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As I lost this book's eARC, I, unfortunately, won't be able to review it. I am really sorry for the inconvenience. I hope you understand and forgive me.

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A really beautiful visual for those wanting to have a look at the different areas of Thailand - places, food, events and more. A good companion to travel aids.

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Now is no time to travel, but now is absolutely the time to read books about travel, and look at pictures of far-away places! This book will satisfy your desire for some armchair travel by transporting you, via pictures, to Thailand – a place I will likely never visit because I’d never be able to afford it and, well, there’s a pandemic. But still, Thailand looks like it would be an amazing place to visit, especially when it’s from a coffee table book from the comfort of your own couch while stuck in quarantine. But still, if you are interested in going, or if you’ve been to Thailand, then you will like this book. Thailand does look absolutely gorgeous.

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A commendable pictorial primer for the kingdom of Thailand – and I mean the whole shebang, as it's certainly not focused on Bangkok and little else, as you might predict. No, this takes us from top to tail and all across the country, showing vistas, temples galore (well they had about 29,000 to choose from), the produce in the markets, the customs, and the Jeff Koons-styled trashy but ginormous statues that the religious culture is plonking down everywhere these days. A brief paragraph for each image really helps the intending visitor understand the place, or provides for a souvenir for those who have been, but don't expect this with its high amount of lovely sharp images to be an appropriate coffee table book – if I read correctly it's only a photo-sized little thing, and not a large volume to show the glories of the place off as you might expect.

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Thailand by Narisa Chakrabongse: bought back so many wonderful memories of my holiday's I have spent in Thailand. It has been one of my favourite part of the world to visit and I have been there over a dozen times.
The Photos throughout were amazing, this book was packed with great information about Thailand and it's a great book for someone who would like to visit this wonderful country.

It's an inspiration book and a must have if you want to visit Thailand,

I highly recommend this book. A wonderful find.

Big Thank you to NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for honest review.

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The photos in this book were amazing. They were very inspiring and enticing. I have visited Thailand twice already but not extensively. This book made me want to book another trip and see more parts of the country that I have missed so far. The pictures really bring the travel to life.

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This book is amazing - and anyone reading it will feel compelled to visit the country to experience this beauty. The stunning images and detailed information about culture, important sites and history make it a fabulous read. I've always had Thailand on my bucket list, and this book has just brought it to the top of my travel list, so I can see all these items firsthand.

There is a lot more to Thailand, than just the glitzy streets of Bangkok, and this book catalogs those gorgeous vistas, and getaways. Its hard to pick, but I loved the images of the Buddha statue park, the 300-years-old Sai Ngam and Wat Non Kum temple in the Nakhon province.

For travelers who have never visited this country, this would be fantastic guidebook so they can make the most out of their visit. Others who have visited before, will want to read this to see what they've missed and plan a future trip!

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Thank you to Netgalley and Amber Books Ltd for an advance reader copy of this book.

This is the type of book I generally find myself buying when I’m actually visiting a country, but I think can be a great guide to help plan a trip to Thailand. There are some gorgeous photos ( of some major touristic locations, but also day to day Thailand ) and lots of tidbits of informations that can be useful when planning a trip. I will definitely reference this when I book my next trip to Thailand.

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Frankly, these photos are some of the most beautiful pictures I’ve ever seen. The entire book is so colorful and informative. I’ve never been to Thailand but really want to visit.

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I enjoyed looking through the beautiful photos in this book. It was interesting reading about the different regions of Thailand. This book definitely made me want to plan a trip!

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Thank you #NetGalley for the review copy of #Thailand

This is a "visual explorer guide", so it's somewhere in between a photography book and a travel guide. Each section has a brief introduction with some general information about the area of the country and the rest is filled with gorgeous photos that also have captions which are focused on the "real world" Thailand and supplemented with more generic facts as well. The photographs include some typical tourist destinations of course, but there are also so many shots of people going about their lives that illustrate the culture. This would be a great coffee table book and also great to flip through either before or after visiting Thailand.

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Absolutely loved this. Gorgeous pictures that capture a wide range of aspects of Thailand's culture, food, people, geography, and more. It made me want to go to all of the places I haven't been AND go back to the places I have.

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A beautiful book, with fascinating facts and information on the country and such vivid photography. I have never been to Thailand before, and this book encourages me to do so.

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

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