Jan 15, 2016 • 5 min read
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…
Jan 15, 2016 • 5 min read
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…
Dec 7, 2015 • 5 min read
In Southeast Asia, you don’t need to go looking for durian. The powerful odour of this boulder-like fruit will find you. Many travellers lose their…
Jul 21, 2015 • 4 min read
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…
Jul 13, 2015 • 6 min read
While Thailand benefits from being one of the top 10 most touristed nations on earth, welcoming 25 million annual visitors presents considerable…
Jun 29, 2015 • 4 min read
Combining mountainous landscapes, cultural treasures and many untouristed corners, Thailand’s north is arguably the part of the country most apt for…
Feb 2, 2015 • 4 min read
In pancake-flat Bangkok, elevated views are as precious as a good dish of pat tai. Yet for a place that barely breaks sea level there are quite a few…
Dec 16, 2014 • 4 min read
Bangkok has a reputation as an intimidating city. So much so that many travellers decide to give it a miss – or at least short shrift – en route to the…
Dec 15, 2014 • 4 min read
Read just about any article about eating in Bangkok, and you’ll find gushing references to the glories of the city’s street food. While much of the food…
Dec 12, 2014 • 4 min read
Spanning an incredible 35 acres of shopping, with more than 8000 stalls tucked into dozens of tiny narrow sois (lanes) that pull some 200,000 shoppers,…
Dec 12, 2014 • 3 min read
Take squiggly wheat-and-egg noodles, a rich, fragrant curry-based broth, sides of crunchy pickled greens, sliced shallots and lime, and you have kôw soy …
Dec 10, 2014 • 3 min read
The laid-back city of Chiang Mai is an endearing mix of old and new: the moated, walled old quarter shelters ancient temples, while a traveller-friendly…
Dec 1, 2014 • 4 min read
Thailand’s love affair with food is just as strong in the south, where local cuisine is dominated by seafood and spice, mixed with flavours from India,…
Nov 21, 2014 • 4 min read
Pat tai (also spelled phat Thai or pad Thai), arguably Thailand’s most famous culinary export, also tends to be its most commonly misinterpreted dish…
Nov 20, 2014 • 4 min read
Bangkok’s easiest green getaway, Ko Kret is an artificial ‘island’, the result of a canal being dug nearly 300 years ago to shorten an oxbow bend in the…
Apr 25, 2013 • 5 min read
For an increasing number of travellers, going on holiday doesn’t mean lazing on a beach or touring sights. Instead, it involves spending their vacation…
Jan 25, 2013 • 6 min read
Bangkok can be a baptism of fire for rookie travellers who have never experienced how far some people will go to part you from your precious travel budget…
Nov 30, 2012 • 4 min read
Bangkok is a city of temples and eat streets scattered across many neighbourhoods, each with its own personality. However, you haven’t fully experienced…
May 15, 2012 • 2 min read
Whether it is riding in the back of an open tuk-tuk or racing across the waves in a longtail boat, a journey through Thailand’s islands always feels like…
Dec 8, 2011 • 4 min read
Zipping through traffic in an adorable three-wheeled vehicle is a hallmark experience for many travellers in Asia and particularly in Thailand, where this…
Aug 10, 2011 • 1 min read
Thailand is one of the world's most popular holiday destinations, and with good reason - there's so much to do and the landscape is so varied that no…
Oct 24, 2010 • 3 min read
It took a team of landscape gardeners to make the beach in The Beach look like a proper island paradise. Why go to all that trouble when you can find the…
Sep 6, 2010 • 4 min read
It may seem hard to maintain a ritual of cleansing in Phuket, Thailand’s centre of sin and decadence, but once a year it’s easy to join in with the Thais…