Thailand
Temples, islands, street food and one of Southeast Asia's easiest countries to travel
The first guide on this site outside Indonesia. Thailand pairs genuinely easy logistics — visa-exempt entry for most nationalities, excellent budget flights and trains, English widely spoken in tourist areas — with real depth: Bangkok's temples and street food, Chiang Mai's mountains and old city, and an entire coastline of islands with wildly different personalities depending on which one you pick.
Best time to visit
November–February (coolest, driest) for most of the country; check regional exceptions before booking
Getting there
Suvarnabhumi (BKK) or Don Mueang (DMK) in Bangkok — direct flights from most of the world
Highlights
- —Bangkok's Grand Palace, Wat Pho and Wat Arun
- —Chiang Mai's Old City temples and mountain treks
- —Islands ranging from Full Moon parties to quiet diving villages
- —Street food that rivals any restaurant
- —Easy, affordable domestic flights and trains
The Thailand guide, section by section
Pick a topic below — each page covers real prices, current rules and practical logistics.
