THAILAND

The mountainous northern region, the flooded landscapes of the northeast during the rainy season, and the fertile agricultural land in the interior, irrigated by the Chao Phraya River, represent only a part of Thailand's special diversity. In addition there is the lively capital Bangkok and the dream beaches in the extreme south with the offshore islands in the Gulf of Thailand. More than 500 pictures show the country in all its beauty, which is influenced by Buddhism. See in glowing colour Chiang Mai and Rai, traditions, spirit houses, gastronomy, temples, monks, elephants and buddhas, floating houses on tranquil riversides, temples in the distance and the Mon Bridge at Sangkhlaburi, the ruin temple of Prasat Mueang Tam in Buriram, a lake of red lotus flowers, historical parks like Sukhothai with its ancient temples and columns, the canyon at Mae Hong Son with its rivers, jungle and mountains as far as the eye can see bordering Myanmar with Buddhist sanctuaries of great national importance located at the Old Town of Lamphun. Plus festivals and decorations and sacred sites and not forgetting the wildlife - watching birds or looking for bears or tigers, the colours and shapes of vegetables and fruit varieties on the floating markets and extraordinary Buddha figures in a cave among the stunning full colour photos. Maps. Text in six languages. Softback, 17 x 20.8cm, 524pp.