I finally found a good Atlas in bkk.

Has every thing in it a western atlas would have and it is in both english and thai.

It has driving and distance maps, police stations in thailand , schools , universities, hotels , hospitals, parks, and many other things.

I am very impressed with it,

there are others out there i am sure but this is a really good one.

Bought it at B2S in central , called Thailand Deluxe Atlas 4th Edition

full of maps and many things well detailed

just wanted to share this info

Thanks William !

B2S is a book store chain(?), can you tell me the publisher of the Atlas (Michelin?)? Info appreciated.

Edited August 19, 201114 yr by grumpyoldman

Thanks William always looking for a good map. How much was it?

Thanks William always looking for a good map. How much was it?

I have the same one, I paid B550 for mine ,Worth every penny..The publisher is _Thinknet Company Ltd.. Phone 02353 6999. Any bookshop in Thailand should have it.

http://www.thinknet.co.th/06/eng/product-pocketbook.html

They also have a map/CD which I have bought in the past and although good for main and secondary roads it leaves much to be desired when down to village level and rural roads. Program was also extremely slow redrawing in my experience. Would appear to be behind the curve in today's GPS world but perhaps for us old fogies who read maps they can still be appreciated.

PS One thing I did appreciate was that most Wats were identified by name so good for navigation.

http://www.thinknet....pocketbook.html

They also have a map/CD which I have bought in the past and although good for main and secondary roads it leaves much to be desired when down to village level and rural roads. Program was also extremely slow redrawing in my experience. Would appear to be behind the curve in today's GPS world but perhaps for us old fogies who read maps they can still be appreciated.

PS One thing I did appreciate was that most Wats were identified by name so good for navigation.

This ThinkNet Thai map, and the Bangkok + 7 local provinces map, are really handy when installed on the PC. Slow, yes, too bad.

When I'm headed somewhere I've not previously been I'll often see if I can get in the general area with my PC, sometimes able to get down to just a few km or so. Then go to the bottom of the map, note the longitude & latitude, put that in my GPS, and off I go. Helps to come close to the destination.

I'll also put the Long-Lat up on Google Earth to see if I can refine where I'm headed.

One problem I've found with ThinkNet CDs is that it's not indicated, at least that I've seen, on the package what version it is, or the year of most recent update, if there is one. That's partially why I'm probably using an outdated version. Oh, well, save a buck or baht or three, just motor along with the older version.

Mac

A up date to my post

Thinknet is the company, the ISBN number is 974882409-8 ,,,,It is the 4th edition and the cover is blue.

I have not tried the cd version of the maps at B2S but am going to buy them soon thanks for the info on the cd versions.

I have spent about 4 hours looking at the atlas now and I keep findng new things in it, hope this helps some with there travels.