Travel magazine
Six running series and hundreds of articles, written by the people who plan the trips.
When to go
Seasons, month by month, region by region
What it costs
Real budgets in dollars, with tables
Routes that work
Tested itineraries and combinations
Eating across Asia
What to order and where
On foot
Treks and long walks, described honestly
Before you book
Visas, permits, timing, practicalities
What we would skip in Thailand, and what we book instead
This article costs us bookings and we write it anyway, because the alternative is selling you a day you will resent.
What to eat in Thailand, and where
The first thing to understand about what to eat in Thailand is that Thai food is not one cuisine. It is at…
How much does two weeks in Thailand really cost?
The cost of two weeks in Thailand has a wider range than almost any country we work in. The same fortnight, the…
Thailand for the first time: what surprises people, and what we would change
Thailand is the easiest country in Southeast Asia to travel in and one of the easiest to book badly. First-time visitors rarely…
Best time to visit Thailand: month by month, and which coast is working
The best time to visit Thailand is November to February, and February is the single best month. But the two coasts run…
Thailand with children: what works, what does not, and what we change
Thailand is the country we recommend most often to families travelling in Asia for the first time, and the reason is not…
Khao Sok and Thailand’s national parks: what the walking is actually like
Thailand is not a trekking country in the way Nepal is a trekking country, and anybody who tells you otherwise is selling…
How many days do you need in Thailand?
The honest answer to how many days you need in Thailand is that it depends less on the number than on how…
The best two-week route through Thailand, and why we build it this way
There is one two-week Thailand route that works better than the alternatives for most first visits, and we are going to argue…
Three days in Bangkok, by neighbourhood
The most common thing we change on a client's own Thailand draft is the length of the Bangkok stay. It arrives as…
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