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Bangkok's best views: top vantage points to admire the Thai capital
In pancake-flat Bangkok, elevated views are as precious as a good dish of pat tai. Yet for a city that barely breaks sea level there are actually quite a few of them. Not surprisingly, all of...
Top 10 must-try Northern Thai dishes
Think you know Thai food? Think again. Thailand's cuisine takes a different form every time it crosses a provincial border, and the dishes of Thailand's northern provinces are no...
Thailand’s unexplored north
Combining mountainous landscapes, cultural treasures and many untouristed corners, Thailand’s north is arguably the part of the country most apt for exploration. To inspire you to blaze your own...
Northern Thailand on two wheels
Thailand’s ubiquitous and scrawny scooters may not exactly inspire Easy Rider-style notions of freedom on the open road. But they’re actually one of the best ways to explore the country’s...
A tale of two Thai cities: how to visit Ayuthaya and Lopburi in just one day
So, you're taking the overnight train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and want to visit Ayuthaya and Lopburi on the way, but your schedule is too tight to spare two days? Conventional wisdom says you need...
Secret Ko Pha-Ngan: the Thai isle beyond the famous full moon parties
In the late 1970s, Ko Pha-Ngan was a pristine paradise that beckoned the intrepid. Its innocent days may be long gone, but don’t let that deter you: this Thai gulf isle offers much more outside the...
Walks on the wild side: best places to stretch your legs in northeast Thailand
So you've partied on Pha-Ngan, snorkelled off Similan and temple-toured in Chiang Mai. If you're now looking for somewhere to just get out and stretch your legs, Thailand's little-visited northeast...
Sultry Southern Thailand: a guide to the Trang Islands
Extending in a splendid arc down Thailand’s far southern Andaman coast, the glittering Trang Islands offer a wonderful step up in tranquility from their well-tramped neighbours Ko Lanta, Ko Phi-Phi...
5 Best Muay Thai Camps in Phuket
Muay Thai (aka Thai Boxing) is a physical and mental discipline which is also known as ‘the art of eight limbs’ due to its combined use of fists, elbows, knees, shins and feet. It’s a tough...
Exploring Phuket Town: the Thai holiday isle’s cultural capital
Travellers who think that Phuket is all beaches and no culture may be surprised to find that there’s more to Thailand’s most popular Andaman isle than sun and sea. Ditch your beach towel and head...