5.2 x 9 inches
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 Frommer's Thailand
Publisher: Frommers
Publication date: 23/04/04
ISBN-13 code: 978-0764544521
Number of pages: 416
Weight: 13.44 ounces – Dimension: 8.5 x 5.2 x 1 inches |
Moon Handbooks: Thailand
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
Publication date: 06/12/99
ISBN-13 code: 978-1566911733
Number of pages: 860
Weight: 1.43 pounds – Dimension: 7.4 x 5.1 x 1.5 inches |
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The Rough Guide to Thailand
Publisher: Rough Guides
Publication date: 29/11/04
ISBN-13 code: 978-1843532736
Number of pages: 896
Weight: 1.25 pounds – Dimension: 7.3 x 5.7 x 1.1 inches
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