"Time Out" Bangkok

The most enigmatic of Asian cities unfolds with this pioneering insider's guide to the Thai capital. No stone is left unturned as we explore the hidden depths of the dazzling temple architecture and bewildering streetlife, and examine how the food, shops, arts and entertainments manage to marry ancient traditions with a knack for the new. Highlights include a mind-and-body guide to this centre for holistic healing; a shopping guide to daring home decor and cutting-edge fashion and an insight into the vibrant movements in Thai cinema, music, performance and contemporary art. The capital's hard-edged modernity is gaining a cosmopolitan flair - evidence that, now a destination in its own right, Bangkok has become a world city. Recommended by The Sunday Times, Bangkok Post and Nation newspapers