Home – Thailand travel blog and travel tips
Essential reading before you go
- Thailand travel guide for first time visitors
- Do I need a visa for Thailand?
- Eating in Thailand – best food and drinks
- Getting around in Thailand – some timely advice
- Thai Baht – managing money in Thailand
- Thailand weather and climate
- Travel insurance and staying safe in Thailand
- Where is Thailand? How do I get there?
- Travel taboos of Thailand – what not to do!
- Thailand scams and danger – how to avoid them
- Thai food – five dishes you really must try
- 10 tips for riding motorbikes in Thailand
- Retirement in Thailand – is it right for you?
- How to meet girls in Thailand
- Cheapest flights to Thailand
In and around Bangkok
- Bangkok travel guide – explore Thailand’s capital city
- Ayutthaya – ancient Thai capital
- Bangkok Chinatown and Little India, Yaowarat
- Our favourite Bangkok day tours
- Bangkok Skytrain – BTS skytrain and MRT Line
- BTS Skytrain map – your guide to Bangkok metro
- Bangkok weather 6 day forecast and seasons
- See Bangkok from the Chao Phraya River Express
- Chatuchak Market and Phahonyothin
- Chatuchak Weekend Market – Bangkok’s biggest
- Don Mueang Airport – the other Bangkok international terminal
- Floating Markets at Damnoen Saduak
- Grand Palace, Bangkok
- Khao San Road backpacker district
- Patpong and Suan Lum Night Bazaar, Silom
- Ratchada Road – bars and nightclubs
- Rattanakosin Royal precinct
- Sukhumvit and Patpong Road
- Suvarnabhumi Airport and Ramkhamhaeng
- Taling Chan floating market, Thonburi
- Tiger Temple, Kanchanaburi
- Wat Phra Kaew (Jade Buddha Temple)
Bangkok’s best shopping spots
- MBK Centre bargain shopping Bangkok
- Pantip Plaza shopping mall
- Platinum Fashion Mall
- Pratunam Market fashion shopping Bangkok
- Siam Square, Bangkok – shoppers’ paradise
- Where to buy electronics in Bangkok
- Bangkok Skytrain – find the best Bangkok shopping
Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand
- Chiang Mai, Thailand – travel guide
- Chiang Mai and Golden Triangle
- Chiang Mai Night Safari – zoo and nature park
- Chiang Mai weather – 10 day weather forecast and seasons
- Doi Suithep (Wat Phrathat), Chiang Mai
- Getting around Chiang Mai – easy transport options
- Girls in Chiang Mai, Thailand … a survival guide!
- Lisu Lodge hill tribe experience
- Mae Ping Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai
- The Golden Triangle, Chiang Saen
- Things to do in Chiang Mai
- Tiger Kingdom, Chiang Mai
- White Meo Hilltribe village, Doi Suithep
Chiang Mai’s best shopping spots
- Chiang Mai night market – the night bazaar
- Markets and shopping in Chiang Mai
- Saturday street market, Chiang Mai
- Sunday street market, Chiang Mai
- Wararot Day Market – shop with locals
Guest houses and hotels in Chiang Mai
- Baan Hanibah bed and breakfast
- Baan Nud Kun guest house
- Baan Orapin Bed & Breakfast
- Dreamcatchers Bed and Breakfast (BNB)
- Elegant Lanna guest house hotel
- Maninarakorn Hotel – luxury on a budget
- Pak Chiang Mai guest house
- Pat’s Klangviang – mid-range boutique
- Sawasdee Chiangmai House – boutique hotel
Tours from Chiang Mai
Chiang Rai, Northern Thailand
Isaan – North East Thailand
Pattaya, South East Thailand
- Pattaya travel guide
- Ko Chang Island – hidden wonder of Thailand
- Ko Mak island, Trat – monkey island
- Ko Samet Island – Bangkok’s getaway beach
Phuket and Southern Beaches
- Phuket travel guide
- Ao Nang beach, Krabi
- Baan Malinee – top guest house in Phuket
- Girls in Phuket – a survival guide
- Girl friendly bachelor hotels in Phuket
- Ko Phi Phi islands – stunning beaches
- Ko Samui weather forecast and climate
- Krabi town – gateway to Ao Nang Beach
- Phuket weather forecast and seasons
- Samui Reef View Resort
- Thailand East Coast Beaches Tour