Bangkok - Northern Bangkok (PDF Chapter)

This is the Northern Bangkok chapter from Lonely Planet’s Bangkok guide-book.

There are several reasons to visit Northern Bangkok, but most people come for the markets: the northern suburbs are home to some of the city’s best. Chatuchak Weekend Market draws tens of thousands of shoppers and is a hectic but must-do Bangkok experience.

• get lost in the one of the world’s largest markets, Chatuchak Weekend Market – a must-do Bangkok experience
• maps
• follow Bangkok’s hipsters to eccentric, art-themed Chang Chui
• transport
• ditch the smog and traffic of the big city and head to the rural-feeling island of Ko Kret in Mae Nam Chao Phraya
• restaurants & bars

Coverage includes: Neighbourhood Top Five, Local Life, Getting There & Away, Sights, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping.