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    Bangkok: 20 Must See Attractions
    Bangkok: 20 Must See Attractions
    Bangkok: 20 Must See Attractions
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    Bangkok: 20 Must See Attractions

    By Anton Swanepoel

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    Bangkok: 20 Amazing Must See Attractions

    Wondering what to see on your visit to Bangkok? Want a diverse range of attractions to broaden your Thai experience?
    Want to be able to go on your own to attractions or plan your own tour and direct your taxi or tuk-tuk driver to it? Wondering what Bangkok is all about? Read on...

    Your visit to Bangkok can be the trip of your lifetime, with memories, pictures and experiences that rival any other trip you have ever made. The city has it all, from golden palaces and enormous Buddha statues, to floating villages and markets. With so much on offer, it can be overwhelming deciding what deserves your time.

    World traveler Anton Swanepoel has spend 18 months backpacking through South East Asia. Having visited Bangkok a number of times, he has chosen these attractions as "must-see". With an eye for culture, detail, the spectacular and historic value, he has created a diverse list to give you the best of Bangkok.

    In This Book You Will Discover:
    • 20 Top Attractions in Bangkok.
    • Pertinent information for each attraction.
    • GPS coordinates or directions to each attraction.
    • Entry fees and times of operation for all attractions.
    • 1 to 5 Day itinerary to help you make the most of your time.

    Regardless if you plan on using guides or roughing it on your own. The information in this book will add to any information a guide gives as well as be enough for any do-it-yourself traveler. For the price of a good cup of coffee, get 20 amazing places to visit. If even just one of these places turns out to be the place that makes you fall in love with Bangkok, it would have been worth the price of this book.

    Bonus Included:
    • 8 Bonus attractions to see, if you have more time in Bangkok.

    If you plan on visiting Bangkok, This Book Is For You

    Click The "Buy Button", Now

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAnton Swanepoel
    Release dateMar 7, 2015
    ISBN9781311610690
    Bangkok: 20 Must See Attractions
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    Anton Swanepoel

    Adventurer and world traveler, Anton Swanepoel, hales originally from Pretoria, South Africa, but has called a number of exotic locations home. Educated as a software engineer, he worked for a large multinational company before deciding to travel the globe. Along life's journey, Anton became a skilled scuba diver and technical diving instructor, teaching for seven years while living in the Cayman Islands. His resume touts Tri-Mix instructor levels from multiple licensing agencies, and dive records over 400 feet.Mr. Swanepoel has always loved travel and writing. In the past several years he's combined these passions, authoring and publishing a host of books, sharing secrets he's learned along the way. When he's not exploring an underwater landscape or racing a motorcycle down a stretch of highway, you'll find Anton visiting world destinations and chronicling his experiences.Today, he is a fulltime globetrotter and writer, having penned instructional guides for diving and travel, as well as a pair of fictional novels. His excurtion titles are geared toward do-it-yourself travelers, who enjoy saving money and seeing the out-of-way places. His favorite destinations include, Machu Picchu, the mountains of Vietnam, and the Temples at Angkor Wat.

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      Bangkok - Anton Swanepoel

      Bangkok

      20 Must See Attractions

      By Anton Swanepoel

      Copyright © 2015 Anton Swanepoel

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the author.

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      Introduction

      Bangkok a city of extremes. Gleaming temples and extravagant five-star hotels compete against exotic red-light districts and humble street stalls. Within hours of arriving in the most visited city in the world, you will realize why, there is action on every corner.

      No matter your preference, be it luxury malls, backpacker scruffy stalls, romantic rooftop restaurants with exquisite cuisine, or humble but tasty local dishes, Bangkok and its famed Thai hospitality has it all.

      This book gives you 20 must see attraction in Bangkok. From exquisitely decorated Buddhist temples, bustling markets, to relaxed evening meals while having a 360 panoramic view of the famed city and river.

      Some of these attractions may not be included in a normal tour, but should not be missed, such as the Seashell museum with its 300kg clamshell, or the Pagoda where Royalty studied, including the current king, HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Disclaimer

      Bangkok SeaShell Museum

      City Pillar Shrine / Lak Mueang

      Central World Mall

      Emerald Buddha and Wat Phra Kaew

      Erawan Shrine

      Grand Palace

      Golden Buddha / Wat Traimit

      Siam Paragon Mall

      State Tower

      Sukhumvit and Silom Road

      Wat Arun (Temple of dawn)

      Wat Benchamabophit

      Wat Mahathat Yuwaratrangsarit

      Wat Mangkon Kamalawat / Wat Leng Noei Yi

      Wat Pathum Wanaram

      Wat Pho / Temple of the Reclining Buddha

      Wat Ratchabophit

      Wat Saket / The Golden Mount

      Wat Suthat and The Giant Swing

      Yommarat Sukhum Road Market

      Additional Places of Interest

      Itinerary

      About the Author

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      Disclaimer

      The places selected are what I think is nice to see, and my thoughts only. They are not listed in rank, but alphabetically. Bangkok is massive, and you will need more than a few days to see it all. However, these places cover the major tourist areas, as well as a few smaller ones, and should keep you busy for three days of hectic sightseeing, and more if you take a more relaxed approach. I have tried to blend important, such as the Grand Palace, with new, such as shopping malls, with very old, and historical places, to a bit of local things such as a street mall.

      I have no affiliation to any of these places, and do not represent them or any travel agency, nor do I speak for them or receive any compensation for recommending them. Pictures are what I took of the places, except where noted otherwise. I normally replace pictures when people are easily recognizable in a picture and cannot be edited or cropped out of my own pictures, as not to violate the rights of privacy of people.

      The information such as dates built, renovated and who built a place, are as correct as could be found. In many places, wild discrepancies exist between sources, and I have chosen the most trustworthy in my eyes, normally local guides or the official web pages for an attraction.

      Operating Times

      The times given for places are what were sourced from the tourism board at the time of writing. However, attractions reserve the right to change operating time at will, without any notice. Do not arrive at an attraction minutes before closing and try to argue in staying longer.

      When saying best time as Anytime for an attraction, then it is meant as anytime the attraction is open, and not that you can enter at 12pm

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