Lonely Planet Chiang Mai & Northern Thailand (LONELY PLANET CHIANG MAI AND NORTHERN THAILAND) - Softcover

Cummings, Joe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1740590643 ISBN 13: 9781740590648

Publisher: Lonely Planet, 2002

Synopsis

Rich in history, Chiang Mai is the vibrant, cosmopolitan gateway to the majestic mountains, cool waterfalls and fascinating people of Thailand's North. Explore it all with this ground-breaking guidebook.

• 48 east-to-read maps of Chiang Mai and major places of interest, including a colour map
• the lowdown on arranging hill treks, choosing guides and staying safe on the trail
• insightful special section on the North’s colourful hill tribes
• sought-after recommendations on where to stay and eat for all budgets
• full details on regional travel, including trips to Laos and Myanmar

About this title

About the Author:

Joe Cummings was born in New Orleans, and raised in California, France and Washington DC. In high school he developed a taste for rock guitar and subversive politics, playing in a succession of garage bands while publishing an underground newspaper. After he graduated from college, the Peace Corps granted his request to be posted to Thailand, where he served as an English lecturer at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology in Bang Mot, Thonburi. He later earned a master's degree in South Asian Civilization from the University of California at Berkeley, and was a scholar in residence at the East-West Center in Hawaii.      His Thailand guide for Lonely Planet was the first guidebook to that country written in English since 1928. An instant success, it remains one of the bestselling guidebooks ever published. He has authored over 45 other books, including coffeetable books, phrasebooks and travelogues.      Joe has twice been honored with the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Gold Award and is also a recipient of Mexico's Pluma de Plata (Silver Quill) for outstanding foreign journalism on Mexico. He never gave up the guitar, and continues to jam regularly at clubs in Thailand, where he makes his home.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1740590643
• ISBN 13: 9781740590648
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448