内容简介
NobodyknowsThailandlikeLonelyPlanet.Our13theditionwillhaveyousoakingupthesunontheislandparadisesofthesouth,trekkingamongthehilltribesandridingelephantsinChiangMai,discoveringtheancienttemplesofSukhothaiandsnappingupbargainsorbeingpamperedinaspainBangkok.LonelyPlanetguidesarewrittenbyexpertswhogettotheheartofeverydestinationtheyvisit.Thisfullyupdatededitionispackedwithaccurate,practicalandhonestadvice,designedtogiveyoutheinformationyouneedtomakethemostofyourtrip.
作者简介
ChinaWilliamsgrewupintheprettySoutherntownofAiken,SouthCarolina,withromantictalesofherparent'spastinCalifornia,thestateofherbirth,andtheir1960sbackpackingtripthroughEurope.SurroundedbythisfamilyloreandanametoostrangefortheBibleBelt,Chinawasdestinedtoleavehersmalltownassoonaspossible.Herfirstfar-flungescapewastoGermanythroughahigh-schoolexchangeprogram.SheattendedcollegeinAnnapolis,Maryland,astatebelowthefabledMason-Dixonlinebutnorthofthesweet-icedtealine.Afterearningadegreeinphilosophy,sheworkedforasmallgeologymagazineinWashington,DC,duringMarionBarry'sencore,post-prisonmayoraltenure.Likealotofgen-X-ers,ChinaescapedtoAsiatoteachEnglishinnortheasternThailand,aneasycountrytofallinlovewith.ShebackpackedthroughSoutheastAsiaasmuchofformerIndochinawasopeninguptotourism.ReturningtotheUnitedStates,ChinasettledinSanFrancisco,gotmarriedandworkedasaneditorwithLonelyPlanet.Latershebecameafreelancewriter,commutingacrossthePacificOceanfortwiceyearlytripstoBangkokforvariousLonelyPlanetassignments.ShenowlivesinthesubduedsuburbsofMarylandwithherhusbandandson.
